BT Share News (BT.A)

JP Morgan downgrades BT Group

(ShareCast News) - JP Morgan cut its recommendation and target price on shares of telecommunications services provider BT Group due to the large number of material 'headwinds' which the company was facing. The company was expected to run into a large number of headwinds over the coming 12 to 18 mont

Sunday newspaper round-up: Sterling, PMIs, May's Brexit talks, GSK, Sports Direct

(ShareCast News) - Hedge funds and other speculators have cranked up bets against the pound to their highest-ever level as sterling rises close to a three-week high. Short positions on the pound worth $7.8bn (£5.9bn) were racked up last week - the largest ever, according to US data used by the Sunda

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Jefferies Upgrades BHP Billiton To Buy

LONDON BRIEFING: Brent Oil Dips, But Profit Up At Persimmon And Rank

Sector movers: Construction sector finds a bid, insurers off

(ShareCast News) - Insurance stocks dragged on the London equity market after Admiral reported a drop in its so-called Solvency II coverage ratio at the half-year stage from 206% to 180%, courtesy of a large drop in interest rates which in turn boosted its liabilities, particularly in the case of it

Newspaper round-up: More Brexit worries, pension schemes, BT, sugar tax

(ShareCast News) - The pound dropped close to its lowest levels since the Brexit vote as markets braced themselves for hard evidence this week that the UK economy has been knocked off course by the decision to leave the EU. Sterling dropped half a per cent to $1.2874 against the dollar, dipping to i

Sector movers: Real estate stocks tumble

(ShareCast News) - Defensive sectors had the edge on Thursday even as investors continued to bid the market higher, with tobacco stocks enjoying the strongest gains alongside the likes of Unilever, with the latter standing to gain from recent improved sentiment towards emerging markets. Heading the

BT, Openreach should split, says ex-business minister Anna Soubry

(ShareCast News) - BT, which had been criticised for providing low levels of superfast broadband access, should split from Openreach, according to a former government minister. Anna Soubry, the former business minister, said that the telecoms giant should split and Openreach should became a separate

Monday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, new post-Brexit data, banks

(ShareCast News) - Thousands of retail investors are likely to be denied the chance of buying shares in Lloyds Banking Group at a discount as the government is expected to abandon the plan in the aftermath of market uncertainty caused by Brexit. The government put plans for a "Tell Sid" offer of Llo

Sunday newspaper round-up: Interest rates, EU single market, IHG, Poundland

(ShareCast News) - Savers face five more years of record-low returns, with investors betting that the Bank of England will not undo last week's interest rate cut before the end of the decade. City traders expect Bank governor Mark Carney to slash borrowing costs again before the end of the year, the

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Pets at Home: HSBC reiterates buy with a target price of 295p. BT: UBS maintains neutral with a 425p target. Aviva: Exane BNP Paribas reiterates underperform with a 400p target. Inmarsat: HSBC stays at hold with a 940p target. Cairn Energy: UBS upgrades to buy with a target pri

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: S&P And Shore Upgrade Aviva After Strong Half

Monday newspaper round-up: Banks, BoE, Morrison's, BT

(ShareCast News) - Britain's top bank bosses believe an interest rate cut this week is not the best way to boost the economy, arguing instead for alternative options such as investment incentives. Markets are almost certain that the Bank of England will cut its base rate from 0.5pc to 0.25pc this Th

Sector movers: Oil-related sectors retreat as Aerospace & Defence flies

(ShareCast News) - FTSE indices were mixed heading towards the closing bell on Thursday, with the blue-chip index helped south by oil stocks undermined by crude's weakness and Royal Dutch Shell's second-quarter shocker. "An unsurprisingly indecisive session in Europe has seen the likes of the FTSE l

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Rolls-Royce Up On "Strong" Underlying Beat