Weekend Newspaper Share Tips

Stock Market Investing - Weekend Newspaper Share Tips

Stop Press : The British Home Secretary (Minister of the Interior) Jacqui Smith has made expenses claims for an 88p bathplug and two "adult videos" - I'm not sure which is worse. This is even more pathetic than Gordon Brown putting in a claim for £15 for lightbulbs !

Back to the serious business!

Stocks to Watch

SUNDAY TIMES

Marks & Spencer will this week announce slightly improved sales since disastrous Q3 Christmas trading update

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Questor:
Buy Qinetiq at 133.25p
Hold Smiths Group at 687p
Buy Northern Foods at 51p

MAIL ON SUNDAY
Midas
Andy Brough, fund manager at Schroders will stake his money on William Hill

Update:
Autonomy figures look good

Other comment:
BT slashes dividend
State is wavering over RBS pay deal

SUNDAY EXPRESS
Store wars hit high street brands
Analysts believe discounting will knock 10% from Laura Ashley annual profits
Bondholders may sue Pearl for their £33 million interest

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Sir Stuart Rose on the edge as City wants blood.

Saturday Stock Market News

Financial Times
Phorm expected to announce a large deal with a South Korea telecoms company

Bid rumours around Morse

The Times
Talk of 10p-a-share bid for Kopane Diamond Developments

Tiddler to watch - Akers Biosciences

The Rest
Rio Tinto up on talk of new BHP Billiton offer

Eidos approves £84.3 million bid from Square Enix of Japan

UKRD Group cash offer of 2p-a-share for outstanding shares in Local Radio

Oz government blocks Minmetal's $1.8 bn Oz Minerals bid for

M and A activity collapses as downturn tightens grip

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