Randgold calls for more help to fight Ebola September 8, 2014 RANDGOLD Resources has joined 10 other miners calling for a bigger global effort to fight the Ebola virus and for travel bans on affected countries to be lifted. In a statement released yesterday, the West Africa-focused company said it had a long-term commitment to the area hit by the epidemic and was continuing, where possible, [...]
Ryanair orders up to 200 planes worth huge $22bn from Boeing September 8, 2014 IRISH budget airline Ryanair has made a deal with massive US aerospace company Boeing for up to 200 of its 737 Max planes, in a deal that could be worth up to $22bn (£13.7bn) in total. The deal will see Ryanair commit to buy 100 of the new 737 Max 200 series, valued at $11bn [...]
Getech shares soar after new contract worth £3m in Angola September 8, 2014 SHARES in oil services group Getech Group yesterday soared 18.4 per cent after it announced its largest-ever single new contract, worth $5m (£3.1m). Getech, which specialises in geoscience, said it was awarded a contract by the Angolan National Oil Company, Sonangol, which oversees oil and gas exploration and production in the Republic of Angola. Getech [...]
City Moves for 09 September 2014 | Who’s switching jobs September 8, 2014 Lloyds Bank Madeleine McDougall has been appointed head of origination within Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s global corporate real estate business. She joins from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, where she led its international client team in the UK. McDougall has also held roles at Eurohypo and Westimmo. EY Jason Lester has been appointed UK & Ireland managing partner [...]
Best of the Brokers for 09 September 2014 September 8, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT Numis has upgraded to “Buy” from “Add”, with the target price upped to 480p from 475p. The broker thinks the recent share price fall was unwarranted, as while short term earnings growth is likely to be low, the broker believes [...]
London Report: Rise of support for Scottish Yes vote knocks FTSE shares September 8, 2014 BRITAIN’S top shares fell further from last week’s 14-year high yesterday, hurt by firms with exposure to Scotland after a poll unexpectedly showed a lead for supporters of Scottish independence before the 18 September referendum. The YouGov survey for the Sunday Times newspaper was the first this year to give the Yes campaign a lead, [...]
New York Report: Energy leads stocks down September 8, 2014 THE Dow and S&P 500 ended lower yesterday after a drop in energy shares, while the Nasdaq edged higher with Yahoo. The S&P 500’s decline followed a record close on Friday. Energy led the day’s decline, with the S&P energy index off 1.6 pervcent. Shares of Exxon Mobil fell 1.5 pervcent and Schlumberger’s were down [...]
Alibaba: Bigger isn’t always better for IPOs – CNBC Comment September 8, 2014 GET OUT your superlatives. The Alibaba IPO is set to be the biggest in history – with an expected $21bn (£12.9bn) offering. The numbers are staggering. The Chinese e-commerce giant could be valued at $163bn, not too far off Facebook’s $200bn valuation. Its profit margins are above 40 per cent, and Alibaba accounts for 80 [...]
What business can learn from the underdogs September 8, 2014 Be positive, and remember that you could be the game changer FROM unlikely World Cup winners, to politicians and Harry Potter – everybody loves an underdog. A 2010 study by Anat Keinan, Jill Avery and Neeru Paharia looked at the sway the underdog business holds with consumers over the big players. Their hypothesis was that [...]
Apple iPhone 6 preview: The A to Z of what to expect ahead of the big launch event September 8, 2014 We’re finally here. It’s less than 24 hours before the not-so-secret but kind-of-secret launch of what everyone expects to be the iPhone 6 and Apple’s first wearable device. It’s going to be a big surprise if it turns out Tim Cook has something else up his sleeve considering the healthy doses of rumour and speculation [...]