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by John Marshall Analysts reacted differently to the publication of Sainsbury’s final results. Freddie George, who recently moved from Evolution to Seymour Pierce, upgraded the shares to a ‘buy’, while Nick Coulter of Numis downgraded the shares to reduces with a a... READ MORE >>

by Simon Keane Watchers of fund manager New Star Asset Management appear to have concluded that the worst is behind it. Analysts at two brokers, Numis Securities and Altium Securities, have replaced sell recommendations with holds and those at a third, Citigroup, increased their target... READ MORE >>

A cavalcade of analysts downgrade recommendations for ailing building society in the face of a rights issue Having denied to all and sundry that it was planning a rights issue little more than a month ago – Bradford & Bingley was an obvious target for downgrades when it... READ MORE >>

by John Marshall The strategic review from DSG International, tagged by some as the Doomed Stores Group, did nothing to lift the gloom surrounding the company. The new chief executive, John Browett, admitted that the first signs of improvement may not be seen until 2010 as he seeks... READ MORE >>

by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo Barrie Cornes of Panmure Gordon has raised his target price for Aim-listed life insurance provider Just Retirement by 23% to 166p. Cornes admits that when he initiated coverage on the annuities and equity release provider in August last year, with a buy... READ MORE >>

by Simon Keane With shares off sharply since the beginning of the year an Dirk Hoffmann-Becking at Bernstein Research is asking whether bidders may not be tempted to come back for a second attempt at London Stock Exchange. Justifying his reason to upgrade the stock from under perform ... READ MORE >>

by Rachel Robson Julian Livingston-Booth of Goldman Sachs has upgraded British Land from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy’ despite remaining cautious about the UK property market in general. ‘However, updating our forecasts for 15% declines in the City office market rents... READ MORE >>

by Simon Keane Landsbanki’s Ian Poulter has retreated from a cautious stance on International Personal Finance (IPF), having made significant upward adjustments to his earnings forecasts. Poulter has increased next year’s earnings per share (EPS) prediction for the... READ MORE >>