3:24pm

BAE Systems: on the defensive

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Europe’s biggest defence contractor is in search of post-merger failure strategy

4:38pm

Qantas: cruising altitude

Australian airline gets hold of controls after five years of virtual free fall

Real estate 8:36pm

Toll Brothers: building up hopes

Earnings miss is reminder that US housing recovery will suffer plenty of fits and starts

11:41pm

NetSpend / TSYS: cheque out?

Prepaid debit card business offers opportunities but investors are unconvinced

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BHP Billiton: same old drill

Putting oil expert in charge of mining group suggests a shift but the focus is on continuity

5:43pm

RSA: dividend diversion

Investors may not be happy but cutting payout will give insurer the resources to expand

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Akzo Nobel: painting by numbers

New strategy may not be ambitious enough to get group firing on all cylinders

Feb 20, 2013

Lafarge: solidifying nicely

Cement company is doing well but may not be sector’s most attractive play

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UK 4G auction: not so rich

Less money than expected but there are some winners

Feb 19, 2013

OfficeMax / Office Depot

A case study in the methods of two investors