Hints and tips:
...L’Oreal’s been downgraded at Credit Suisse. Stock priced for a V-shaped recovery that’s looking increasingly unlikely, they say: Downgrade to Underperform (from Neutral)....
...My own feeling is that this will not be a V or even a U-shaped recovery, but a downwardly trending W that has a high risk of turning into a L....
...One mystery here is the identity of the investment consortia buyers, “Gemstone Investment Holding Ltd” and “Allied Cigar Corporation, S.L”....
...They also turn to reinsurers, which are keen on the business as it offsets their own exposure to mortality risks they have assumed from life assurance....
...“Everyone is trying to give a letter in the alphabet to describe what sort of shape the recovery is going to be: U-shaped, V-shaped, W-shaped or L-shaped,” says Sean O’Flanagan, a portfolio manager with...
...Much effort has gone into identifying which letter of the alphabet best describes the cycle – is it a U, V, or W shaped cycle of recession and recovery....
...Most consumers do not have the time or inclination to investigate the detailed facts and figures behind what companies are doing these days, but they want an assurance that the brands they are buying are...
...life assurance market....
...UK life assurance companies will report new business sales figures for the third quarter from this week and Farooq Hanif of Lehman Brothers said “New business sales figures should continue to show a recovery...
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