Broker snap: KBC downgrades Kewill after profit warning (ShareCast)

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Shares in the logistics software company Kewill crashed Tuesday morning after a profit warning. Broker KBC Peel Hunt has added to misery by downgrading the stock to “hold”.

Broker snap: KBC trims Carluccio's estimates (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Broker KBC Peel Hunt has trimmed its earnings estimates for restaurateur Carluccio's after the restaurant chain warned that pre-opening costs taken this year for branches due to open in 2009 will mean 2008 profits come in below expectations.

Texas shuts down data broker's firms (Rocky Mountain News)

Texas regulators say they have shut down a Colorado-based data broker and his Internet companies, allegedly for using fraudulent means to market consumers' private telephone records.

South Africa: Labour Broker Firms Challenge Tender Process (AllAfrica.com)

Four labour broker firms are planning to challenge the City of Cape Town's decision not to award them contracts, claiming the process was procedurally unfair and that tenders were awarded in a flawed process.

Broker snap: Altium trims JJB price target (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Sportswear retailer JJB Sports was on the back foot Monday morning after broker Altium Securities cut its price target.