SMIN · story · 28 October – 29 October
Smiths Group · 3 headlines from 3 outlets, from 28 October 2026 to 29 October 2026.
A phosphate producer in Saudi Arabia has contracted John Crane for a reliability programme lasting three years.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
IndexBox is the largest at 8.7, ahead of Passionate In Marketing (7.5). Biz Today is the smallest at 6.3.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| IndexBox | 8.7 |
| Passionate In Marketing | 7.5 |
| Biz Today | 6.3 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| IndexBox | 1 | +8.7 |
| Passionate In Marketing | 1 | +7.5 |
| Biz Today | 1 | +6.3 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +8.7 | Multi-year service contract with a Saudi producer adds to John Crane's order book. |
| +6.3 | John Crane, a Smiths division, wins reliability work at phosphate sites.} |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +7.5 | John Crane, a Smiths division, wins multi-year service contract in Saudi Arabia. |
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