Deutsche Bank ups targets for miners, positive on Chinese growth
11th Jun 2020 14:23
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Deutsche Bank hiked their target prices for a raft of miners on Thursday, despite what it termed the "clear risks and uncertainties" around Covid-19 and the outlook for global demand.
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11th Jun 2020 12:45
(Sharecast News) - Lancashire Holdings: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 900p.
Read moreBofA upgrades Rio Tinto and BHP to 'buy' on iron ore outlook
29th May 2020 11:42
(Sharecast News) - Bank of America upgraded its ratings on BHP and Rio Tinto to 'buy' because iron ore cash flows will attract investors looking for relatively safe dividends.
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11th May 2020 13:48
(Sharecast News) - Diploma: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,650p.
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30th Apr 2020 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Mitchells & Butlers: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 340p.
Read moreShare buybacks face resistance in post-Covid world
24th Apr 2020 12:13
(Sharecast News) - Share buybacks already had a dubious reputation before the Covid-19 crisis but that didn't stop companies purchasing more and more of their own shares in the market.
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20th Apr 2020 13:41
(Sharecast News) - Abcam: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 1,300p.
Read moreRio Tinto beats Q1 iron ore production estimates, lowers annual forecast
17th Apr 2020 09:27
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant Rio Tinto posted stronger than expected iron ore production for the first quarter on Friday but lowered its annual copper output forecast due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreAlmost a third of FTSE 100 cut or scrap dividends
15th Apr 2020 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Almost one-third of FTSE 100 companies have cut or scrapped their dividends during the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors relying on 10 companies for two-thirds of the index's likely payouts in 2020, research shows.
Read moreRio Tinto accused of violating human rights at Papua New Guinea plant
1st Apr 2020 09:22
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant Rio Tinto was accused of "multiple human rights violations" at its Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea after leaving people with poisoned water, polluted fields and a ruined river valley.
Read moreAnglo American reviews South Africa lockdown order
24th Mar 2020 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Anglo American said it was reviewing the impact of the South African government's national lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Read moreRio Tinto curtails activity in South Africa and Canada
24th Mar 2020 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Rio Tinto will curtail operations in South Africa and Canada to comply with measures imposed by the countries' governments in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
Read moreRio Tinto says Mongolia project timeline up in the air amid coronavirus
16th Mar 2020 08:20
(Sharecast News) - Rio Tinto announced on Monday that it is working with the Government of Mongolia to ensure its Oyu Tolgoi operation meets the restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Read moreChina GDP on course for first contraction in Q1 since 1989
16th Mar 2020 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Economic activity in China registered its first outright contraction in over three decades at the start of 2020.
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27th Feb 2020 12:47
(Sharecast News) - Restaurant Group: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector performer with a target price of 170p.
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