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Sunday tips round-up: British Airways, Rexam, D1 Oils

Sunday tips round-up: British Airways, Rexam, D1 Oils

13.04.2008

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So the jokes have all been told, the wags have had their day and T5, along with the Millennium Dome and the Wobbly Bridge, has gone down in history as another great British disaster. The fiasco will cost British Airways about £16m, and, if the pilots have their way, chief executive Willie Walsh his job.

It's worth remembering that after the jokes dried up, the Wobbly Bridge became a loved London landmark, while the Dome is now one of the premier music venues in the world. Once the teething problems are over, it's likely that T5 will be seen in a similar light and British Airways, in the medium term, will continue to thrive. Buy, says the Sunday Telegraph.

Rexam may not be about to set the world on fire, but at the current share price it is - as far as it can be said of any company these days - a defensive investment for the long term. Buy, says the Mail on Sunday.

D1 Oils has not had the best run of late. Like many companies pledging to deliver the end to all our energy nightmares, the commercial reality has fallen far short of the noble promises. With management suffering from tarnished credibility the Sunday Telegraph advises environmentally minded investors to seek their green elsewhere. Avoid.

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