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Lex

Why Twitter’s suitors have cold feet

Lex on prospects for the 140-character messaging service

Lex

October 14, 2016 7:14 pm
US banks

US banks: dead calm

One-off boosts to earnings are nice but it’s still all about rates

Lex

October 14, 2016 5:22 pm
Gulf Keystone Petroleum

Gulf Keystone: well, well

More sceptical and regular reserve audits of explorers and producers are needed

Lex

October 14, 2016 4:28 pm
UniCredit

UniCredit: seize the moment

A capital raise could provide occasion for an overdue fundamental overhaul

Lex

October 14, 2016 12:40 pm
Softbank Corp

SoftBank: spiking the punch

Japanese group is late to join technology party with its $100bn investment fund

Lex

October 14, 2016 10:37 am
Petroleo Brasileiro

Petrobras: salt for salt

There must be some way out of here, said oil group to the state

Lex

October 13, 2016 6:52 pm
Snapchat

Snap: high altitude

An IPO would be pricey. Do think twice, it may not be alright

Lex

October 13, 2016 3:35 pm
Raiffeisen Bank International

Raiffeisen: Viennese rollover

A case of the parent telling the child that it’s gotta be just like them

Lex

October 13, 2016 2:24 pm
Unilever

Unilever: yeast said, soonest mended

Ignore the UK. It is not he or she or them or it that you belong to

Lex

October 13, 2016 2:11 pm
Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown: meaner times

Strong margins, but the present now will later be past

Lex

October 13, 2016 10:59 am
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo: off the bandwagon

Riding out some storms is not possible

Lex

October 12, 2016 11:28 pm
Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker: fully charged

Battery innovation is not just for electric cars

Lex

October 12, 2016 6:39 pm
Burberry Group

Burberry: reality check

Profit forecasts set to rise but the share price is well ahead of them

Lex

October 12, 2016 3:45 pm
Greece Debt Crisis

Greece: Hellenic home truths

More even than its macro economy, core institutions still need to improve

Lex

October 12, 2016 3:13 pm
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Ericsson: network disconnect

The hit to sales and profits seems out of proportion

Lex

October 12, 2016 3:05 pm
Premier Foods

Premier Foods: in need of seasoning

Long-term sales growth looks blander because of cost controls including 16% cut to marketing spend

Lex

October 12, 2016 1:15 pm
Samsung Electronics

Samsung: first cut is the deepest

Customer loyalty will determine the extent of the damage

Lex

October 12, 2016 9:30 am
Maxim Integrated Products

Maxim: flame out

The US chipmaker should be thinking again about a sale

Lex

October 11, 2016 9:35 pm
Ted Baker

Ted Baker: no alternations needed

Fashion group has a fine record and should stick to its knitting

Lex

October 11, 2016 3:40 pm
Samsung Electronics

Samsung: the Tylenol test

Johnson & Johnson’s handling of the 1982 recall remains the key case study on how to restore a reputation

Lex

October 11, 2016 2:00 pm
National Football League

NFL/US broadcasters: blitz pick-up

A permanent drop in American football audiences would be a setback for networks

Lex

October 11, 2016 11:45 am
China Unicom Hong Kong

China Unicom: defying gravity

Credible progress on state and private partnerships is needed

Lex

October 11, 2016 9:36 am
Royal Bank of Scotland

RBS: restricted upside

Timing an optimal divestiture has proved tricky

Lex

October 10, 2016 3:24 pm
Noble Group

Noble Group: was mine, now yours

Investors are not yet convinced the commodity trader has recovered

Lex

October 10, 2016 2:58 pm
William Hill

William Hill/Amaya: a fling of the dice

It is hard to see this as the deal UK bookmaker always wanted

Lex

October 10, 2016 2:47 pm
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