http://www.bullbearings.co.uk The premeir UK virtual trading website en-gb Wed, 14 May 2008 00:44:12 +0100 Copyright: (C) BullBearings Ltd 15 http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/img/logo3.gif http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/ http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2097463Tue, 13 May 2008 06:08:00 +0100Unilever's shares have traditionally traded at something of a discount to other players in the sector - in many respects a hangover from the days when its operational performance did not necessarily match that of its peers.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2094720Sun, 11 May 2008 10:32:00 +0100In the satirical movie Thank You For Smoking the boss of a tobacco lobbyist sums up by saying: "We don't sell tic tacs, we sell cigarettes. And they're cool, available, and 'addictive'. The job is almost done for us." British American Tobacco (BAT) will always have a market and good cash generation, and should rise out a consumer slowdown in the wider market. Buy, says the Independent.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2088534Thu, 08 May 2008 05:51:00 +0100Aberdeen Asset Management is considering abandoning the UK as its headquarters for tax purposes as speculation mounts that a wave of British fund managers could head for the exit in frustration at Treasury tax changes, reports the Times.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2085688Wed, 07 May 2008 06:09:00 +0100Apollo, the American private equity group, is understood to have approached Barratt Developments to offer to buy a stake in the troubled UK housebuilder, The Times has learnt.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2082812Tue, 06 May 2008 06:11:00 +0100National Express trades on about 10 times forecast earnings for 2008, falling to a little over nine times for the following year, which placed them on a discount of about 10 per cent to the rest of the sector.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2082038Sun, 04 May 2008 11:16:00 +0100Even after yesterday's leap, Home Retail shares trade at nine times current-year forecasts and offer a safe 5.7 per cent yield. Near-term pressures remain, not least from Homebase's operational gearing, but at 264p, the shares are worth buying on weakness, says the Times.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2076944Thu, 01 May 2008 05:52:00 +0100HBOS was last night drawing up plans for a rights issue raising up to £4bn of fresh capital after taking the view that it wants a big cushion of capital as Britain enters a housing downturn.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2068263Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:17:00 +0100If there is a silver lining to the storm clouds hanging over Royal Bank of Scotland, it is that shareholders now have the chance to pick up the bank's stock on the cheap. Shareholders should take up their rights, which look a reasonable if not enormously attractive deal, but certainly not buy new shares at this price, says the Sunday Telegraph.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2068126Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:58:00 +0100Arriva argues that because it generates two-thirds of its revenues from government revenues, rather than from ticket sales, it is a defensive stock, which investors should pile into.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2061918Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:01:00 +0100Leading US stocks tumbled for a second day as investors digested a mixed bag of company results and as oil prices surged close to a record $120 a barrel.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2059115Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0100An unprecedented £50bn injection to bail out Britain's ailing banking system could be doubled if it fails to stave off a collapse in the housing market, writes the Times.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2052675Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:13:00 +0100Some brokers quibble about Vodafone's 45% stake in American mobile operator Verizon Wireless. But this should begin to pay handsome dividends in a year or so and it is growing steadily in the meantime. Shares are trading at 156p, having been almost 200p last year. At this level they represent excellent long-term value and offer a dividend yield of more than 5%. Buy, says the Mail on Sunday.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2052667Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:31:00 +0100Tesco has punchy capex plans. This year it will spend £4.2bn on capex, equivalent to 8pc of its sales. This figure is far bigger than a sector average of 4.5pc of sales. However, Tesco is far bigger than rivals. Analysts expect low double digit EPS growth to continue. Buy, says the Telegraph.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2045037Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:50:00 +0100The Swedish state-owned power giant Vattenfall is examining a takeover bid for British Energy, a move that would place it at the heart of Britain's future nuclear power generation, reports the Sunday Telegraph.http://www.bullbearings.co.uk/news.article.php?article=2039628Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:27:00 +0100