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A Brief Look At The Week Ahead | |
The week is likely to be overshadowed by the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, when he stands up before the Exchequer. It will be his 10th, and perhaps last, pre-Budget report. The most eye-catching aspects of the farewell PBR are expected to be a slate of "green" taxes, including an increase in fuel duties, higher taxes for gas-guzzling cars, and higher levies on air travel. Northumbrian Water, United Utilities and Severn Trent will all unveil interim results next week. Of that group, analysts will be keen for any light that Severn Trent, which reports on Thursday, can shed on the status of the ongoing investigation into the company by Ofwat. The company said in October that its profits would be hurt after the regulator announced that it must charge customers less. First Choice Holidays' annual results call on Thursday will draw a lot of interest. MyTravel revealed last week that it was in talks about purchasing the former's short-haul business. Analysts have long expected consolidation in the tour operator sector, and Evolution Securities think that First Choice will be "the pivotal player" in that process. British Airways and easyJet both publish November traffic numbers next week. Analysts will be looking for any residual negative effects that heightened security measures could have had on business. And Michael O'Leary, CEO of rival Ryanair, will see the final nail in the coffin of his 1.48bn offer for Aer Lingus. The period for the offer, which government and employee shareholders have rejected, expires tomorrow. Mr O'Leary has already acknowledged the bid is essentially dead. Amongst others in the headlines this week are :- Greene King and Cybit on Tuesday; Stagecoach on Wednesday and Pursuit Dynamics and Computerland on Thursday. Plenty there to keep us all busy. I look forward to meeting some of you at the MoneyAM Christmas bash on Friday. Sounds like a fun day. Good hunting! PS - Supermum is off cruising the seven seas for a while, but I hope she will return with her Weekly Chart View in the New Year. Greystone (Greystone is Alan English, City Editor at MoneyAM.) |
Share | Volume | Chart | News | Various |
GGG price 14.875p | Not much volume but 3 times more buys than sells last Friday | On a UPTREND as it goes on with the Head & shoulders pattern now | Expecting news this week of placing price and list important Institutions applying, oversubscribed will be the norm. Nimu with copper oxide and sulphide is the the company success, GOLD is just an extra bonus | Directors have a background of working in China and undertanding how deals are done, various valuations lately, Goldletter considered the shares undervalued and put a price of 46p |