In addition, a firm's investment bankers will be barred from putting pressure on analysts to change their views on a company.

Two other reports today had a similar split effect on analysts.

But a more important reason for the pro-Jiang campaign may be the retirement pressures on senior military leaders, diplomats and political analysts here say.

This is not lost on analysts.

This additional view also discusses the question of pressure on analysts, and recommends caution in implementing reforms in the intelligence community.

Research experts at other banks in Europe have been closely following the case, and were particularly concerned after the 2004 decision about its effect on analysts.

Standards are needed to deal with pressures on analysts from institutional investors and corporate issuers, he said.

The price of gold bullion began to fall dramatically on Friday, April 12, 2013 and analysts frantically sought explanations.

In fact, studios need them more than ever to help recoup costs early on, say analysts.

One poster on the Greenberg blog went so far as to praise Apple for making things tough on analysts.