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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Whitbread on JPMorgan's positive catalyst watch

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:

IN BRIEF: Trian Investors 1 to wind-up following share redemption

Trian Investors 1 Ltd - offers exposure to investment activity of Trian Investors Management LLC - Posts details of redemption plan. Says it believes investments in Ferguson PLC and Unilever PLC have further to run, but acknowledges that "a significant portion of the current shareholder base would like the opportunity to exit their shareholding at or around net asset value."

US new home sales fall below pre-pandemic level in July

(Sharecast News) - The pace of new home sales fell to below its level from before the pandemic on the back of another outsized drop.

US existing home sales fall a bit more than expected in July

(Sharecast News) - Existing-home sales in the US fell a tad more quickly than expected last month, although an industry lobby group held out the possibility that they might stabilise.

US July housing starts fall much more quickly than anticipated

(Sharecast News) - Homebuilders in the US broke ground on far fewer homes than anticipated last month.

US homebuilder confidence falls for eighth month in a row in August, NAHB says

(Sharecast News) - Confidence among US homebuilders fell for an eighth month in a row in August, the results of a survey revealed.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs starts Harbour Energy at 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

LONDON BRIEFING: Entain resets payout plan, moves into Eastern Europe

(Alliance News) - Gambling operator Entain on Thursday said it will pay an interim dividend as the Ladbrokes betting chain owner diversified into Europe.

Annual US house price growth dips in May, FHFA says

(Sharecast News) - The cost of a house in the US rose a tad less quickly than expected in May.

US existing home sales fall for fifth straight month in June

(Sharecast News) - Home selling activity in the US fell back for a fifth month in a row in June amid a continued decline in affordability.

US single-family housing starts drop sharply in June

(Sharecast News) - Homebuilding activity in the US slowed sharply last month.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Rio Tinto and BofA lowers Anto

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

US new home sales beat forecasts in May

(Sharecast News) - New home sales rose by much more than expected last month, but the strength was focused in only some parts of the country and prices fell back.

US existing home sales returning to pre-pandemic pace

(Sharecast News) - Sales of existing homes in America slowed for a fourth month running, returning to the levels seen in 2019 before Covid-19.