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Interims GWP : GW Pharmaceuticals Finals FAP : Faupel QED : Quintain Estates & Development STE : Stewart & Wight TAL : Ten Alps Communications UBC : UBC Media Group VED : Vedanta Resources AGM / EGM MCF : Madisons Coffee TOYE : Toye & Co Economics No UK data scheduled		Company Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG Geac Computer GEAC palmOne, Inc. PLMO Pioneer Drilling Company PDC Richardson Electronics RELL Walgreen WAG World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. WWEEconomic No data scheduled		EconomicAwaiting data

SUNDAY TIMES - Brandes Investment Partners holds key to Philip Green's bid for Marks & Spencer. - Regus close to making a 160 million offer to buy HQ Global - 3I Group's Telegraph hopes cling on David Montgomery's cost-cutting plans - Stagecoach will this week detail plans to return up to 250 million to shareholders - Deutsche Post talking to investment banks to work out if it can table a counter-bid to buy Tibbett & Britten - Lagardere has ended secret talks over a 200 million deal to buy Hodder Headline from WH Smith following the emergence of a pension hole that is also threatening a 940 million takeover bid for the whole of WH Smith by Permira - Friends United acquires Schoolfriends.com of Australia. - UBC Media to sell music tracks direct from digital radio - Blackstone and Legal & General Ventures in talks to buy Four Seasons Health Care. Inside the City: - TBI takeover rumours in the air again - Hilton hotel division showing renewed signs of life; a dream deal would be to merge Ladbroke and Gala. Citywire Market Mole: - Fund managers pick up shares in Autonomy. Judgment Day: - Should you buy shares in Findel? Other comment: - Interview Steven Esom of Waitrose.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Philip Green to hold talks with Marks & Spencer's largest shareholder Brandes Investments in bid to secure crucial support for his offer. - Collins Stewart set to win PD Ports in a deal worth around 450 million - ITV in talks to join Freeview digital TV consortium - mmO2 set to announce a new four-year deal to sponsor the England rugby team in 10 million deal - Nicola Horlick to set up her own boutique fund management firm just six months after turning down a lucrative job in Australia - Merrill Lynch to wind up its European Investment Trust. Equity View: - Buy Rolls-Royce at 233.25p - Goldshield Group at 257.5p - Premier Oil at 522p - Quintain Estates at 427p - UBC Media at 27.5p - Keep selling Exel at 719p - Sell SABmiller at 686.5p (Look Who's Trading) Keeping Stock with Edmond Jackson: - Polar Capital expects technology shares to head north (Bullish on Bede, Dealogic, Innovision, Filtronic, Imagination Technologies; Bearish on Sage, LogicaCMG, Marconi and Psion) Dust off your Privatised Shares: - BT Group, BG Group, Centrica, National Grid Transco, Corus Group, BP, British Airways Other comment: - WS Atkins' profits soar on Tube upgrade contracts - Native American tribes damn Scottish Power - Profile Robin Wight of WCRS - Cable & Wireless prepares to tackle BT on its home turf - Sir Richard Sykes, creator of GlaxoSmithKline, is unsure that it will ever create value for its shareholders (Interview)
OBSERVER  - Marks & Spencer's big US investors to settle Philip Green's fate this week - Lehman Bros to offer 900 million to buy Cazenove. Throg Street: - Dixons' numbers will be less interesting that how John Clare intends to spend the company's cash pile - Lloyds TSB's Black Horse breaks into a trot - RMC starts to set into shape Other comment: - Bad news for embattled Charles Allen as Greg Dyke sets sights on ITV job - Mammon interview Sir Richard Sykes
MAIL ON SUNDAY - Permira plans 90 million cut in WH Smith buy due to pension scheme shortfall - Stuart Rose in Marks & Spencer shares riddle - BT Group set to team up with Hewlett-Packard and bid for major technology contracts in America - Texas Oil and Gas will this week complete a 1.6 million fundraising operation and announce it is buying over 100 small oil wells - National Express and Stagecoach reportedly fall out over franchise - High street bid gossip puts MFI Furniture in the frame - Citywire Secret Dealing: Entertainment Rights attacks a series of shrewd investors Momentum Portfolio: - Colt Telecom - Wolfson Microelectronics - Cairn Energy - Skyepharma - Minerva - Findel. Other comment: - Financial Mail finds Tesco's petrol can be the dearest of the big supermarkets - Interview Andy Green, head of BT Group's international business - Citywire's David Smith says it is time to look again at the 'buy-to-let pensions'
THE BUSINESS - Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose is working on plans to release up to 1 billion to shareholders through a special dividend from the group's property portfolio - Stagecoach to pay shareholders a special dividend worth up to 250 million - Plans by National Grid Transco to auction five of its eight regional gas distribution networks have run into trouble - Disney ponders blocking ITV deal to buy GMTV Benchmark: - Banks banking on good profits as interest rates trend higher - General Electric looks like getting a bargain in Snecma - Germany's beleaguered carmakers clearly still have a long drive ahead to find a quick road to growth Inside the Market: - Income investor: Shell worth considering on 4% yield considerations - Small Cap Investor: Belhaven a long-term buy - AIM Investor: Buy Huveaux
SUNDAY EXPRESS - Centrica has launched a secret 1.5 billion auction of the Automobile Association. - Permira's WH Smith offer cut by 200 million, or form 375p-a-share to 330p, according to sources - Marks & Spencer battle hots up as Philip Green prepares higher bid - The 200 million auction for the Pets At Home retail chain has been narrowed to a handful of private equity bidders - Legal & General Ventures, Blackstone and Allianz expected to be named this week in the second round of the Four Seasons Health Care auction - Dixons will this week plans to return about 250 million to shareholders as speculation grows it could be the next High Street buyout target - Kingston Communications has put its business telecoms division up for sale. - Focus on Shell: is it time it finally merged with itself - Profile Tim How of Majestic Wine
INDEPENDENT - Philip Green to woo American investors in the battle for Marks & Spencer - Stagecoach plans to return 250 million to shareholders - AWG's 130 million legal action over its struggling construction business, Morrison, has been delayed by a year. 2004 Portfolio Review: - Marks & Spencer - Scottish & Newcastle, Woolworths - Unilever - Jarvis - Leeds United
INVESTORS CHRONICLE Tips:Buy: HHG Group (HHG) at 43p - Easynet (ESY) at 105p - Hardman Resources (HNR) at 69p - First Derivatives (FDP) at 81p and Pennant International (PEN) at 23p.Sell: AG Barr (BAG) at 714p.
SHARES MAGAZINE Plays of the Week:Buy: AIT (AGP) at 66.5p - Widney (WDNY) at 58p - BSkyB (BSY) at 624.5p and Datacash (DATA) at 101.75p.Martini's Tupperware Tips: Seasoned & flavoured foods. Highly flavoured and highly seasoned foods can transfer their flavour to other food in the refrigerator and freezer. FreezerSmart and Clear Mates containers are ideal for storing these types of foods, preventing flavour transfer and fridge odours.( available from Deddington Plastics Co.)

Many thanks to David2000 for being our Thoughter this week.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and good hunting Monday.
M

Thanks to David2000 and Martini .

grateful teddy

Many thanks to Martini and David 2000 - lots of interesting reading. Thank you both.

morning all,

long ARM BLND CNA CS CTM ICI RTR

should be a good day me thinks :-)

Mega.

morning all and a very special thank you for david2k for his "thought2

zarif

morning all

morning all

mornin all

Mornin all

Thanks Martini and David

Ditto - thanks to both!

Morning all.

If the above pattern continues, and it is only if, nothing lasts for ever.
Then we're seeing the top of this little options expiry rally and we should
drift back down towards the 4400/4425 area before turning again for another
crack at the years highs.

Summer soltice today, longest day of the year. Happy-Clappys will be giving
thanks to Ye Ancient Gods and I'll be watching the football.

Catch you later.

Melnibone.

Hello All.

Christmas is coming after today so have a look at what the retailers may be doing around then with the expected higher(!!!) interest rates.

Us oldies remember the 3 day week, and the first great Miners Strike.

No not that one!!

The one that brought Edward Heath's Goverment down.

Hard times 26% inflation double figure interest rates.

We owed the IMF a fortune!!

My pay, 253 per month, outgoings 254 before food!

These surely are the good times.

Those gentle undulations in the chart rocked me to sleep.;-)

Managed a scalp with the help of a couple of matchsticks propping
my eyes open.

I'm not usually into conspiracy theories, but I'm starting to wonder
who is damping all the volatility out of these markets and keeping
a stable ship.

Had enough of this, going to get dinner done early and watch the war,
sorry, football match.

Melnibone.