Stockwatch: Competing for attention
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
This has been a week of dull news and JPMorgan is to blame. The Scrip electronic post-bag has been overflowing with press releases on Interim Management Statements, reviews of recent achievements, and minor service deals dressed up as strategically significant developments. In short, a lot of companies have been fairly desperate to find something new to say to the media to decorate their appearance at the year’s first and – some would argue – most important investment conference of the year.