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US non-farm payrolls in May – temporary jobs disguise sharp contraction in full time employment

May represented another month of aenemic employment growth, with seasonally adjusted private sector additions of only 82k, after April’s revised +87k and expectations of around +150k. Including a further contraction in Govt employment (of -13k vs April’s -10k), overall monthly employment increased by a mere +69k vs April’s +77k and Q1’s average of +252k pm. […]

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Reed Elsevier (REL LN/REN AS): Maybe there’s life in the old dog yet?

Reed Elsevier                                      Plc (REL.LN)                NV (REN.AS) Share price                                                 511p                                  €9.0 Growth rating FY3                                  +2.9%                               +2.8% Revenue CAGR FY1-3                            +3.6%                               +3.5% Target CAGR FY3                                   […]

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WPP (WPP-LN): Q1 – positive spin and NNB, but organic revs of +4% only in line -HOLD

Q1 organic revenue growth of 4.0% was shy of our +4.4% forecast, albeit broadly in line with Q4’s +4.5% and WPP’s full year expectations of +4%.  By region, the most noticeable change was from N. America where u/l growth of only +1.4% lagged its peers (>+3.5%) and our estimate of +4.4%. W. Europe however at +2.5% was better than […]

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Johnston Press (JPR-LN): FY11 results and refinancing – still a poor risk/return, at least for equity

Long overdue results out today which awaited the refinancing.  Still looks like a bad mix of high risk and possibly no reward (at least for equity holders  – Avoid   Johnston Press              (JPR-LN) Share price                                5.4p Growth rating F                      +4.8% Revenue CAGR FY1-3            -1.4% Target CAGR FY3                  +3.4% Target price                              1.0p Upside                                       -81% Recommendation:               AVOID […]

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Reed Elsevier (REL LN/REN AE): Q1 IMS – more of same and still range bound

Reed’s Q1 IMS statement this morning was more of the same, which for     those looking for excitement and change will have been a damp squib.     Beyond the date, the release was bereft of numbers while the     commentary essentially reiterated the trends in trading seen last     year and expected to be maintained […]

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UBM (UBM LN): Take profits

Valuation recovery running ahead of trading momentum Stock: UBM Plc (UBM LN) Price: 634p Target: 595p Upside: -6% Recommendation: Trading Sell Investment summary UBM was or top pick in our “Telecom & Media Dividend Watch” review at the beginning of the year (4 Jan 2012) and after a +29% share price appreciation since then (+24% […]

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