The latest Investing Matters Podcast episode featuring financial educator and author Jared Dillian has been released. Listen here.
to fall this winter - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33527967
I think the SP has forgotten how to rise, it's been so long since it did. I am just looking to break even and get out now, I've seen small temporary gains turn to sustained and ever increasing losses only here since I invested. Not proving to be one of my better investment choices so far, despite the research I put in.
Plant Impact launches cocoa yield enhancing product in West Africa via Arysta Lifescience About Arysta LifeScience - Arysta LifeScience, now owned by Platform Specialty Products, is a leading crop protection and life science company with 2014 revenues of US $2.2 billion. An entrepreneurial provider of crop protection and life science products in more than 125 countries worldwide, Arysta LifeScience specializes in marketing and distribution of respected crop protection brands and life science products that meet the needs of its global partners. Find more information at www.arystalifescience.com http://www.plantimpact.com/news/arysta-lifescience-to-launch-banzai-new-biosolutions-technoloy-for-west-african-cocoa-production/ First Bayer and now this....
Farnell element14 simplifies online experience for production customers Published: 29 May 2015 - Marianne Evans Farnell element14 has further simplified its web experience for customers wishing to buy products in production quantities. One of the new features is the display of products on a single page that allows the customer to select associated packaging options from cut tape, full reel and re-reel. Customers can now also take better control of their online production experience through improved product data, the visibility of price breaks at different packaging quantities and the option to select their own packaging preferences or default to the most appropriate packaging type based on the quantity being purchased. Richard Slee, European Business president sales and marketing at Farnell element14 said: “We rolled out our new web platform globally to enable future growth with flexibility for rapid development. These efficiencies create a greater customer experience through global alignment and streamlining of the online ordering process. With over 60% of the company’s European sales now online we are creating a proposition that ensures all our online customers have the best possible user experience right through to professional buyer purchasing production quantities.” Web enhancements allow customers to instantly compare prices side-by-side, see the different packaging options available for products, and access over 20,000 full-reel items plus re-reeling on all cut tape products. Other propositional advantages for production customers include Date and Lot codes available on demand on all Farnell element14 products and the award winning, free packaging recycling programme. http://www.connectingindustry.com/Electronics/farnell-element14-simplifies-online-experience-for-production-customers.aspx
Balfour Beatty plc PT Raised to GBX 290 (BBY) Posted by Max Byerly on May 29th, 2015 Balfour Beatty plc logoResearch analysts at Numis Securities Ltd boosted their price objective on shares of Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) from GBX 258 ($3.99) to GBX 290 ($4.49) in a report released on Friday. The firm currently has an “add” rating on the stock. Numis Securities Ltd’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 13.37% from the stock’s previous close. A number of other firms have also recently commented on BBY. Analysts at Liberum Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 285 ($4.41) price target on shares of Balfour Beatty plc in a research note on Thursday. Analysts at RBC Capital reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 200 ($3.10) price target on shares of Balfour Beatty plc in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Analysts at Westhouse Securities reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Balfour Beatty plc in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 240 ($3.71) price target on shares of Balfour Beatty plc in a research note on Friday, April 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 231.33 ($3.58). Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) opened at 254.2000 on Friday. Balfour Beatty plc has a 52-week low of GBX 145.5900 and a 52-week high of GBX 263.0000. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 244.43 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 221.32. The company’s market cap is £1.75 billion. Balfour Beatty plc is a global infrastructure company that delivers services for the development, creation and care of infrastructure assets; from finance and development, through design and project management to construction and maintenance. The Company operates in four segments. The Professional Services segment provides project management, architectural, design and other technical services. http://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/550711/balfour-beatty-plc-price-target-increased-to-gbx-290-by-analysts-at-numis-securities-ltd-bby/
Fri May 29 2015 Fluor and Balfour Beatty win $581m Texan toll road A Fluor-led partnership with Balfour Beatty has won a US$581m (£379m) contract for the Bergstrom Expressway project in Austin, Texas. Colorado River Constructors will design and reconstruct approximately 13km of US Highway 183. The project is expected to break ground next year, with construction set to continue into 2020. Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's Bergstrom Expressway project will add capacity to one of Austin’s most important arterial roads, which serves more than 60,000 vehicles a day. The project scope includes the design and construction of six tolled lanes - three in each direction - located in the median of US 183, upgrades to the general purpose lanes, five grade-separated interchanges, four new bridges, two new flyover ramps and the installation of intelligent traffic management systems. “The Fluor-Balfour joint venture is proud to have been selected for this contract continuing our 14-year relationship with Balfour in Texas,” said Terry Towle, president of Fluor’s infrastructure business. “We look forward to successfully delivering the project in partnership with the Mobility Authority.” http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/fluor-and-balfour-beatty-win-581m-texan-toll-road
Agreed, it all looks pretty good to me http://sadifanalytics.com/stock/ALK/7357 Not often you are driven to hope for a particularly cold Autumn plus an Early and cold Winter but since looking into this company and buying into it have been lol