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Lloyds share price hits 6-week high following PM May’s defeat
Lloyds share price (LON:LLOY) has hit a 6-week high following Theresa May's devastating defeat in the house of commons.
Lloyds share price was up over...
Pub Group shares rise over strong Christmas trading
City Pub Group (LON: CPC) has reported a positive start to the year, revealing strong Christmas trading.
In the 52 weeks to the end of...
London house prices fall as Brexit uncertainty bites
London house prices fell 1.2 per cent month-on-month in November, according to the latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Overall, annual house...
Shares
Shares in Debenhams tumble as outlook downgraded
Shares in Debenhams slid 7% on Thursday morning after Moody's Investors Service changed the department store's outlook from stable to negative.
"Today's change in outlook reflects...
Primark exceeds expectations and plans new mega store
Much to the delight of its owners Associated British Foods Plc (LON:ABF), Primark exceeded expectations for Christmas trading, despite what they described as a...
CyanConnode revenue jumps significantly on Nordic and Indian growth
CyanConnode (LON:CYAN) released a positive trading update on Thursday pointing to significantly higher revenues in 2018, propelled by organic growth in India and the...
Ten opportunities 2 double in 2019: First two recommendations by Jon...
Our veterans know the ground rules, we pick the companies you do the trading. Our guideline is that if our tip has not worked...
Crowdfunding
Funding Circle ends 2018 ahead of expectations
Leading small and medium enterprise lending company, Funding Circle, has posted its fourth quarter results on Thursday, topping expectations.
For the three months to 31...
Cannabis and FinTech firms the most likely to be funded in...
Cannabis and Finch firms are among the businesses most likely to be funded in 2019, Crowdcube has revealed in a company statement.
The crowdfunding platform...
Features
How the internet has opened up investment
The past two decades have seen the number of active traders grow from a few thousand to an astonishing 9.6 million. What has made...
Brexit: an imperfect storm
This piece is by no means factual, nor is it exhaustive or representative of the views of my peers. It is simply my unenlightened...
Supermarket Christmas sales: winners and losers
It’s been almost two weeks since we entered 2019 and the leading UK supermarkets have begun to announce their Christmas trading figures. With mixed results,...
Fine wine market 2018 review and 2019 outlook
Wine market performance for 2018
As we finish it is an ideal time for investors to reflect on the performance of the fine wine market...
Commodities & FX
Oil prices plunge amid U.S oversupply fears
Oil prices fell more than 4% on Tuesday amid output concerns in U.S and Russia.
Prices fell despite output cut agreements from the Organisation of...
Frontera Resources shares rise amid financing update
Frontera Resources shares (LON:FRR) ticked up on Wednesday after the company issued an update on financing.
The oil and gas exploration company announced it had...