My 4,600 Pound Investment in BP Is Now 25,000 Pounds in Barclays

Selling BP (LON: BP) at 431p and buying Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) at 288p has turned a fat profit. During August 2011, I spent £4,600 buying shares in BP (LSE: BP) (NYSE:BP.US) at 381p. That was the start of a series of trades that ended with me ...

In my previous pick-of-the-sector report, I went for GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: GLAXF - news) in the pharmaceuticals sector, and today I'm turning my attention to the banking industry. There are some who wouldn't trust a penny of their investment ...

While crippling austerity in Europe has put the brake on growth rates in Europe, a backdrop of accommodative central bank action, elevated commodity prices and rising personal affluence levels has created an exceptional investing opportunity in ...

Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) had its price target boosted by Barclays Capital from $168.00 to $180.00 in a research report released on Wednesday morning, Stock Ratings Network reports. Barclays Capital currently has an overweight rating on the ...

National Grid Transc (NYSE: NGG) A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on NGG. Analysts at Barclays Capital raised their price target on shares of National Grid Transc from $64.00 to $65.00 in a research note to investors on ...

Barclays Capital started coverage on shares of American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at JP Morgan Cazenove raised their price target on shares of American ...

] Barclays Research trimmed its target price for China Hongqiao (01378) to HK$6.5 from HK$7, and maintained its "overweight" call. Despite an 8% y/y drop in aluminium prices in 1Q, Hongqiao grew its profits by 4% y/y, due to strong volume growth and ...

Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE: ETE) had its target price increased by Barclays Capital from $67.00 to $72.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock. ...

Investment analysts at Barclays Capital raised their target price on shares of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) Shares of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) traded up 1.30% during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $26.41. Yahoo! has a 52 week low of $14.59 and a 52 ...