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• Wednesday tips round-up: Xstrata, Electrocomponents
  Wed 08 February 2012 07:18
  The last time Mick Davis, Xstrata's chief executive, proposed an all-share merger of equals, Cynthia Carroll, Anglo American's chief executive, politely declined. Now Xstrata shareholders are in a similar position. They should politely decline this initia

• Tuesday tips round-up: Standard Life and Electrocomponents
  Tue 07 February 2012 06:59
  In the Times, Tempus argues the bull case for banking group Standard Life. Like many financials it's had a tricky few months but has been rising since the autumn of 2011.

• Sunday share tips: Compass, ZincOx, Johnson Matthey
  Sun 05 February 2012 16:01
  For the Questor team at the Sunday Telegraph food-service group Compass has proved that it can weather turbulent times - and still looks good value at current levels. This may be due to the fact that the current crisis plays to the company's strengths, as

• Friday tips round-up: Imperial Tobacco, Unilever
  Fri 03 February 2012 07:18
  Obviously, investing in tobacco shares is not to everyone's taste - but through good times and bad they continue to make money for shareholders, Questor in the Telegraph notes.

• Thursday tips round-up: United Utilities, Petra Diamonds
  Thu 02 February 2012 06:54
  The Tempus column in the Times has its mind on United Utilities, the north England-focused water company. This is a highly regulated stock which is all about yield. The current promise is for yield to grow each year at inflation plus 2%. In 2012 the full

• Wednesday tips round up: National Grid, Babcock, Kcom
  Wed 01 February 2012 06:51
  In the Times, Tempus tests the currents for National Grid. The firm's 8% dividend growth promise will expire this year, to be replaced by a 4% commitment. This will not please investors thinks Tempus

• Tuesday tips round-up: SThree, M&S, Ryanair
  Tue 31 January 2012 06:52
  The Times's Tempus column weighs up recruitment firm SThree, which has had a pretty rough time as of late, falling 35% in the last 12 months.

• Sunday share tips: Chime, 3i Infrastructure, Secure Trust
  Sun 29 January 2012 11:59
  "Another share that has caught my eye is Chime Communications, a media agency with interests in public relations, advertising and sports marketing. Whereas the company's profits have grown steadily for several years, the share price is similar to where i

• Friday's tips round up: Misys, Gem and Standard Life
  Fri 27 January 2012 07:20
  In the Times's Tempus column, Martin Waller rehearses the arguments for and against the banking software company Misys.

• Thursday tips round up: Renishaw, 3i Infrastructure, Aegis
  Thu 26 January 2012 06:58
  Renishaw, the specialist engineering firm, gets the once over from Tempus in the Times. The Gloucestershire based firm, which makes measuring equipment for production lines, gained 20% yesterday after reporting record half yearly revenues, up 11% over the

• Wednesday tips round-up: Chemring and Nautical Petroleum
  Wed 25 January 2012 06:49
  The Times's Tempus column goes to war for the defence equipment manufacturer Chemring. It was battered yesterday, falling 12.6% after suggesting the coming year could be quite tough. Tempus argues the market may have overreacted as Chemring is looking out

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