easyJet Share News (EZJ)

UBS upgrades easyJet to 'buy'

(ShareCast News) - Analysts at UBS upgraded their recommendation on EasyJet, judging the share price fall on the back of three profit warnings since June to be overdone. In a research report entitled "Darkest before the dawn" analyst Jarrod Castle upgraded his recommendation on the shares to 'buy' f

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks Lose Gains As Iraq Complicates OPEC Deal

UK's FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 equity indexes rise, Sky and ITV outperform

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * ITV, Sky lifted by AT&T/Time Warner proposed deal * Cobham slumps after issuing profit warning By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON,

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Petra Leads Midcap Gains; Cobham Falls On Warning

LONDON BRIEFING: easyJet And Petra Early Winners; RBS, Cobham Losers

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Draghi Leaves Door Open To December QE Extension

Lufthansa flies higher as it lifts 2016 profit target; peers get a boost

(ShareCast News) - Deutsche Lufthansa shares flew higher on Thursday as the airline lifted its earnings forecast for the year and posted better-than-expected earnings for the first nine months. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes for the nine months came in at €1.68bn, down a touch from €1.6

RPT-UPDATE 2-Norwegian Air sees faster 2017 capacity growth after record Q3 earnings

(Repeats to add link to story on European airlines) * Q3 is best quarterly result ever * Shares jump more than 5 pct * Sees 30 pct 2017 capacity growth, up from 18 pct in 2016 * No impact on bookings from Brexit vote By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Oct 20 (Reuters)

UPDATE 2-Norwegian Air sees faster 2017 capacity growth after record Q3 earnings

* Q3 is best quarterly result ever * Shares jump more than 5 pct * Sees 30 pct 2017 capacity growth, up from 18 pct in 2016 * No impact on bookings from Brexit vote (Adds analyst, CFO, Brexit, shares, background) By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Budget

UPDATE 2-Lufthansa lifts 2016 profit target after strong September

* Says short-term business bookings better than expected in Sept * Still cautious on longer-term long-haul bookings * Shares rise 8 percent, top Dax, European travel stocks (Adds shares, comment) BERLIN, Oct 19 (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa increased its profit target

Tumbling airfares test nerves as low-cost carriers push for growth

* Flood of capacity, Brexit hammer airline valuations * Ryanair cuts fares 15 pct, adds 1 mln seats per month * Airlines face choice between profit and market share * easyJet top shareholder criticises growth drive By Conor Humphries and Sarah Young DUBLIN/LONDON, Oc

UPDATE 3-Ryanair cuts profit forecast but says demand growing

* Says profits to grow 7 pct, not 12 pct * To add 6 mln seats in winter, up from 4 mln * Average fares to fall by as much as 15 pct (Updates with share price rise; CEO quotes on growth opportunities) By Conor Humphries DUBLIN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Ryanair cut its annual pr

INVESTMENT FOCUS-Investors pin hopes on autos and oil in bleak outlook for European earnings

* 2016 poised to see European earnings contract again * Europe Inc's earnings down in 4 of the past 5 years * Financials, Brexit worries weigh on profits * Oil, autos, EM-related companies relative bright spots * European EPS through the years: http://reut.rs/2553txN Read more

European shares fall slightly as Ericsson slumps

* Pan-European STOXX index down 0.5 percent * Ericcson slumps after profit warning * Airline Lufthansa lifted by upgrade * Citi says Italian banks' asset quality improving (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon -

EasyJet successfully issues new EUR500m bond

(ShareCast News) - Low-cost airline easyJet said on Wednesday that it has priced the issue of €500m bonds maturing in October 2023 at a coupon of 1.125%. Chief financial officer Andrew Findlay said: "The successful placing of this bond shows the market's belief in easyJet's balance sheet and its con