Thorntons ShareCast News (THT)

Friday preview: BSkyB, Thorntons...

Tonight, the day before BSkyB's results are released, News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch will make his first major speech in Britain in more than 20 years.
[21 Oct '10]

Mixed selection at Thorntons

The share price of confectionery retailer Thorntons melted away in the first five months of the year but, like the company itself, has been showing signs of recovery of late.
[6 Oct '10]

Broker snap: FinnCap has no taste for Thorntons

Last week's results from Thorntons were "the latest in a series of disappointing years" for the chocolate maker, convincing finnCap to downgrade 2011 forecasts and remain sellers.
[13 Sep '10]

Broker tips: AB Foods, Thorntons, Centamin Egypt

Investors should switch out of AB Foods into Unilever following today's trading update from the sugar giant and Primark owner, advises Charles Stanley.
[13 Sep '10]

Thursday tips round-up: Thornton's, Lupus Capital, Alliance Pharma

Chocolate firm Thornton's shares are a perennial underperformer, above £2 in May 2007 but now, at 81½p, lower than they were at the start of 2009. The problem, as was made clear in May's profit warning, is the high street chain. Commercial sales in the first half to the end of June, that is, chocolates that Thorntons make for others, rose by 10 per cent, but in the high street operation, which represents about three fifths of the group, they fell by 3.7 per cent as customers stayed away and the company cut prices. Sell, says the Times.
[9 Sep '10]

London close: US spurs Footsie recovery

Footsie put its weak start behind it to close with good gains, helped by buoyant trading on Wall Street.
[8 Sep '10]

London afternoon: ARM in line for Samsung boost

Footsie emerged from the lunch-time session nursing a small gain, with the majority of the blue-chip index's constituents in positive territory.
[8 Sep '10]

London midday: BP spreads the blame

It's back to square one for London with the Footsie virtually unchanged at the end of the morning session after early losses were wiped out. News that the US markets look set to open firmer after yesterday's triple-digit fall for the Dow has bolstered confidence this side of the pond.
[8 Sep '10]