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European shares set for eighth straight day of losses, Moller-Maersk drops

* STOXX 600 down 0.5 pct * VSTOXX hits highest level since July * Moller-Maersk drops after results (Adds quotes and detail, updates prices) By Kit Rees LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - European shares were on track for their eighth straight day of losses on Wednesday, falling

Security group G4s says nine-month revenue up 5.7 pct

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - British security group G4s said its revenues from continuing operations in first nine months rose 5.7 percent to 4.82 billion pounds ($5.9 billion), and earnings and cash flow were growing in double digits. In an update ahead of investor presentations this month,

G4S wins billions in new contracts

(ShareCast News) - Integrated security company G4S updated the market on its progress for the nine months to 30 September on Wednesday, with the group winning new contracts with annual revenues of £1bn and total contract value of £2bn in that period. The FTSE 250 firm said revenues from continuing o

Broker tips: United Utilities, Prudential, service sector

(ShareCast News) - United Utilities got a boost on Thursday as Societe Generale upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'hold', noting that recent share price weakness now implies a total shareholder return of 18%. The stock has underperformed the FTSE 100 by 11% since the 2 October Tory Party conference.

RBC Capital shifts ratings on business services sector stocks

(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of several stocks and changed its recommendations as it took a look at the business services sector. The bank started Ashtead at 'outperform' with a 1,580p price target, saying it sees a robust US market, while the branch rollout and discipli

Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Easyjet: Societe Generale downgrades to sell with a target price of 820p. BP: Barclays reiterates overweight, 600p target. Lloyds: Citigroup keeps at sell with a 48p target. Unilever: Jefferies reiterates hold with a 3530p target. Royal Dutch Shell: Barclays keeps at overweight

FTSE 250 movers: Opec outperformers offset housing and outsourcing slips

(ShareCast News) - Oil-related stocks led the FTSE 250 higher on Thursday after Opec's surprise overnight deal, though an initial spike tailed off towards the close. Producer Tullow Oil, which is seen as quite crude-price sensitive, led the leaderboard, while oil investor Riverstone Energy was not f

Tuesday newspaper share tips: G4S, AB Foods

(ShareCast News) - Shares in G4S have had a good run but they are not worth holding and much less buying, The Daily Telegraph's Questor column said. On the positive side of things, the security services providers' rate of organic growth improved significantly over the first six months of the year

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Takes Centrica And Burberry Off List

Thursday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Tesco: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a target price of 135p. G4S: Jefferies maintains underperform with a 160p target. Severn Trent: UBS keeps at neutral with a 2310p target. ITV: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 233p target. Babcock: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy wi

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Halma: Jefferies reiterates buy with a target price of 1210p. G4S: UBS maintains buy with a 260p target. Bunzl: Barclays reiterates equal-weight with a 2450p target. Carclo: Finncap reiterates hold with a 150p target. Associated British Foods: Berenberg downgrades to hold with

UPDATE 1-Britain's Labour party says resolves conference security stand-off

(Recasts with agreement with OCS group) LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Friday it had found a new security company to guard its conference, avoiding an embarrassing confrontation with a union that had objected to the previous firm and threatened to pick

UK's troubled Labour party faces new woe over annual conference

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party, already in the throes of a bitterly divisive leadership contest after June's Brexit vote, is facing more turmoil as a row over security jeopardises the staging of its annual conference. One of Labour's biggest supporting trade un

UK Dividends Calendar - Next 7 Days

Outsourcing firm ISS reports steady Q2 profit

COPENHAGEN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Denmark's ISS, a leader in the $1 trillion outsourced facility services market, on Tuesday reported a quarterly operating profit of 1.07 billion Danish crowns ($161.73 million), slightly above expectations in a Reuters poll. "We continued to deliver solid orga