Marks & Spencer Share News (MKS)

Thursday newspaper round-up: Pension deficits, sovereign bond yields, Rolls-Royce, Poundland

(ShareCast News) - The scrapping of a dividend by specialist plastics group Carclo due to its spiralling pension deficit triggered rules that prohibited a payout could be a watershed moment for British business as it highlighted the crisis in corporate pensions. The combined deficit of all the UK's

Britain's FTSE gains on BoE stimulus expectations

* FTSE 100 index up 0.5 percent at close * Vodafone, CRH among top gainers * easyJet extends Thursday's losses (Adds detail and quote, updates prices at close) By Kit Rees and Atul Prakash LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher on Friday on ho

CORRECTED-BUZZ-Marks and Spencer: Bottom of FTSE on Barclays downgrade

(Corrects year in fourth bullet to 2018) ** Retailer Marks and Spencer's shares down 2.7 pct, bottom of the FTSE 100, after Barclays cuts rating on co to "underweight" from "equalweight", PT to 290p from 410p ** Analysts say co's turnaround plan, which involves cutting pricing on clot

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: "Alarming" PMIs Point To Bank Of England Easing

Broker tips: Man Group, EasyJet, M&S

(ShareCast News) - Man Group shares rose on Friday as RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and reiterated a target price of 140p. "We are confident Man's balance sheet should provide the firepower for a positive catalyst (either a merger and acquisition or ext

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Vesuvius Faces "Almighty Crash" In Steel

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: JPMorgan Ups Centrica, Cuts SSE, Severn Trent

Marks & Spencer shares hit by Barclays downgrade

(ShareCast News) - Marks & Spencer was under pressure on Friday after Barclays downgraded the stock to 'underweight' from 'equalweight' and slashed the price target to 290p from 410p saying things were likely to get worse before they get better under the new turnaround plan. "We expect a painful tra

LONDON BRIEFING: CRH And Vodafone Please Market With Positive Trading

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Bernstein Cuts Next And M&S To Underperform

LONDON BRIEFING: Another Terror Attack In France Dominates Attention

PRESS: Marks & Spencer Sets Up Shareholder Panel To Advise Board

New M&S boss tells investors recovery plan is different this time

By James Davey LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The new boss of Marks & Spencer appealed to the British retailer's army of private shareholders to back his attempt to revive its clothing business, but some attendees at Tuesday's annual investor meeting remained fearful of another false dawn.Read more

DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: M&S CFO Buys Shares As Clothing Sales Tank

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Marks and Spencer CFO Buys 25,000 Shares