Tuesday Papers: tips and comment

Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:42am GMT
 
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FT Lex Comment:

* CIT -- in, out, shake it all about. If only CIT's aim of nipping into bankruptcy, quickly exiting and rejigging its business looked as easy

* Ford -- the 2006 decision to restructure using every piece of the family silver as collateral while raising $24 billion in debt appears vindicated

* Takeda/Amylin -- a commitment to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in developing obesity drugs is the latest move by a Japanese drugmaker to shore up growth by expanding abroad

* Ryanair -- the low-cost airline maintained its rate of climb through the recession clouds, but it could throttle back to a more gradual rate of growth

* ChiNext -- if the Shanghai Stock Exchange is a bit of a casino, then on the evidence of its first two days, the new junior board is a back-alley cockfight

* Royal Bank of Scotland -- the dismantling of Sir Fred Goodwin's empire has started in earnest

* Japanese consumer credit -- since the Democratic Party of Japan seized power at the end of August, shares in consumer finance companies have been clobbered.

Lombard (p.18):

* We're better off basing business on morals and rules -- Non-executives: non-jobs for the boys -- Self-policing bankers

Other comment:

* Interview Frederic Lemoine, chief executive Wendel (p.22)

THE TIMES

Tempus:

* Hold on to Telecity -- BowLeven worth a flutter -- Avoid Vantis

Business Editor:

* RBS: the honeymoon period is over for Stephen Hester -- Funding problems of smaller companies: spurious issues around issues -- The one thing that gets advocates of rights issues hot under the collar is the level of fees

Other comment:

* Business big shot: June Kenton, owner of Rigby and Peller

* Land Securities ends new development stalemate

* Numis would not be surprised if Wilmington receives another takeover approach

* Bet of the day: Rolls-Royce

* e-Therapeutics a tiddler to watch

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Questor:

* Buy Ryanair -- Hold Chloride Group

Comment:

* Preserving the UK's credibility will determine whether we wee recovery -- Target university funding more wisely

Jeremy Warner: worry about lack of growth, not more quantitative easing

Other comment:

* Havas bid rumours revive Aegis

THE INDEPENDENT

Investment Column:

* Buy Telecity -- Buy Chloride -- Avoid Vantis

Outlook:

* RBS/Lloyds: will Treasury hat-trick get a result? -- No cheap stocking filler for Orange

Other comment:

* Retail's chance to shine again

* Rumours that BHP Billiton could be set to revive its interest in Rio Tinto

THE GUARDIAN

Viewpoint:

* Could there be a silver lining for RBS? -- Ryanair: jam today

DAILY MAIL

* Diageo: spirited rivals in vodka sales fight

* Speculation that Taylor Wimpey has found a buyer for its North American business.

 

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