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3i Group shares received a 'hold' recommendation in the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. While its financial are solid and investors are happy with the more than threefold rise delivered under CEO Simon Borrows, the private equity group is facing ever more pressure for buyouts.
Higher food and fuel prices drove inflation to a three-year zenith of 2% in January, up from 1. 6% in December, with more increases coming as the year progresses. Figures from the Office for National Statistics are expected to confirm the jump in inflation this week, the Sunday Telegraph said, while price hies from energy companies and shortages of vegetables accelerating the rise in coming months.
