Hints and tips:
...I had misgivings about the episode “Shihad’s Frontman Is Home Again”, about an atheist rock star from New Zealand who converts to Islam so he can marry his Muslim girlfriend, Dana....
...This leaves only Martin Weale and Spencer Dale calling for rates to be increased – both noted at the May meeting that the risks for and against a rise were “finely balanced”....
...That was in spite of a downgrade to “neutral” from Goldman Sachs, which saw more value in Dana’s peers....
...Dana Petroleum was 0.2 per cent higher at £14.43 in the wake of Friday’s bid approach from KNOC of South Korea. Oriel Securities downgraded it from “buy” to “hold”....
...Dana Petroleum rose 4.9 per cent to £12.11 on the back of renewed speculation that it could be a target for Austria’s OMV....
...Dana Petroleum drifted 1.9 per cent to £13.26....
...- Dana discovers further gas condensate at Fulla, offshore Norway – statement. - DCC to acquire Shell’s Oil Distribution business in Denmark – statement....
...Ahead of a trading statement next week, Marks and Spencer put on 2.2 per cent to 303p....
...Bid rumours also continued to swirl around Dana Petroleum , up 1.1 per cent to £14.17....
...“Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana, listen, Dana, I’m not six-four,” said Mr. Webb, trying to recover. “Dana, I’m not six-four, I’m six-two. I have a long neck....
...Goldman also turned negative on Burberry , down 3.1 per cent to 264¼p, and added Marks & Spencer to its “buy” list. M&S closed off 0.6 per cent to 260½p amid vague refinancing talk....
...Marks and Spencer ran back 0.4 per cent to 283p after the Wellcome Trust said it had built a 2.5 per cent holding....
...The broker also said Sainsbury was a likely beneficiary from Marks and Spencer’s problems....
...Though Marks and Spencer’s food division has gone stale, the retailer’s clothing sales appear to be holding market share....
...Dana Petroleum dipped 4 per cent to £10.08 on news that Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro were placing around 17m shares, roughly 20 per cent of the company’s share capital....
...Dana Petroleum climbed 3.2 per cent to £10.70 after Merrill Lynch raised its price target on the energy group from £11.50 to £13.50, saying the placing of 17.6m shares in the company by US hedge fund MHR...
...Dana Petroleum rose 3.1 per cent to 899p as the oil and gas explorer signed a deal with Gaz de France taking it into Algeria and Egypt....
...Dixons, the electrical chain, was 1.1 per cent higher at 145p while Marks & Spencer gained 1 per cent to 326p and fashion chain Next was 1.5 per cent firmer at £14.98....
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