FTSE 250 movers: Kaz Minerals surges, Evraz slumps
18th Aug 2016 15:29
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 rose 0.59% to 17,863.91 points in Thursday afternoon trade. Kaz Minerals was the biggest riser on London's second tier index after it reported a rise in first half earnings and said its new Bozshakol project is on track for commercial output in the second half. Fo
Read moreThomas Cook inks hotel deal with Webjet
18th Aug 2016 07:29
(ShareCast News) - Thomas Cook has signed a strategic hotel sourcing partnership with online digital travel services provider Webjet Limited. Under the agreement, Sunhotels - Webjet's European online accommodation business - will take responsibility for sourcing and contracting hotels that account f
Read moreMonday broker round-up
1st Aug 2016 09:49
(ShareCast News) - Thomas Cook: Berenberg reiterates hol d with a target price of 60p. Diageo: JP Morgan maintains overweight with a 2400p target. Indivior: Jefferies reiterates buy with a 330p target. Anglo American: HSBC stays at hold with a 930p target. Just Eat: UBS keeps at sell with a targ
Read moreThomas Cook cuts profit forecasts in wake of terror attacks, weak pound
28th Jul 2016 09:41
(ShareCast News) - British tour operator Thomas Cook revealed the depth of the problems faced by the travel industry as it again lowered its full year profit forecasts against a backdrop of increased global terrorism concerns and an anaemic pound. The company said it expected full year earnings befo
Read moreFriday broker round-up
15th Jul 2016 15:00
(ShareCast News) - Ashmore: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy with a target price of 420p and JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a 250p target. G4S: UBS keeps at buy with a 240p target. Essentra: Jefferies reiterates buy with a 715p target. Playtech: UBS stays at buy with a 1000p target. Aberdeen:
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
29th Jun 2016 18:09
(ShareCast News) - Petrofac: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a target price of 835p and Societe Generale stays at buy with a target price of 921p. Thomas Cook: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a 101p target. Standard Life: HSBC keeps at buy with a target price of 360p and Barclays reiterates equal-we
Read moreTurkey car bomb kills three, injures 20 - report
8th Jun 2016 12:25
(ShareCast News) - A car bomb attack on a police station in Midyat, in the Mardin province of southeast Turkey, has killed at least three people and injured 20 more. It is the fifth major attack in Turkey this year. This latest strike, near Turkey's border with Syrian and reported on by Aljazeera, c
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Ibstock retreats as Pets at Home accelerates
26th May 2016 14:30
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 slipped further into the red late as Thursday wore on, despite having peeped its head above water around midday. Leading the index lower, shares in Ibstock subsided as the brick maker reported a slow start to the year for its UK clay business had lasted four months b
Read moreThomas Cook crew to strike over breaks, Hotels4u launches VAT claim
25th May 2016 15:10
(ShareCast News) - Thomas Cook cabin crew have voted to go on strike over a dispute with management over proposed changes to break times. Trade union Unite said just shy of three-quarters of members for strike action, with a turnout slightly over 50%. The dispute is over changes to crew breaks, wh
Read moreSunday share tips: Thomas Cook, Watkin Jones
23rd May 2016 00:22
(ShareCast News) - Thomas Cook was already facing very strong headwinds as terror attacks in Tunisia, Egypt, Paris and Belgium led tourists to revisit their travel plans but that is likely only the start of the company´s troubles, The Sunday Times´s Peter Evans said in the Inside the City column. Ne
Read moreFriday broker round-up
20th May 2016 14:32
(ShareCast News) - Exova Group: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy with a 195p target. Grainger: Jefferies retains buy with a 215p target. Thomas Cook: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a 90p target and Goldman Sachs reiterates sell with a target price of 72p. Serco Group: JP Morgan reiterates neutral wit
Read moreBroker tips: Thomas Cook, Shell, Euromoney
19th May 2016 13:49
(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse slashed its target price on shares of Thomas Cook as a result of the toll which geopolitical pressures were taking on the company's bookings. The Swiss broker said the travel&leisure operator's first half results had been good, further pointing out that further refin
Read moreCredit Suisse slashes Thomas Cook price target on geopolitical pressures
19th May 2016 11:19
(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse slashed its target price on shares of Thomas Cook as a result of the toll which geopolitical pressures were taking on the company's bookings. The Swiss broker said the travel&leisure operator's first half results had been good, further pointing out that further refi
Read moreTravel stocks hit after Egypt-bound flight goes missing, crash presumed
19th May 2016 08:45
(ShareCast News) - EgyptAir Paris to Cairo flight MS804 disappeared from air-traffic controllers's radar screens shortly after the aircraft entered the latter Mediterranean country's airspace early on Thursday morning, with international authorities loathe to jump to any conclusions before an invest
Read moreThomas Cook tanks as it says FY earnings to be at bottom of range
19th May 2016 07:57
(ShareCast News) - Shares in Thomas Cook tanked on Thursday after the tour operated posted a narrower loss for the first half of the year but said summer bookings were down 5% and underlying earnings for the year are expected to be at the lower end of market views. The company posted a loss before t
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