On Wednesday, gunmakers and shooting accessory equities watched their shares rally, as the Democrat Party take the upper hand in the US Senate. Among these equities was US consumer favourite Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWBI), famous, among other things, for their revolver pistols. The company watched its shares rally by more than 18% on Wednesday. Now […]

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2020 has proven to be a year of challenges, loss and opportunity for investors and wider society alike. One of the discussions being had during the pandemic has been the need to diversify holdings, and spread both risk and rewards across a wider range of asset classes. The discussion about alternative investment should not be […]

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Having fallen on Monday, the price of gold rose by 1.25% on Tuesday, as traders reacted to a weakening dollar and expectations of a compromise-ready Fed meeting on Wednesday. With Fed stimulus coming at some point (hopefully soon), and talk of negative rates being floated around again following the latest London lockdown announcement, there is […]

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Speaking in the Commons on Monday, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said that the UK government had informed the WHO about a new strain of the Covid virus spreading in southeast England. Discovered by Porton Down Laboratory scientists, the new Covid strain is not currently viewed as more serious than previously-known variants. Mr Hancock added that […]

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Setting out what has been a challenging and resilient year of trading, Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (LON:SDP) Chairman, Nicholas Smith, walked investors through the fund’s 2020 results and dividend payments. In what will be Mr Smith’s final year at the helm, he stated that the fund’s NAV produced a positive NAV return of 17.7%, outperforming its […]

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British videogame developer, Codemasters (AIM:CDM) watched its shares soar on Monday, as it announced it would turn down a takeover offer from Take-Two Interactive, in favour of the bid made by Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA). The company statement said that “Following the announcement today of a recommended cash offer for Codemasters Group Holdings plc by […]

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Consumer defensive giant, Unilever (LON:ULVR), looks to take its next step towards becoming the FTSE 100 sustainability trailblazer, as it asks its shareholders to vote on its climate transition action plan. The company said that the move represents “the first time a major global company has voluntarily committed to put its climate transition plans before a […]

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British pharma blue chip, AstraZeneca (LON:AZN), announced on Monday that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alexion Pharmaceuticals. The company said that Alexion shareholders will each receive $60 in cash, and 2.1243 AstraZeneca American Depositary Shares for each Alexion share. Based on AZN’s reference average ADR price of $54.14, this implies a […]

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Likely not much of a surprise to many readers, but the Brexit posturing continued from both sides this week – meaning any possible Deal will now be struck at the ‘eleventh hour’. With the prospect of a blockbuster end to the year, a lot of discussion is being had about fishing rights and state aid, […]

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Capping off an altogether mixed week, FTSE indexes finished Friday with a slump, having decided to go into the weekend with the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit as the main takeaway. Down by 0.80%, the FTSE 100 reversed its mid-week gains and finished at 6,546 points, just shy of where it began on Monday. Meanwhile, […]

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With bank pay-outs on ice, Q3 dividends hit their lowest level since the financial crash aftermath in 2010 – down by 49.1% on a headline basis, to £18.0 billion. Of the estimated £14.7 billion of cuts during the third quarter, some two fifths of this number came from bank dividend reductions, due to Bank of […]

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FTSE 100 listed engineering firm, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR), watched its shares drop around 9% on Friday, as the company laid bare the challenging year its had, and the harsh realities of restructuring. During the 11-month period to the end of November, the company reported that large engine LTSA invoiced flying hours fell to approximately […]

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‘Sustainable Transformation Accelerator’, Novethic, announced on Thursday that it has launched ‘MARKET DATA’, a quarterly summary of three trends within the European sustainable funds market. The organization said that the three thematic Market Data publications are based on ‘in-depth’ research and new additions to the Novethic databases. It added that investors will benefit from the […]

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Environmental engineering, wastewater treatment and renewable energy solutions company, BiON (AIM:BION), has made its first strides into the solar photovoltaic market, with the establishment of its new subsidiary, BiON Suria Sdn Bhd, and the conditional acquisition of solar assets. Through BiON Suria, the company hopes to leverage the market opportunity offered by Malaysian government support […]

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Data provided by Dutch financial services platform, Bankr , showed that between November 9 and December 8, Bitcoin miners collected a total of $551.45 million in revenue, with a daily average of around $18.38 million. The highest daily figure corresponded with a Bitcoin surge, which saw revenues hit $21.76 million on December 3. Meanwhile, the […]

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Despite COVID uncertainty, FTSE 250 listed JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust (LON:JFJ) boasted ‘very strong returns’ during the financial year ended 30 September 2020. The company said that its benchmark, the TOPIX, had fallen by as much as 30% by late March, having hit an all-time-high just four months prior. Despite this, the company reported that […]

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Finishing the day without making any notable ground, global equities appeared largely unphased by the positive chatter surrounding US stimulus talks. In spite of fresh calls for stimulus, there seems to be some disagreement over whether there’s a total gridlock, or whether we’ll see a new deal tabled within the next week or so. Responding […]

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Gasification tech solutions company, EQTEC plc (AIM:EQT), announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to take full ownership of the Deeside Refuse Derived Fuel Project, via the acquisition of Logik WTE Limited. The company said this latest acquisition is part of a portfolio under review of waste to energy infrastructure. Assuming the requisite […]

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Data from financial education service, Buy Shares, indicated that the number of companies trading on the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSE) dropped by 396 – or 16.63% – between the Novembers of 2015 and 2020. In 2015, the number of companies listed on the LSE stood at 2380, though this number had fallen to 1984 by […]

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Global B2B information service provider, Euromoney Institutional Investor (LON:ERM), announced the $14.5 million acquisition of WealthEngine Inc. WealthEngine is a Software as a Service platform that provides data-driven intelligence analytics to wealth managers, luxury brands and not-for-profit organisations. The company profiles US individuals in order to identify potential donors and customers for its clients, with […]

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Reporting its performance for the three months of trading ended October 31, heating and plumbing specialists, Ferguson plc (LON:FERG), announced bumper profits during Q1 2021. The company’s revenues bounced 3.1% year-on-year, up to $5.37 billion, while its gross margin narrowed slightly, down by 0.1%, to 29.6%. Its main progress was seen in the company’s profits, […]

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Between the end of March and end of September, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (LON:SEQI) has boasted “solid progress despite [a] challenging environment”. During the six-month period, the company reported a share price return of 14.4% during the period, with a 37.8% increase posted in the three-month period between March 18 and June 18 2020. […]

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Rallying by as much as 3% at one point, the FTSE now sits roughly where it started towards the end of the Monday session. The closing stages of trading, and where things pick up on Tuesday, will surely be influenced by the sentiment towards the Brexit talks between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen. […]

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Cigarette manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (LON:BATS), watched its share rally on the appointment of its new Non-Executive Director, Darrell Thomas. Mr Thomas will join the Board in the Non-Executive Director role, and as a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees, with effect from December 7 2020. Coming into the role, he brings ‘significant’ […]

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DIY and home improvement retailer, Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF), announced ion Monday that it would return all of the UK and Republic of Ireland business rates relief received as a result of the COVID crisis. The news followed an earlier announcement by the company that it had repaid the full £23 million it received under the […]

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According to contingency plans being developed by the UK government, ‘tens of millions’ of vaccines produced in Belgium will be flown into Britain via military aircraft, to sidestep customs delays caused by the Brexit transition. MoD and Department of Health and Social Care sources told the Observer that ‘large consignments’ of vaccines would be brought […]

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Hitting a nine-month high, the FTSE 100 finished the week at the front of the global equities pack, beating its Eurozone and US counterparts thanks to the continued recovery of Shell (LON:RDSA) and BP (LON:BP). Oil majors saw the UK index enjoy a happy Friday, rising 0.92%, to 6,550.23 – its highest level since the […]

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Amid social distancing and economic uncertainty, hampered retail activity was reflected in the share price and third quarter results of fashion brand, Express Inc (NYSE:EXPR). The company said that third quarter comparable sales fell by 30% year-on-year, while consolidated net sales dropped 34%, to $322.1 million. Express Inc said these falls came as a result […]

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FTSE 100 listed sports betting platform, Flutter Entertainment (LON:FLTR), watched its shares add 13% on Thursday, as it announced that it had entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 37.2% interest in New York-based gambling company, FanDuel. The deal would see Flutter Entertainment take over the stake currently held by Fastball for a consideration […]

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Accoridng to new analysis from ETF provider GraniteShares, some 493 companies London Stock Exchange listed companies either cancelled, cut or suspended their dividend during the first eleven months of the year. The company’s data suggest that 90.26% of these downgrades occurred between the start of the year and July 24th, with an additional 10.78% of […]

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LSE-listed fintech, Mode Global Holdings (LON:MODE), has been on the right side of the recent Bitcoin surge, with the company reporting that in-platform trading volumes spiked by 950% between August and November. The company said that customers have been using their app to buy and hold Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency hit its highest price since […]

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Respiratory equipment manufacturer and military and police supplier, Avon Rubber (LON:AVON) watched its shares slide on Tuesday, following the publication of its full-year results. The data showed that the company’s revenue shot up by 30.8% year-on-year, to £168 million, while its closing order book finished 117.4% ahead of the previous year, at £79.8 million. On […]

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Shares in British security firm G4S (LON:GFS) rallied on Tuesday, in response to a revised takeover bid made during a competitive acquisition battle between Garda World Security Corporation (TSE:GW) and Allied Universal Services LLC. G4S said that it notes the recent announcement made by Garda, in which it stated that it had made an unsolicited […]

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Speaking earlier in the year, Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew bailey, said that he wouldn’t take negative interest rates off the table, if lenders and consumers required extra incentive to loosen their strings during the COVID downturn recovery. Interestingly, though, research conducted by FJP Investment indicates that half of UK investors are concerned […]

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Pecious metals mining company, Polymetal (LON:POLY), watched its shares rally on Tuesday following its announcement that it had entered a new joint venture. The deal sees the company invest an initial $0.5 million in exchange for a junior holding in the exploration licence, and a 35% stake in the mining of the Pekinskaya area, Taimyr […]

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Depending on your perspective, Chinese stocks like Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, NIO and Xpeng, are either tenacious super-growers or worrying adversaries. These super Sino equities have followed the lead of US ecommerce, media and EV titans, but all gained scale at frightening speed. The wind appears to have been temporarily knocked out of their sails, though, […]

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Brent Crude and WTI oil prices fell on Monday, with the hopeful mood surrounding the latest OPEC meeting undone by unsettling disunity. The OPEC+ summit finished the day without a decision on whether to delay production increases, and the ensuing discomfort of commodities traders was reflected in price movements as the day progressed. Making its […]

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Last Friday, fund management group Baillie Gifford joined ranks of investors and social media users in criticising the CSR and sustainability credentials of online fashion store, Boohoo Group (AIM:BOO). This followed the announcement that Boohoo would be bringing in renowned judge, Sir Brian Levison, and auditors KPMG, to probe the company’s internal ethics. The decision […]

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AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) watched its shares rise on Monday, on news that its Forxiga chronic heart failure treatment has been approved in Japan. The company said that heart failure affects around 64 million people worldwide, with at least half of whom suffering from a reduced ejection fraction (when the left ventricle cannot contract adequately and therefore […]

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Video advertising specialists, Tremor International Ltd (AIM:TRMR), watched their shares boom on Monday, with the company announcing a bumper end to their full-year 2020. Among its key performance indicators, the company noted that private marketplace revenues grew dramatically year-on-year, up 1,519% in the third quarter and 1,095% during the fourth quarter. Similarly, the Group watched […]

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Multinational insurance firm, Aviva plc (LON:AV) announced on Monday that it had completed the sale of a majority shareholding in Aviva Singapore to a consortium headed up by Singapore Life Ltd. The company will be renamed ‘Aviva Singlife Holdings Pte Ltd’. The transaction was completed for a total consideration of SGD 2.7 billion (£1.51 billion), […]

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Backed by Volkswagen, and Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, EV battery startup Quantumscape (NYSE:QS) listed on the NYSE on Friday, and watched its shares soar more than 57% on its first day of trading. The news followed the conclusion of QuantumScape’s business combination with special purpose acquisition company, Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp (NYSE:KCAC). On the 25th […]

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It feels as though we’re copy and pasting an old story. The pound sterling drops as two sides willing to negotiate and unwilling to compromise, hit another stalemate over the allocation of post Brexit fishing rights. Michel Barnier made his way to London on Friday, following news that the UK negotiating team had turned down […]

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Consumer defensive sector giant, Unilever (LON:ULVR), has been on the lips of several pundits over the past few weeks, with the stock looking value-for-money versus the role it plays in the Western retail sector. Indeed, with a p/e ratio of 17.44, six versus three analyst Buy and Sell stances respectively, and a healthy 3.42% dividend […]

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Aquaculture specialists, Benchmark Holdings (AIM:BMK), saw its shares slide as it posted the results from a challenging full year of trading. The company’s revenues dropped 14.83%, down from £124 million to £105.6 million. This was led by a 40.22% drop in its Health segment revenues and a 22.25% fall in its core Advanced Nutrition sector […]

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Cut-price pub chain, JD Wetherspoon (LON:JDW), saw its shares slide on Friday, as It announced 42% of its entire UK estate would remain closed, subject to new tier restrictions beginning next week. The company said that of its outlets, 13 pubs in England and 51 in Wales would be classified as being in tier one […]

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Music streaming giant, Spotify (NYSE:SPOT), announced that its subscriber base soared by 27% in the third quarter, up to a total of 144 million. Similarly, the company stated that its monthly active users bounced 29% year-on-year, up to 320 million. According to research published by Comprar Acciones, Spotify had just (I know, just) 18 million […]

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Still mulling over Monday’s gains, global equities had to settle for an uneventful Thanksgiving Thursday, as US traders busied themselves with carving turkey. In a directionless session, lacking much in the way of either volume or movement, non-US stocks didn’t post any performances worth noting, with any developments likely to be reversed once the Dow […]

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Environment and energy efficiency specialised merchant bank, Turquoise, announced on Thursday that it had completed its fifth deal on behalf of the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2. This latest deal was part of a £760,000 funding round, and saw the European Regional Development Fund-backed organisation invest in LED light specialists, Kubos Semiconductors. Using technology derived […]

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Trading platform, IG Prime, published a white paper laying out the views of 253 hedge fund managers, on which sectors are most likely to grow over the next twelve months. Within the 41-page document, titled ‘Hedge fund trends: Covid-19 vs the global financial crisis’, 73% of those surveyed said that health and pharma will increase […]

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Tech service provider to the promotional products industry, The Pebble Group (AIM:PEBB), watched its shares soar on Thursday as it published a performance update illustrating determined performance during the pandemic, and revealing that full-year results were on track to meet market expectations. Its Facilisgroup segment – an ecommerce platform for promo products businesses in North […]

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This year has seen the rise of hydrogen fuel cell backers such as Nikola Corp and Plug Power, and recent entries from forward-thinking blue chips like Hyundai. In fact, the latter is committed enough that in October, it announced that it would use around 70,000 ounces of platinum per year in its fuel cell stacks […]

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FTSE 100 listed water management company, United Utilities (LON:UU), published its half-year results on Wednesday, illustrating a challenging period of pandemic trading. While reported profit after tax rose from £158.6 million to £162 million, the company’s reported operating profit fell 16.84% to £318.5 million, while its underlying profit after tax dropped 16.02%, from £207.2 million […]

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US blue chip equities index, the Dow Jones, set a fresh all-time record, as it bounced over 440 points and hit 30,034 points. Beating its previous record of 29,989 points booked at the end of 2019, the US index was buoyed by rallies posted by COVID-suffering equities in finance, commodities, air travel and film. Chevron […]

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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) watched its shares climb by around 25% on Monday, following news that it had made a significant tech announcement, and released a limited-edition model of its P-7 Sedan at the Guangzhou auto show. Having posted positive earnings last Friday, and seen its shares rise more than 10%, the company […]

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Shock, the third Monday in a row where vaccine news push value stocks higher. Though underwhelming, the AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) vaccine trial results shoved long-suffering air travel, financial and commodities stocks higher, once again. Across the FTSE 100, air travel stocks led the way, with Rolls Royce soaring 7.60%, while IAG bounced around 5.50%. Meanwhile, mining […]

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Hit hard during the pandemic, these consumer conglomerates are ideal picks for the old investment adage: buy into what you actually use. And indeed, you’d likely lead a pretty sheltered existence if you hadn’t stumbled across either a Unilever (LON:ULVR) or Diageo (LON:DGE) product. Using the Warren Buffet philosophy of buying into ‘exceptional companies’ – […]

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With the UK suffering more than most at the hand of the COVID pandemic – and watching its GDP shed 19.8% during the second quarter – it appears only natural that investors are chomping at the bit, and trying to climb aboard the British economic recovery train. Having displayed some optimism following Pfizer and Moderna […]

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Unsure of what to do with themselves after a mixed week, global equities posted relatively modest movements as they responded to a varied bag of news updates on vaccine updates, retail sales and US stimulus. Between Pfizer and Moderna one-upping each-other with positive news, markets have been spurred on since the booming US election week. […]

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The Treasury, Bank of England and FCA announced on Friday that they’d be convening to try and facilitate increased investment in ‘productive finance’. The organisations said that productive finance is that which expands productive capacity, sustainable growth and economic contributions. The FCA stated that areas requiring investment include: “plant and equipment (which can help businesses […]

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Aerospace and defence manufacturing firm, BAE Systems (LON:BA), watched its shares continue their upward climb on Friday, following the government’s announcement of a £16.5 billion injection into the Defence budget. While in real terms the boost will actually increase the Defence budget by £7 billion (according to the IFS’s Ben Zaranko), that amount is certainly […]

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Media speculation has been corroborated by Telit Communications (AIM:TCM) regarding chatter about a preliminary merger proposal it received from Swiss semi-conductor manufacturer, u-blox (SWX:UBXN). Under the terms of the proposal, Telit Communications shareholders would receive u-blox shares with a value of £2.50 per Telit share. This, based on the proposal‘s assumptions, would result in shareholders […]

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Sitting atop the Nasdaq as trading closed on Thursday, home audio innovators Sonos (NASDAQ:SONO) saw their share price rocket on a double-barrelled packet of good news for its investors. The company swung from a $29.6 million loss to $18.4 million income year-on-year during the fourth quarter. Similarly, revenue jumped by 16%, to $339.8 million, while […]

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Tech and growth stock-heavy index, the Nasdaq Composite, escaped the market correction on Thursday, as virus fears crunched over-extended value equities. European equities fell sharply during the morning, with the DAX and CAC falling 0.88% and 0.67% apiece. Following was the FTSE, who, having suffered 5% losses by Kingfisher and Johnson Matthey, extended yesterday’s losses, […]

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Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc (LON:ORIT) announced on Thursday that it had secured a £150 million rolling credit facility from a group of five lenders. The credit facility, provided by provided by Banco de Sabadell, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. London Branch, National Australia Bank, NatWest and Santander, has a term of three years, an interest rate […]

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British soft drinks producer, Nichols plc (AIM:NICL) watched its shares leak value as its revenues slid down during the nine months to September 30 2020. The company’s statement said that, “As anticipated in the Group’s Interim Results in July, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has continued to impact the soft drinks industry.” While it enjoyed ‘strong’ […]

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FTSE 100 listed chemicals and tech company, Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT), watched its share price shed 5% on Thursday, as the company saw its bottom line contract significantly during the recent half-year of trading. The company reported that sales fell by 20%, driven by reduced demand for its Clean Air, Efficient Natural Resources and New Markets […]

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Hardware and DIY retailer, Kingfisher (LON:KGF) saw its shares slide as it built on its sales during the third and fourth quarters. The company boasted “strong performance across all retail banners and categories, with growth in overall footfall and average transaction value”. With sales of £3.5 billion, Kingfisher reported 17.2% group-wide growth during the third […]

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Fintech firm, Glint Pay, announced on Wednesday that it has taken its ‘first major steps’ in offering a gold-based corporate facility, as investment manager, Perspective Investments, opened a business account and became the fintech’s largest corporate client. Perspective Investments said they will use their Glint Pay business account to store capital, and will offer employees […]

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While not moving quite as enthusiastically as they did after previous vaccine updates, Pfizer‘s latest news saw global equities nudge higher on Wednesday. Noticeably muted, though, was the FTSE. Having led the pack in recent vaccine news rallies, the index was weighed the pound rising on renewed Brexit hopes. While the Dow Jones rallied by […]

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FTSE 100 listed steam management and engineering firm, Spirax-Sarco (LON:SPX), saw its shares fall on Wednesday, as the company noted the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic on industrial activity. During the second quarter, industrial production (IP) fell by 12%. Although this improved to a 4% year-on-year decline during the third quarter, the company noted […]

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On the announcement that Elon Musk’s electric vehicle and solar power company would enter the S&P 500 next month, Tesla shares rallied over 13% during after-market trading. The company are set to enter the blue chip index on the quarterly rebalancing on December 21. And, having seen shares spike when they first qualified for S&P […]

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New research published by behavioural finance experts, Oxford Risk, revealed that during the initial COVID stock market shock and first lockdown, 8% of savers and investors sold off some of their shares or took money out of the stock market. Of the number who own shares, 34% said they now own fewer than they did […]

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Robotic automation specialists, Blue Prism (AIM:PRSM), saw its shares soar as it posted strong full-year performance, in spit of COVID-19 challenges. The company said that full year bookings of £180 million – £122 million of which was new business – contributed to what the company’s anticipated revenue growth of around 40% year-on-year. Blue Prism added […]

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Provider of software solutions for the US healthcare sector, Craneware (AIM:CRW) saw its shares bounce on Tuesday, as it announced a “return to strong sales growth” ahead of its AGM. The company said that trading during the first four months of the fiscal year were ahead of management expectations, and “considerably ahead” of the same […]

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Speaking ahead of the US election, blue chip investment managers, BlackRock, said that tense competition would continue between the US and China regarding tech, trade and investment. However, they believe a Biden presidency will also herald a return to ‘predictable’ trade and foreign policy, which would support emerging market assets and broader risk sentiment in […]

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The FTSE was among the biggest index winners on Monday, led by a surge in the previously COVID-stricken equities, as Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced that its vaccine candidate had a 94.5% efficacy rate. Logistical issues will remain an ongoing concern going forwards. However, the Moderna vaccine doesn’t require the same extreme cold storage as its Pfizer […]

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British precious metals dealer, Direct Bullion, stated on Monday that it believes the gold price will ‘break new records in 2021’, with lingering economic uncertainty driving demand for the commodity in the new year. Despite a predicted 9% increase in production in 2021, Metal Focus expects gold to remain high, and above $2,000 per troy […]

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has brought in a raft of green finance initiatives in an effort to de-carbonise the UK economy. However, in a letter sent to the Chancellor, think-tanks, academics, researchers and financiers have outlined their concerns, with all signatories agreeing that Sunak’s new measures rely too heavily on market mechanisms. The Chancellor’s green finance […]

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US biotech firm Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced on Monday that its vaccine candidate has an efficacy rate of 94.5%. Similarly, Belgian company Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), announced that it would begin its phase three UK trials on Monday. “It is really important we pursue many different vaccines from many different manufactures,” said […]

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FTSE 100 listed mining blue chip, Antofagasta (LON:ANTO), watched its shares rally during Monday morning trading, as the company announced that two of its projects would be committed to the Copper Mark. The Centinela and Zaldívar projects will now be assessed versus the Copper Mark’s assurance framework, which the company says is designed to demonstrate […]

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After a harsh year for oil traders, in which some blue chip equities hit twenty-year lows, the short-lived enthusiasm for a COVID vaccine has seen oil prices slump once again at the end of the week. Speaking on Thursday, the IEA reiterated the sentiment of other sceptics, saying that, “It is far too early to […]

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Gold as currency fintech firm, Glint Pay, has continued its expansion since its Crowdcube campaign in 2018. Today, it announced that it had secured an additional £2.5 million in funding to support its growth, to 138,000 active users in the next twelve months. The funding news follows the launch of Glint Pay’s peer-to-peer transfer facility […]

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Respiratory drug developers, Synairgen (AIM:SNG), saw their shares rally by almost a third on Friday, as the company reports that its SG016 trial demonstrated the efficacy of its SNG001 treatment in treating patients with COVID-19. The company posted its recent trial data in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, which illustrated ‘positive topline results’ from a […]

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Recruitment consultancy firm Nakama (AIM:NAK) saw its shares dip by as much as 28% at one point on Friday, as the company laid bare the bleak outlook for its trading and cash flow. The company, which operates across web, interactive, digital media, IT and business change sectors, fleshed out its earlier COVID-related announcement back in […]

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Having fallen during the week before last, global equities have since been spurred by the Joe Biden victory and Pfizer vaccine hopes. On Thursday, however, some of the good-feeling steam wore off, as investors greedily priced in potential upsides in the short-term. Choosing to be overly optimistic in the moment, markets are now watching equities […]

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FTSE 100 listed gambling company, GVC Holdings (LON:GVC), announced on Thursday that it would be implementing a ‘Sustainability Charter’, with the Group stating their view that “the most sustainable business in our industry will be the most successful business in our industry”. As part of this drive for conscientious gambling, the company has what it […]

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Pfizer’s vaccine announcement saw gold and gilts sell off, while European equities rallied by 5% on Monday. Meanwhile, the tech stocks that boomed during the pandemic – and last week – saw the Nasdaq drop by 1.5% on the same day as Eurozone markets flew. Fast-rising home delivery stocks, Ocado and Just Eat, shed 5.21% […]

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Having watched its share price crash to half the level it began the year at, FTSE 100 listed event organiser, Informa (LON:INF), has published another update showing that recovery is on the horizon. The company that its COVID Financing Action Plan is now complete, which will provide it with “long-term Stability and Security in relation […]

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FTSE 100 listed aerospace and defence manufacturing firm, BAE Systems (LON:BA), saw its shares climb higher on Wednesday, with the company noting that orders were ahead of its pre-COVID predictions. BAE stated that demand remains ‘high’, and celebrated the German Parliament’s decision to approve the purchase of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, which it said was […]

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Having cheered on the news of Pfizer’s (NSYE:PFE) vaccine candidate demonstrating 90% efficacy, global equities heavily priced in COVID challenges being overcome, and favoured pandemic casualties during trading on Tuesday. Leading the charge and at one point up by almost 18%, Lloyds finished up by 6.63%, up to 32.82p a share. Following close behind were […]

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Serving up the latest hot slice of catchy soundbite, the Labour Party has taken ownership of the ‘Build Back Better‘ campaign, and called for the government to ‘Build it in Britain’, with a Biden-esque recovery driven by the green economy. The call from the UK’s largest opposition party comes ahead of next month’s Comprehensive Spending […]

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce the launch of the UK governments first ‘green gilts’, which will be used to boost its low-carbon investment capabilities. These targeted bond mechanisms follow the lead of 16 other countries, including Sweden and Germany, and will aid in government efforts to invest in green infrastructure projects – including […]

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Posting its figures for the Q2, between July and September, the Financial Ombudsman Service revealed that complaint volumes were up 20% on the same period last year, following the introduction of business loans such as the Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan. The Financial Ombudsman said that it had seen a ‘significant’ […]

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Sleep? Sorry – don’t know them. As forecast, the US Presidential Election has been drawn-out, dramatic and all-consuming. But, rather than buckle under the strain, global equities spent the majority of the week absolutely soaring. Rallying at their fastest rate since April, US big tech stocks led the way, with Alphabet rising by 8%; Amazon, […]

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Despite being wrong about pricing in a decisive Democrat victory, markets were happy to settle with Biden as favourite to win the presidency, as they continued the boom started on Monday. Since Wednesday morning, investors have married optimism over a Biden win with lingering uncertainty, with the result being large buy-ups of monolithic tech equities […]

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In its statement on Thursday, the Bank of England said “there are signs that consumer spending has softened across a range of high-frequency indicators, while investment intentions have remained weak”. This, and the need to help the government introduce renewed fiscal support during lockdown, saw the central bank announce an additional £150 billion in QE. […]

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Shares of ride hailing apps Uber (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) shot up well over 10% on Wednesday, as the companies won bids to continue classifying their drivers as independent contractors in the state of California. The development marks the overturn of what the BBC described as a ‘landmark labour law’, which was passed in 2019 […]

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On Wednesday, investors responded to election result uncertainty by heavily backing proven winners and market leaders, and this saw an enormous uptick in US big tech stocks. After making upwards movements of around 3% in futures, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite then saw additional growth, up around 4% – at 11,605 points. This tech stock storm […]

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IHS Markit‘s PMI data illustrated that business activity in the service sector had demonstrated a ‘much weaker rise’ in October, with the rate of expansion at its slowest rate for four months. The research group also noted that the rate of new work fell for the first time since June, while hospitality, transport and leisure […]

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FTSE-listed packaging company Smurfit Kappa (LON:SKG) watched its shares bounce to around 5% on Wednesday morning, on news of strong Q3 earnings that put it on track to hit its full-year target. Having posted EBITDA of €1.13 billion for the year-to-date, the company boasted an EBITDA margin of 17.8% and ‘particularly pleasing’ third quarter EBITDA […]

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15:17 – Georgia to initiate recount With Biden pulling out a lead over Trump in Pennsylvania, a recount has been confirmed in the state of Georgia, with just 1,000 votes separating the two candidates. While expected to occur, the Georgia recount marks the first in a possible sequence of many hold-ups which could see the […]

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On the list of things markets hate, uncertainty, political conflict, and drawn-out disruption must all rank fairly highly among the top downside risk factors. Despite that, and ahead of what may end up being a closer-fought contest than many anticipated, global equities shot up at an unreasonable rate on the eve of the US Presidential […]

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Rainbow Rare Earths Limited (AIM:RBW) watched its shares surge on Tuesday, following the announcement that it had signed an agreement for co-development of the Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project in South Africa, with Bosveld Phosphates Limited. The company said the project comprises around 35 million tonnes of gypsum, with rare earth earth elements in situ grade […]

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Energy efficiency innovator, Inspirit Energy Holdings plc (AIM:INSP), saw its shares soar on Tuesday, as it announced it had agreed a letter of support for the development of a Waste Heat Recovery system with Volvo Penta (STO:VOL-B). The news followed a successful model design and application demo with the Swedish supplier of marine and industrial […]

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On Monday the Treasury announced that it would be extending its emergency business loan schemes to enable SMEs to ‘top up’ their borrowing, in an effort to help companies survive the new English (and perhaps soon UK-wide) COVID lockdown. As per the new amendments announced by the Chancellor, businesses will have until the end of […]

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Shrugging off some of last week’s losses, global equities decided Monday was a time to be bullish. Given the broad macroeconomic and political outlook, you’d think they wouldn’t have much to be positive about, but perhaps that’s just it – they priced in potential downsides too hard before trading. Alternatively, things are set to get […]

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Zircon and titanium-focused mining company, Pathfinder Minerals PLC (LON:PFP), announced on Monday that should it fail to reach an amicable arrangement on disputed licences, it will seek recourse to the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between the UK and Mozambique, signed in 2004. The news follows a move by local actors in 2011, to take away […]

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Service-provider and logistics giant, Serco Group plc (LON:SRP), announced on Monday that it will be losing its stake in managing the Atomic Weapons Establishment – the body responsible for the supply and upkeep of the UK’s nuclear warheads. The AWE plc consortium, made up of Serco (24.5%), Lockheed Martin (51%) and Jacobs (24.5%), was informed […]

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Appearing languid during the first half, the prime minister’s Halloween announcement of a second lockdown will do little to boost the balance sheets of breweries in the closing stages of 2020. Speaking on COVID challenges and the outlook for the beer industry, Mark Lynch, Partner at Oghma Partners, said: “Results from Carlsberg, Heineken, ABInBev for […]

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With daily COVID cases breaking the 500,000 threshold, the final bell on Friday marks the end of a week that global equities would rather forget. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem likely, with a busy and nail-biting smorgasbord of headlines for investors to consider next week. For today, the picture was rather bleak. Despite Eurozone GDP posting […]

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Portfolios have had to use their back-up parachutes this week, having used their first ones on March’s market free-fall. After three days of consecutive losses, global equities pretty much held their ground on Thursday, thanks to ECB stimulus and GDP announcements. Speaking earlier in the day, IG Chief Market Analyst, Chris Beauchamp, said: “A degree […]

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Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc (LON:ORIT) announced on Thursday that it had acquired 100% of the Cerisou wind farm, a construction-ready project in the Vienne department of France. The project has been acquired from RES SAS, part of the RES Group, a global developer and operator of renewable energy assets. The deal was done for […]

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Ever since Kier Starmer won the leadership contest, the feeling was that Jeremy Corbyn’s days in the Labour Party were numbered. Not because he’d leave, but because he is the uncompromising left-wing voice that the Starmer cohort see as unelectable. Without suggesting that today’s EHRC findings were in any way geared towards a coup against […]

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It’s still an election, twenty new COVID policy measures, and a Christmas dinner away, but its worth trying to anticipate what equities will look like as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. And, here are three factors to consider. The Christmas COVID Crunch Despite the police commissioner’s misguided tough guy comments about breaking […]

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US-based international parcel company, UPS (NYSE:UPS) saw its shares drop on Tuesday, despite posting some healthy financial gains during third quarter trading. The company booked Q3 consolidated revenue of $21.2 billion, up 15.9% year-on-year. Similarly, the company’s consolidated average daily volume increased 13.5% on-year, while net income rose by 11.8% and 10.7% on an adjusted […]

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The COVAX Facility is led by the Gavi vaccine alliance group, and has the goal of allowing companies and researchers to collaborate, and develop, produce and provide equitable access to COVID tests, treatments and vaccines. In service of this alliance, UK health giant GSK (LON:GSK) and French pharma blue chip Sanofi (EPA:SAN) have signed a […]

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With lockdown restrictions seemingly implemented and changed every few weeks, high street businesses have been at the receiving end of the COVID pandemic, and this situation is unlikely to change any time soon, as shoppers look to embrace online shopping during Black Friday sales. According to new research published by money.co.uk, 77% of UK adults […]

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Having posted some painful losses on Monday, continued second wave fears saw European equities lead the downward-facing indexes on Tuesday. Speaking on the day’s performance, IG Chief Market Analyst, Chris Beauchamp, commented: “A small overnight recovery for stock futures has been rapidly given back as the session got underway, and so far there is no […]

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If you’ve spent any time on the world’s angriest social media platform today, you’ll have seen people’s hearts filled with joy at the news that their old, favourite goods store – Woolworths – will be returning to the high street – and then crushed into teeny tiny pieces when they discovered it was a hoax. […]

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An obligatory Parental Guidance sticker has been stuck on Monday’s global equities movements. Because, between election, company data, and COVID jitters, it was an unadulterated horror show. Global equities hardly elated over the election Quaking in their boots just over a week out from the US election, global equities watch in horror as the Biden […]

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It’s an age-old and at times over-simplistic adage: buy low, sell high. But it exists for a reason, and research conducted by behavioural finance experts, Oxford Risk, shows just how much we might lose by choosing not to invest during the pandemic. The company states that many retail investors make decisions on the basis of […]

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According to data compiled by ComprarAcciones, M&A deal activity in the pharma sector rose by 17% during the first half of 2020. To many, this would appear to be a positive shift, given the economic impacts of the pandemic. However, the rise in pharma industry deals might not come as a surprise to some, and […]

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Having bounced back from a five-month low on Thursday, the FTSE decided it would spend Friday in full rebound mode, thanks to banking stocks. Enjoying a financial sector surge, the FTSE 100 gleefully watched Lloyds, HSBC, and Standard Chartered all rally more than 4% apiece. The real winner, though, was Barclays (LON:BARC), having booked a […]

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As reported by the BBC and many other major outlets, UK retail sales increased for the fifth consecutive month in September, with sales volumes rising by 1.5% mon-on-month, according to the ONS. While fuel sales remained down, the growth was led by higher-than-average consumer spend on groceries, DIY goods and garden supplies. According to the […]

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A trending sector that looks like its here to stay. Despite many people’s reluctance to give up their traditional preferences, European sales of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have grown by around 10% per year over the course of the last decade. According to ING (AMS:INGA) Food and Agri Senior Economist, Thijs Geijer, this change […]

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If you weren’t around to watch last night’s romp, you missed such Trump classics as: a declaration that windmills are carcinogenic bird-killers; that the US has some very nice ‘crystal clear’ water; and then responding to 500 children being separated from their parents by simply saying: “good”. On the other podium, Biden wasn’t exactly on […]

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Multinational hospitality group, InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) saw its shares slide on Friday, as its third quarter results laid out the ongoing damage being done by the COVID pandemic. Though occupancy improved from 25% in Q2 to 44% in Q3, this level was still 30% beneath activity for the same period the year before. Largely […]

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The phrase ‘out of the frying pan and into the fire’ springs to mind when watching the FTSE fall and then rise on Thursday, with the UK index taking some comfort from the day’s developments – even with the challenges that lay ahead. Between the first bit of vaccine-related optimism in a long time, and […]

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While most pundits back a Biden victory, crypto betting operator Cloudbet has to date taken ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ in US election bets, most of which have put their Bitcoin on a Trump victory. At one point, the Economist said there was a 90% probability that Biden would win more electoral colleges than his […]

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On Thursday, the Treasury announced that businesses using the government’s COVID loan schemes saw their debt increase by a combined £4.62 billion over the past month. This figure, which includes the £2.18 billion added by the 100% government-guaranteed ‘bounce back’ loans, is only set to rise, with authorities pushing new regions into more stringent restrictions […]

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Workforce management tech company, Quinyx, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Widget Brain, a company that uses AI to automate and optimise workforce scheduling. The company said that the acquisition will allow it to help organisations automate their labour optimisation, by using Widget Brain’s to increase business performance, labour law compliance, and reduce overall […]

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FTSE 100 listed metals mining company, Antofagasta (LON:ANTO), saw its shares dip as it reported reductions in its copper and gold production volumes during the year-to-date. Copper production fell by 7.3% during the year-to-date, down to 541.3kt. Similarly, YTD molybdenum production fell by 4.3%, from 9.3kt, to 8.3kt. The big hit, though, came with gold, […]

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FTSE 100 listed property development and investment company, SEGRO (LON:SGRO), announced on Wednesday that it agreed to pay £133 million to acquire the 13-acre urban warehouse estate in Canning Town, from Schroders (LON:SDR). The company boasts that the estate is in a prime location, close to Canary Wharf and London City Airport, as well as […]

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FTSE 100 listed cybersecurity giant, Avast (LON:AVST), saw its shares flatline despite a seemingly positive set of financial results for third quarter trading. At actual rates, adjusted revenues were up 2.6% year-on-year during the third quarter, up from £220.3 million, to £226.0 million. Meanwhile, on an organic basis – excluding acquisitions, disposals, and currency changes […]

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Research-led venture capital fund, MMC Ventures, announced that it has become a certified B Corp, and in turn has joined the effort to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy. To gain certification, B Lab UK had to first analyse the company and confirm that in addition to making a profit, it meets five areas […]

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With something of a mood change from Monday’s drop, the FTSE escaped the fates of its Eurozone counterparts, and enjoyed modest gains as trading came to a close. Starting the day off with a fall of 0.3%, to 5,867 points, the FTSE has since recovered, up 0.26% to 5,900 in the afternoon. Meanwhile, having fallen […]

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British soft drink producer, Britvic (LON:BVIC), saw its shares rally during Tuesday trading, as it announced a new two-decade-long bottling partnership with American giant, PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP). The franchise bottling agreement covers the production, distribution, marketing and sales of PepsiCo carbonated soft drink brands – including Pepsi, 7UP and mountain Dew – in the UK. The […]

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FTSE 100 listed medical and home cleaning product giant, Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RB), added to a robust year of trading, with sales growth across all its divisions during the third quarter. The group recorded total like-for-like growth of 13.3% during Q3, up to £3.5 billion, which meant that year-to-date growth was up by 12.4%, to £10.4 […]

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Between the US economy being among the worst-hit by the COVID pandemic; the Biden poll lead narrowing; and Nancy Pelosi implementing a deadline for new stimulus measures to be announced, all US equities suffered on Monday. However, the Nasdaq led Monday’s losers, with the tech-laden index weighed down by the falls posted by big tech […]

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Having been extremely sensitive to Brexit developments, the Pound Sterling remained fairly calm, even as Boris Johnson officially walked away from trade talks. The British PM walks away in a show of force that acts more as an invitation for future concessions, than a door closing on negotiations. Even with the 15th of October acting […]

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According to data from the OECD, Statista and the World Bank, the global economy is set to lose $3.94 trillion in ‘real GDP’ in 2020, due to the COVID pandemic. We should understand real GDP as a measure of the sum of goods and services produced by a country, with factors such as inflation factored […]

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According to Tribe Impact Capital, half of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Top 10 Risks’ for the coming decade are environmental issues. The company say that, by exceeding nature’s capacity to support us, we now face the twin threats of climate change and an unprecedented decline in biodiversity. What we all need to do now, is […]

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Research and development focused biotechnology firm, Midatech Pharma (AIM:MTPH) published ‘encouraging headline results’ from the Phase I study of its MTX110 drug, which is used to treat patients with the rare Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma brain tumour. DIPG is a primary brain tumour arising in the middle of the brain stem, and cannot be surgically […]

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On Friday, the Executive Director for Markets at the Bank of England, Andrew Hauser, announced the central bank’s intention to seek Treasury backing for incorporating climate risk into its asset purchasing methodology over the coming year. In a speech to the Investment Association, Mr Hauser said: “2% of the Bank’s Asset Purchase Facility consists of […]

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With the prime minister leaving most of the country in Tiers about the prospect of further lockdown restrictions, sectors of the economy, such as hospitality, will be asking what they can expect in the coming months, and whether the situation will be even worse than the first time around. Speaking on the impact another lockdown […]

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The eve of Apple‘s (NYSE:AAPL) long-awaited next instalment is upon us, and in just a matter of minutes, excited applets will be able to pre-order the latest, aluminium-coated slice of Californian tech – the iPhone 12. But do we think the iPhone 12 is worth the hype? Well, in terms of features, there are a […]

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You’ll likely of heard of the fury stirred up by today’s mutiny, with high-profile Labour MP, Mayor of Greater Manchester and ‘King of the North’, Andy Burnham, refusing to implement Tier 3 restrictions on his home city. Why is he doing it? Well, because he’s probably gauged that a second lockdown won’t be popular in […]

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It’s little secret that FTSE 100 oil stocks have been absolutely battered in 2020, and today’s share price drops seemed to add icing to the rather underwhelming cake. If you’re confused about why today in particular is significant, here are a few reasons why it might be so. Number 1: Sluggish oil price recovery Yes, […]

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British subsidiary, Domino’s Pizza Group (LON:DOM) saw its shares slide as orders fell for the second quarter in a row. Having initially risen by 1.8% during the first quarter of FY 2020, total orders fell year-on-year by 11.3% during the second quarter and then again by 6.0% in Q3. These dips in orders were led […]

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ECB President, Christine Lagarde, announced on Wednesday evening that the central bank would consider dropping the neutrality principle it uses to guide its corporate bond purchases. The reason for this change of heart is that the neutrality principle takes no account of climate change and environmental risk in the bond buying process. The approach currently […]

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According to documents seen by Sky News, some consulting executives operating the government’s Test and Trace system are being paid a rate of £7,360 per day – equivalent to more than 1.7 million a year in taxpayer money. The executives receiving this pay are part of the Boston Consulting Group, with the UK government dishing […]

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Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, said in a webinar that he wanted to explore ways for the auto-enrolment pension system to be adjusted, to allow buyers to borrow from their pension pots for property deposits. Today’s fire sale will mean fewer people will buy tomorrow Much like the myopic and expedient stamp duty holiday, the risk […]

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In its latest, unsurprising but painful prognostication, the IMF World Economic Outlook projected what it described as a ‘deep recession’, with global growth expected to fall to -4.4%. Speaking ahead of the WEO forecast, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said: “So we continue to project a deep recession in 2020 with global growth projected to […]

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Despite research claiming that the average British household has saved more than £2,000 during lockdown, the impression I get is that while many people have reduced their outgoings, many have also suffered a brutal slash to their income. With that in mind, here are some dates for big Sales between now and the holidays, to […]

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Automotive retail group, Marshall Motor Holdings (AIM:MMH), saw its shares rally around 11%, as the company enjoyed a booming recovery in trading during the third quarter – led by particularly strong activity in September. The Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders (SMMT) noted that total new vehicle registrations were down by 4.4% in September. In […]

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FTSE 100 listed energy company, SSE plc (LON:SSE), saw its shares rally on Tuesday, as it announced the sale of its 50% stake in two energy-from-waste ventures. The two projects, Multifuel Energy Limited (MEL1) and Multifuel Energy 2 Limited (MEL2), will be sold to the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III, an infrastructure fund managed by […]

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It’s no secret that the capacity utilisation of airlines, hotels and recreational outlets has been greatly diminished by the COVID pandemic, but recent data provided by Stockapps illustrates just how much of a hit European tourism has taken in 2020. According to Stockapps Researcher, Rex Pascual: “As countries shut their borders to protect their citizens […]

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Two years on from the game’s understated release, Among Us has announced itself as the latest big trend in the international gaming community. This fact was never more clearly evidenced than through data published by Safebettingsites.com, which noted that downloads of the game at the start of September were 3710% what they were at the […]

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Gaining as much as 3.4% last week, global equities optimism remained largely in place as the week’s trading kicked off, with considerable rallies in the US and Asia leaving their European counterparts trailing behind. Up 0.89%, to 28,842, the Dow Jones hit 28,842 points, a new five-week high. Moving ahead even more bullishly, the Nasdaq […]

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It appears the public opinion snowball has picked up enough momentum, and the optics look favourable enough for prime minister Boris Johnson to consider a second lockdown, even if it is implemented incrementally. And, while a tragedy for businesses and communities alike, I think the prime minister airs on the side of the prudent majority […]

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FTSE 100 listed IT company, Aveva (LON:AVV), saw its shares slide on Monday morning, as the company saw half-year revenues slide due to COVID disruption. The company said that revenues are expected to finish at £333 million for the first half period, which it said was ‘broadly in-line’ with the group’s plans, save for FX-related […]

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Having stated that negotiations might surpass Boris Johnson’s October 15 deadline, EU Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier, has said he is ready to “move away” from the demands that the bloc retain the same access to Britain’s coastal waters and fishing rights, in exchange for concessions in the UK’s state subsidies policies. One senior source to […]

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American indices led global equities optimism at the end of the week, with the Nasdaq, Dow Jones and S&P 500 all hitting five-week highs, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to pressure Donald Trump into committing to a more comprehensive stimulus package. Pelosi’s spokesperson, Drew Hammill, stated that Mnuchin had “made clear the President’s interest in […]

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The hospitality sector is again in dire straits, with the slow creep of targeted lockdowns being implemented across the UK. The most notable of these shutdowns has been in the central belt of Scotland, where Nicola Sturgeon has kiboshed evening trading for hospitality venues for more than two weeks. Scotland’s first minister said that new […]

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Online trading and investment specialist, Saxo Bank, published its fourth quarter outlook for equities, FX, currencies, commodities and bonds, in which it assessed forward-going risks, such as the impact of the upcoming US presidential election. Speaking on the unsettling effect the 2020 election might have on markets, Saxo Bank Chief Economist, Steen Jakobsen, said: “We […]

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COVID has led to soaring unemployment with many either leaning on unemployment benefits, unemployment insurance or accumulating personal debt. As unemployment hit 15% in April, MIT Professor, Jordan Nickerson, said that companies in the gig economy – such as Uber (NYSE:UBER) – can have a ‘profound impact’ on labour markets, by decreasing unemployment claimants and […]

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The Dow Jones posted considerable gains on Wednesday, after an utterly cringeworthy ‘will he, won’t he’ from Donald Trump, which resulted in a pledge to back renewed Fed stimulus, should he retain office in November. The update follows a back-and-forth of dangling and removing the option of stimulus during Tuesday trading, which saw the Dow […]

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Almost 90% of investors have said they are modifying their portfolio approach, with many turning to alternative investments to spread risk, as COVID disruption sees the UK economy contract by a fifth. According to the 2020 Cask Whisky Buyer Report, we should be looking to a burgeoning asset class, which, in the right hands, could […]

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In something of a politically savvy move, PM Boris Johnson used the Conservative Party Conference to shift focus from the inevitably downbeat discussion of coronavirus, and back onto his galvanising and favourite adage – ‘levelling up’. The centrepiece of this new discussion, among transport links and £3.7 billion to renovate hospitals, was a pledge to […]

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Having announced last month that it was trying to raise funds to invest in constructing a solar plant, on Wednesday Caledonia Mining Corporation (AIM, CMCL) announced it had appointed Voltalia (EPA:VLTSA) as the contractor for the project. The aim of the project is for Caledonia Mining to have a solar power plant to supply electricity […]

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Global equities appeared by-and-large unmoved on Tuesday, though hopes of a renewed Federal Reserve stimulus package gave European markets enough momentum to finish in the green. As stated by Spreadex Financial Analyst, Connor Campbell: “Now that Trump, irresponsibly or otherwise, is out of hospital and back at the White House, hopes appear to have been […]

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FTSE 250 retailer, Watches of Switzerland (LON:WOSG), saw its shares rally by more than a fifth, after it upped its full-year outlook following a period of surprisingly strong demand. Britain’s main retailer of Rolex, Cartier, Omega, TAG Heuer and Breitling watches, stated that constant currency revenues bounced by around 20% during the first ten weeks […]

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FTSE 100 listed oil and gas extraction company, BHP (LON:BHP), announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire an additional 28% stake in the Shenzi oil field, in the Gulf of Mexico. The company stated that it had signed a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement with Hess Corporation (NYSE:HESS), to acquire the firm’s […]

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Speaking on one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies, Fund Manager of the India Capital Growth Fund (LON:IGC), David Cornell, told the UK Investor Magazine what to be excited about as India recovers from the Covid slump. What makes India’s economy tick, and how is it innovating? According to Mr Cornell, India’s tech sector […]

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According to a report published earlier this year, the global pet insurance market is predicted to grow to $11.25 billion by 2026 from $6.05 billion in 2018. This, along with the insurance sector being rocked by COVID-19, has encouraged providers to re-evaluate the type of products they offer. For example, recognising the opportunity for business […]

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FTSE 250 listed Weir Group (LON:WEIR) posted the largest gains of any British large-cap on Monday morning, on the news that it had successfully completed the sale of its oil and gas arm, to Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT). The sale took place for an agreed £314 million, and comes as part of Weir Group’s broader strategic […]

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Precious metals mining company, Wishbone Gold (AIM:WSBN), added to the list of recent developments coming out of the Patersons Range region of Western Australia, by informing investors that it has signed an exclusive 45 day option to acquire 100% ownership of three exploration tenements. The tenements make up 67 square kilometres combined, with the largest […]

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With the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Disney Plus hungrily vying for viewers’ attention, the recent announcement that the next instalment of James Bond will now be delayed until April 2021, could well be the final nail in the coffin for ailing cinemas. Odeon (LON:ODE.F), Vue, and Cineworld (LON:CINE) have all posted reflecting what has […]

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Advanced Oncotherapy (AIM:AVO), developer of proton therapy systems for cancer treatment, recently announced several areas of progress which will help realise its goal of ‘democratising proton therapy’. First, it stated that it had seen ‘strong advancement’ in its proton treatment technology, over the last six months. Its LIGHT system, upon completion, is set to be […]

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Findings published by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) reveal that German coronavirus test manufacturer, and biotech giant, Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) has dodged millions of euros in tax since 2010, owing to tax avoidance constructions in Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the US. SOMO said in its report that Qiagen acts as a leading producer […]

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Thanks to fairly positive PMI data, the Dow Jones broke the 28k point mark for the second time in September and only the third time since the Covid pandemic took full force. The 28k has been something of a blue-skies benchmark ever since the Dow first hit it last November, but its ability to sustain […]

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While a popular, burgeoning sector for tackling carbon emissions, renewable energy has had to continue innovating in order to allay critics’ doubts. First, there was the issue of inconsistent energy supply, which is being tackled by grid-scale storage systems. Second, is the major gripe with electric vehicle engine components. Harmful to produce, and harmful to […]

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Likely to be a crucial day of results and potentially influential on global equities, the Australian, European, and Asian economies posted their manufacturing PMI data on Thursday, and September’s results displayed various degrees of success across some of Asia fastest-growing economies India manufacturing moves up a gear Continuing the boom it began in August, India’s […]

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UK-based soft drinks producer, Britvic plc (LON:BVIC), saw its share price fall on Thursday as it announced the sale of three of its bottling facilities in France. The company confirmed that having received approval from the French Competition Authority in July, it has now completed the sale of its its juice assets in France to […]

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Bahamas Petroleum Company (AIM:BPC) saw its shares lose the gains it earned the previous week, as its placing of 475 million new ordinary shares diluted the price. The company noted that the share placing had been a success, with £9.5 million being raised through shares issued at a price of 2.00p apiece. Bahamas Petroleum stated […]

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With BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) having stated that Joe Biden remains ahead in national polling, data from marginal electoral states suggests that the gap has been closing ever since June – when concerns over the Trump administration’s handling of Covid-19 were at their peak. With some of that momentum having died off in recent weeks, however, two […]

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With sustainability becoming an increasingly significant consideration for discerning investors, being able to differentiate between true sustainability and merely a green veneer – or, ‘greenwashing’ – will become increasingly important as time goes on. That is why Tribe Impact Capital wants investors to know the risks of relying on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), and […]

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FTSE 100 listed heating and plumbing distributor, Ferguson plc (LON:FERG), saw its shares rally almost 7% on Tuesday, on news that it had reinstated its dividend. The news came as part of its otherwise understated full-year results for the period ended July 31. Revenues were down by 0.9% year-on-year, falling from US$22.01 million to US$21.82 […]

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Luxembourg-based general goods store B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) saw its shares rally on Tuesday as it published results from its impressive first-half period. The company boasted 25.3% revenue growth, led by 29.5% revenue growth in its UK stores and like-for-like growth of 23.0%. The company attributed this to elevated average spend per visit, […]

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US investment management blue chip, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) posted commentary on Monday afternoon, which stated that Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, currently appears to have an edge in the race to become president. In what the company described as a highly ‘consequential election’, Biden looks to be leading Trump by seven percentage points in the recent national […]

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With the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, making it clear that negative interest rates could be a real possibility, it is time for investors, savers and entrepreneurs to start factoring in what these controversial measures could mean. Bank of England will have little interest in savers Aside from being the mainstay of […]

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In what has been a bright start to the week for the FTSE 100 index, among the frontrunners of the top risers crib sheet were property developer stocks, who have likely enjoyed a period in which house buyers and retail consumers released pent-up demand. There were also gains in financials with HSBC rising 9% after […]

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After starting the week on a bright note, the FTSE looked set to repeat yesterday’s regression. That was, before the Dow Jones opened with a relatively meagre rally, that proved enough to give the FTSE a burst of energy and finish the week in the green. Having dropped by just under a percent by midday, […]

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Caribbean and Atlantic-focused oil and gas company, Bahamas Petroleum Company (AIM:BPC), saw its shares rally as it announced that it had both chosen a spud date for its Perseverance #1 prospect, and had nominated a drilling rig to use on the project. Having received formal notification from Stena Drilling, the company stated that, consistent with […]

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FTSE 100 listed water company, Pennon Group plc (LON:PNN) saw its shares post a modest rally on Friday, as it told investors it had booked ‘resilient’ trading during the first half, and ‘in line with expectations’. The company said that the impact of Covid had been broadly in line with its previous predictions, with a […]

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Widely-ridiculed for its arbitrary timing, the government‘s 10pm curfew comes into effect today, and will mean that all pubs, bars and restaurants will have to close their door to customers mid-way through a typical evening’s late seating. So, what will this new rule mean for food and drink outlets, and other hospitality businesses? According to […]

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Perhaps almost as eagerly anticipated as the prime minister’s public address earlier in the week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak today addressed Commons with his Winter Economy Plan, which doubled down on keeping the economy open, while providing support to businesses and their employees. The Chancellor began his statement by saying he felt “cautiously […]

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Ailing cinema giant Cineworld (LON:UK) watched its shares slide as it posted its results for an extremely challenging six months of trading. With attendance greatly hampered by lockdown and a lack of new releases thereafter, the company saw revenues fall year-on-year by 66.9% for the six months ended 30 June, down from $2.15 billion, to […]

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The FTSE 100 led the European equities rally for a second consecutive day on on Wednesday, following the public address by Boris Johnson the previous evening, in which the prime minister reiterated his reluctance to implement a second lockdown. With promises to “keep the economy open” and “wrap [his] arms around workers and industries”, the […]

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According to the government’s predictions, a reasonable worst-case scenario (RWCS) would be that the EU would enforce third country controls against UK goods at the end of the Brexit transition period. In a RWCS, the government anticipates between 40-70% of trucks travelling to the EU might not be ready for new border controls, and as […]

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NatWest (LON:NWG) announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new savings account, for customers with little-to-no savings. The account can be set up with an initial deposit of between £1 and £50, with a standing order for regular deposits thereafter. What has been grabbing headlines, though, is the account’s seemingly enticing 3% interest rate. […]

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Speaking to Third Bridge’s Senior Sector Analyst, Harry Barnick, we were able to pinpoint the three main challenges cinema giant Cineworld (LON:CINE) will face going forwards, ahead of the publication of its results on Thursday. Not able to get people to the box office First, Mr Barnick points to cinema attendance, limited by both health […]

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Slumped in a corner and either trying to forget the previous day, or too battered to recall it, global equities were left adrift on Tuesday, with the FTSE ending up on top of the directionless crowd. Up over a percent at one point, the FTSE finished the day at plus 0.43%, up to 5,829 points. […]

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FTSE 250 listed specialist insurance firm Beazley (LON:BEZ) booked an almost 11% fall in its share price on Tuesday, as it announced it would have to revise its original Covid insurance claims cost estimate, to double its previous prediction. In April, the company estimated that that the cost of Covid claims for its first party […]

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Structural steel and construction safety specialists Billington Holdings (AIM:BILN) saw its shares slide by over 6% on Tuesday, with half year results severely impacted by ‘exceptional’ pandemic trading conditions. With severe restrictions on construction sector activity, company revenues fell 30.5% year-on-year, to £32.78 million. This led a 55.2% on-year decline in EBITDA, down to £1.59 […]

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Somewhat predictably, global equities sprung back from Monday’s painful losses, with European indices booking some modest gains in the early stages of trading. Up 0.74% to 12,635 points, the DAX led the tired charge, having posted the biggest loss on Monday, down 4.37%. Following them was the CAC, up 0.13% to 4,798 points, having dropped […]

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Enjoying a prolonged summer holiday, global equities have finally smelled the coffee, sat up and banged their heads on the Covid second wave reality check. Shedding points at will on Monday morning, the European equities horror show only worsened as the afternoon progressed, as a worse-than-expected Dow Jones open did little but stoke existing anxieties. […]

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Cyber security specialists, Zobi, announced they would be launching a fundraising campaign on the equity crowdfunding site, Seedrs. The company is looking to raise funds as part of an investment drive which it says it will use to try and make its brand the market leader in home security and Wi-Fi. The fundraiser coincides with […]

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Further to its previous announcement – that it was seeking AIM admission – restaurant operator, Various Eateries, confirmed on Monday that it would be admitted to trading on the AIM and commence its share placing on Friday the 25th of September. The company stated that the placing would consist, “of 34,246,576 Ordinary Shares of 1 […]

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Hazardous waste and disposal company, Augean (AIM:AUG) saw its share price drop on Monday morning, following the publication of its results for a difficult half year of trading. The company stated that while all of its sites remained fully operational during the first half, Covid negatively impacted all its segments, with the exception of its […]

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Heading up the FTSE 100 losses with a 25% dip in early morning trading, BA owner IAG (LON:IAG) continued the tailspin it began at the end of the previous week. The drop began after the company announced a rights issue last week, in hopes of raising £2.5 billion in exchange for increasing its share count […]

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Structural steel and construction safety specialists Billington Holdings (AIM:BILN) saw its shares rally 10% on Monday morning, on news that it had been awarded three new contracts with a combined value of £21 million. These contracts were awarded to its structural steel division, Billington Structures, with one of the three contracts having been signed with […]

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Between companies suddenly going belly-up, mass redundancies, and working from home, the Covid pandemic has been a time of major change and anxiety for most of us. While many would like to keep pushing on, some are overcome by stress, and among that latter group are bosses, who are trying to balance financial prudence with […]

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Recovering slightly from their morning losses, global equities regained some ground in the afternoon, even as the the Federal Reserve – Fed – and Bank of England – BoE – statements remained fresh in everyone’s minds. After an initially sharp fall, the Dow Jones recovered and then dipped again, down 0.41% or 115 points, to […]

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By way of the State of the Union speech delivered by President Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission has proposed to increase its emissions reduction target to ‘at least’ 55% by 2030. The renewed emissions reduction target follows the previous commitment to a 40% reduction, and has been made as part of the EU’s […]

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Oil and gas exploration and production company Energean plc (LON:ENOG) saw its shares rally on Wednesday as it announced that its subsidiary, Energean Israel, had signed two new Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPAs). The two contracts are expected to represent a combined annual yield of 1.4 billion cubic metres per year of gas, and […]

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Intellectual property investment group, Tekcapital PLC (AIM:TEK), saw its shares spike on Wednesday morning, following its announcement that its subsidiary, Salarius, had confirmed a distribution agreement with Gehring-Montgomery. In its statement, Tekcapital states that Gehring-Montgomery is a leading food and raw materials distributor for commercial and industrial manufacturers in food, automotive, coatings, adhesives, pharma, and […]

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Real estate and sustainable investment specialist, TIME Investments, announced on Tuesday that it had bought one of the largest privately-owned forest in the UK – Barracks Forest in Perthshire, Scotland. The company said the Barracks Forest offers more than 11,000 acres of Sitka spruce and pine trees, which yield FSC-certified wood and timber for products […]

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Having enjoyed success with its Verify platform, location data verification company, Location Sciences (AIM:LSAI), posted robust progress in its financial performance during the first half of FY20. Despite Verify revenues being ‘significantly’ short of management expectations, the successful launch of Verify Audience in the US contributed to first half revenue of £650,385, up 43% year-on-year […]

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Native in-game advertising platform, Bidstack Group plc (AIM:BIDS.L) saw its shares rally as it announced it had signed an exclusive partnership with Ubisoft (EPA:UBI). The deal provides that Bidstack will provide in-game advertising for Ubisoft’s ‘Hyper Scape’, a ” futuristic, free-to-play, urban battle royale game that was officially launched on 11 August 2020″. The advertisements […]

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Surging by 400 points, to 28,050, the Dow Jones rallied by 1.40% on news of a tech sector recovery and what can only be described as Monday ‘M&A-nia’, with two tech-giant buy-ups. The first of these buy-ups saw some hope of the US-China Tik-Tok scuffle being resolved, with multinational computing corporation, Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), beating Microsoft […]

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Automatic saving app, Chip, raised £10.7 million in the space of 48 hours from crowdfunding and the government-backed Future Fund, as part of its series A round. The amount was raised from 6,420 investors in what is both the largest convertible round in UK crowdfunding history, and the largest crowdfunded Future Fund participation. The round […]

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FTSE 100 miners occupied many of the top spots on the highlight reel on Monday, with three in particular posting some of the biggest blue-chip gains and losses. Rio Tinto started bright Leading the pack was Rio Tinto (LON:RIO), bouncing 4.68% after the first bell on Monday morning. This rally took the company to its […]

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Carbon ceramic brake disc manufacturer, Surface Transforms (AIM:SCE), saw its shares rally by almost 87% on Monday morning, as the company announced a big contract win. The company said that the contract had been won with a car company – that they term ‘OEM 8’ – and detailed pricing, volume and payment terms. It added […]

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In a week of sharp ups and downs, global equities were perhaps ready for a quiet day as Friday swung around, and a quiet day is what they got. The Dow Jones led the pack, up 0.81% to 27,756 points – or put another way, just shy of the 28k mark it has seen as […]

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It’s official, we’re in a recession, and new government restrictions on social gatherings and regional lockdowns could be indicative of a worrying reality: the current situation may be bad for an SME but hoping for a rapid improvement is fanciful. Indeed, in June the IMF predicted that the global economy would contract by 4.9% in […]

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Various Eateries, the group which operates restaurants in the UK such as Coppa Club and Tavolino, announced on Thursday that it plans to seek admission to trading on the AIM – the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange. The company said that it expected the entire share capital of the company to be […]

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Wargame manufacturer and retailer Games Workshop (LON:GAW) saw their shares rally over 11.55% on Thursday morning, following news that the company had outperformed in sales during the three months to the end of August. The company stated that trading during the period was ahead of Board expectations, with estimated sales of around £90 million considerably […]

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Australian mining company Greatland Gold plc (AIM:GGP) watched its shares sit still in early trade on Thursday before closing the day significantly stronger on a positive update from Newcrest (ASX:NCM) at Greatland’s Havieron deposit. The company said that the newly-identified Breccia zone has continued to be expanded with further drilling, with the Northern Breccia zone […]

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Cancer and fibrosis focused drug development company RedX Pharma plc (AIM:REDX) saw its shares rally by almost 29% to around 90.00p a share during Wednesday morning trading, after it announced that it had signed a research collaboration agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ:JAZZ). The partnership has the aim of discovering and developing drug candidates for […]

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Global biopharmaceuticals company Amryt Pharma (AIM:AMYT) saw its shares shoot up over 50% during Wednesday trading, as it announced that its FILSUVEZ treatment had successfully passed phase three of the EASE trial. As stated by Amryt Pharma, FILSUVEZ is designed to treat dystrophic and junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), which is a “rare, chronic and distressing […]

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Continuing much as it began the week, the Pound Sterling continued to drop against its major counterparts, taking both the pound-to-euro and pound-to-dollar exchange rates to respective six-week lows. The exchange rate for the former now stands at a mere 1.1001, while the latter sits at 1.2941. This follows the Pound having consistently rallied against […]

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Provider of cloud-based strategy execution software i-Nexus Global (AIM:INX) saw its shares rally by more than 67% during morning trading, as management lauded the company’s success in fulfilling what were described as three major strategic goals. First, the company had a focus on lowering costs. It said that it had successfully done this by reducing […]

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Producer of premium drink mixers Fevertree Drinks PLC (AIM:FEVR) saw its shares dip marginally during Tuesday trading, with the impression left by its first-half performance being more sour than sweet. Overall, the company booked an 11% year-on-year decline in first half revenues, down to £104.2 million. Proportionally, its largest fall was suffered in Europe, with […]

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Consumer credit reporting company Experian plc (LON:EXPN) saw its shares bounce by around 4% after the bell on Tuesday, as the company upwardly revised its second quarter trading expectations, for the three months ended September 30th 2020. In July, the company had predicted that its organic revenue for Q2 FY21 would either remain flat or […]

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Industrial equipment rental company Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) saw its shares rally during Tuesday morning trading, in spite of what might have been viewed as a bad but ‘not as bad as it might have been’ first quarter. The company boasted that its 7% year-on-year decline in overall revenue, and 8% year-on-year fall in quarterly […]

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson hinted that he might renege on January’s Withdrawal Agreement, and in doing so, renewed predictions that a No-Deal Brexit would be the most likely outcome of negotiations with the EU. Also on Monday, a Europe-wide equities rally was led by a booming FTSE. The index had been somewhat spurred on […]

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Developer of cloud video editing service, Blackbird PLC (AIM:BIRD), booked notable improvements in its financial fundamentals, as media outlets opted to use its software while working from home. The company recorded ‘record’ revenues of £714,000 during the six month period ended 30 June 2020, up 49% year-on-year from £479,000 for the previous first half period. […]

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Mobile data computing solutions company Touchstar PLC (AIM:TST) saw its shares slide during Monday trading, with first half sales hampered by ‘crisis conditions’. Revenues for the first half of the year ended 30 June 2020 finished at £3.18 million, down from the previous first half sales figure of £3.64 million. Similarly, its revenue from continuing […]

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Biotechnology and life sciences company ValiRx plc (AIM:VAL) saw its shares bounce on Monday morning, as the company booked a rise in placings and reduced costs during the six month period ended June 30 2020. The company noted that it raised £1.4 million in its share placings, up from £1.2 million for the previous first […]

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Ailing coffee and sandwich chain Pret A Manger announced on Friday that it would be launching its ‘YourPret Barista‘ digital scheme, offering up to five coffees per day to consumers for a mere £20 monthly subscription. The offer, which will allow customers to buy up to 150 coffees per month, with up to five per […]

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The Competition and Markets Authority – CMA – announced it would be reaching out to major housebuilders for information, as part of an ongoing investigation into misinformation and mis-selling of leasehold properties. The four housebuilders currently identified by the CMA are Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes, with the CMA demanding information […]

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Narrowband Radio Frequency Mesh Networks specialist CyanConnode (AIM:CYAN) saw its shares rally during Friday trading, with difficult full-year results being offset by bright horizons. The company usually posts results for every full year, and despite extending its FY19 results to a 15 month period, versus the 12 month period for FY18, revenues were almost half […]

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Location data verification company Location Sciences (AIM:LSAI) announced on Tuesday that it had secured a contract with US consumer intelligence company InMarket, for its Verify Audience platform. The company states that its Verify Audience product is a, “proprietary verification platform, offering independent, media-agnostic analysis and authentication of the accuracy and quality of location-targeted advertising data”, […]

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The recent trading update of baked goods retailer Cake Box (AIM:CBOX) told the story of promising customer demand, with the reopening of its stores and strong online sales acting as the icing in the cake. Between April and May, the company noted that all of its stores in the UK due to lockdown. Having implemented […]

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New research conducted by FJP Investment indicated that some 54% of their clients had lost faith in Boris Johnson‘s government, based on its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. This number jumped up to 62% when based solely on the company’s investors based in London. The company’s survey also revealed that 57% believe additional […]

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Gibraltar-based gold mining company Wishbone Gold (AIM:WSBN) saw its shares spike on Wednesday, as the company announced the commencement of drilling and exploration at its Wishbone II project in Queensland Australia. The project is situated between two other gold producing areas, Charters Towers Gold Project to the West and Ravenswood to the East, with the […]

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Gaming and sports betting company GVC (LON:GVC) announced it would cancel its dividend after a challenging half-year of pandemic trading. The company saw first-half revenues fall year-on-year by 11% from £1.78 billion to £1.58 billion. This drop led to similar drops including a slide in earnings, with underlying EBITDA falling 5% from £367 million to […]

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Construction, facilities management and supply chain services provider, RA International Group PLC (AIM:RAI) saw its shares spike on Thursday, as the company announced it had been awarded a ‘significant’ contract. The contract was signed with an undisclosed, ‘large’, ‘global’ construction firm with a focus on the oil and gas sector. It spans over a two […]

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Writing on week sixteen of lockdown, RBC Wealth Management’s Managing Director and Head of Relationship Management – Annabel Bosman – tells us this is an ideal time to start teaching children about the world of money management and financial skills. Having had to juggle a busy work life and childcare, Bosman tells us how she […]

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FTSE 100 listed hotelier, Intercontinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG), saw its shares rally healthily during Tuesday trading, despite the company’s difficult half-year being reflected in its results. The company booked reportable revenues of $488 million and total revenues of $1.25 million, narrowing by 52% and 45% respectively during the first half year-on-year. This led the Intercontinental […]

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Members of the public gathered outside of the Bank of England on Thursday to protest the bank’s failure to back up its green recovery promises with action. Protesters amassed on Threatneedle Street as the Bank of England announced its decision on QE and interest rates, as well as its Financial Stability Report. Many were seen […]

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FTSE 100 listed British media company ITV (LON:ITV) announced it would cancel its dividend with first half trading being adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. With a mixture of reduced advertisement, broadcast and studio revenues, the company announced both its adjusted and statutory EBITDA had halved year-on-year, down 50% and 49% to £165 million and […]

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FTSE 100 listed packaging and paper company Mondi plc (LON:MNDI) saw its shares tick higher on Thursday, even as its half-year fundamentals lagged behind the performance of the previous year. Likely already pricing in lower paper and pulp prices, as well as COVID challenges, today’s optimistic response to the company’s results is likely led by […]

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Gold renewed its all-time-high record on Wednesday, only a week or so after breaking its previous record. The price of gold now stands at $2,000 dollars, a real milestone that readies investors for the potential of prices in the $2-3k range in future, but is a continued rally something we can expect? As we stated […]

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FTSE 100 listed business and logistics property investor Segro (LON:SGRO) saw its shares rally, as it announced it would hike its dividend, despite a less than consistent set of results for the six months ended June 30. The company’s adjusted profit before tax was up 6.5% year-on-year, from £131.8 million to £140.4 million. However, its […]

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Restaurant chain Pizza Express (HKG:3396) and electrical goods store Dixons Carphone (LON:DC) are among the latest companies to announce large-scale redundancies during lockdown. Dixons Carphone The tech retailer said it would be cutting 800 jobs as it began restructuring its staff for a new way of running stores. The company, which owns Currys PC World, […]

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Food, fuel and feed distributor NFW (AIM:NWF) saw its shares rally on Tuesday, following the publication of its uplifting results, for the full-year ended 31 May 2020. Booking year-on-year revenue growth of 2.4% – up to £687.5 million – the company’s operating profit and profit before tax jumped 40.6% and 37.9%, to £13.5 million and […]

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UK-based hydrocarbon extraction company Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) saw its shares rally on Monday as it announced the commencement of site works at the Wressle Oil Field Development. The works are the first of a number of stages, which the company anticipates will see it on track for ‘first oil’ during the second half of […]

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AI-powered operator monitoring systems producer for the transport sector, Seeing Machines Limited (AIM:SEE), saw its shares rally on Monday as it had booked full-year fundamentals well ahead of consensus guidance – despite what it described as the ‘difficult COVID-19 backdrop‘. Touting itself as a rare 2020 success story, the company boasted a 30% year-on-year bounce […]

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Trying to manage money during a global pandemic is challenge enough, but trying to position yourself as an investor in an uncertain climate is an even greater cause for sleepless nights. The predominant issue here is uncertainty. Not necessarily over what the virus will do next, but the week-by-week adjustments in political policy that are […]

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Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) stated that the large-scale hack which took place two weeks ago on its platform, was perpetrated by fraudsters looking to peddle a cryptocurrency scam from the accounts of genuine politicians and celebrities. The hack was carried out via ‘spear-phishing’, whereby Twitter staff open bogus emails which snatch their personal credentials, and allow criminals […]

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On Thursday evening, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that renewed lockdown measures would be implemented in Northern England, including the Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and West Yorkshire regions. These recently reimposed restrictions ban separate households from meeting each-other at their homes, and follows resurgences in COVID-19 cases in each of the respective areas. The reminder […]

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On Friday Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (LON:ORIT) announced that it had signed a Share Purchase Agreement acquire a 100% interest in a portfolio of operational French solar assets. The deal means Octopus Renewables will add 14 solar PV assets to its portfolio, with a combined capacity of 119.5MW. The acquisition cost the company £53.4 million, […]

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Multinational telecommunications company BT (LON:BT.A) saw its share price dip on Friday, after posting an unsurprising but hardly uplifting set of half year financial fundamentals. While being praised by Ofcom for its provision of services during the lockdown period, BT listed the pandemic as a key contributor to negative impacts on its financial results. This […]

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Following a torrid half-year that hit oil prices hardest, oil and gas extraction and production company Shell (LON:RDSA) saw its share price dip slightly on what was likely an already priced-in set of woeful half-year trading results. The company reported that income attributable to shareholders had flipped from an $8.99 billion profit for H1 2019, […]

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On Wednesday, youth money management charity, Young Money, announced the launch of the first ever financial education textbook to hit secondary schools in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, following a previous launch in England, supported by Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis. Some 45,000 textbooks will be sent out over the next 14 months, to state […]

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FTSE 100 housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) published a bleak set of first half fundamentals on Wednesday, illustrating what the company described as the ‘significant impact’ of the pandemic on its production activity. With home completions diving year-on-year from 6,541 to 2,771 during the half year period, the company simply lacked the firepower to replicate the […]

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The European Central Bank has called on Eurozone banks to continue scrapping dividends and to be “extremely moderate” with its bonus payments to staff, until at least the beginning of next year. Today’s call by the ECB is expected to be mirrored, at least in part, by the Bank of England. The move by Europe’s […]

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Trendy investment opportunities such as Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares and Bitcoin may be overlooked by bears and sceptics alike because of their volatility, but when handled with good judgement – and luck – they can also be wildly lucrative. This article is testament to that fact, as it shows how in only eight steps and a […]

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Back in February, I predicted the two-year gold price rally was not yet at its peak, and that it would hit $1,800 before it consolidated. Now – perhaps alongside a hat inscribed with ‘captain obvious’ – we can say that even my optimistic predictions were reserved, as gold rallied 2% on Monday, to its all-time-high […]

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Shares in aviation firms such as TUI (LON:TUI) and Easyjet (LON:EZJ) dipped sharply on Monday, following the UK government’s decision to require all holidaymakers in Spain to quarantine themselves for a fortnight, upon their return to the UK. The move is a back-step in the ‘return to normal’ programme, and is unlikely to be the […]

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After the government issued guidance on Thursday, new laws regarding the more widespread use of face masks were brought into effect on Friday. The laws, which emulate those brought into effect some time ago by the Scottish government, require people to wear face coverings in supermarkets, takeaways, shops, shopping centres and transport services, with exemptions […]

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Goldentree Asset, Avenue Capital and Goldman Sachs (LON:GS) owned hotel chain Travelodge, has, like many, been near the eye of the storm during the Coronavirus lockdown, with regular trading all but flat-lining. What sets it apart from its hotel counterparts, though, is that its future may be equally problematic. The staycation renaissance may not be […]

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One of the first things you’re taught in international relations class is the school of neorealism, which posits that the international system exists in a state of anarchy, with all states vying for the greatest share of power. Each state’s share of power is relative and determined by their distribution of capabilities – military, economic, […]

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According to a new report by Email security company Tessian, some 43% of employees made mistakes which had resulted in cybersecurity repercussions for themselves or their company. The report, titled ‘The Psychology of Human Error’, was carried out in April on a total of 2,000 participants from the UK and US, to reveal the effects […]

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London-based fintech company Yobota commissioned an independent body from the Market Research Society to survey 2,000 UK consumers on their usage of financial technology services during the lockdown period. The research illustrated, first and foremost, that 64% of those surveyed had relied upon fintech to manage their finances between March and June, which was up […]

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Polymateria, a business specialising in biodegradation and composting, announced on Tuesday that it had received £15 million in funding from impact investing platform Planet First Partners, to fund the roll-out of its plastic Biotransformation technology. The Biotransformation technology is designed to trigger a chemical conversion which attacks the crystalline and amorphous region of the plastic’s […]

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Despite the prime minister’s proposal of a “significant return to normality” by Christmas, it appears many businesses aren’t planning a rapid return to the old normal. Many are either streamlining their divisions, or in the case of finance teams, few provisions have been made for a return to the office in the near future. Boris […]

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Provider of IT services to the global life sciences market, Instem (AIM:INS) saw its shares rally on Monday as it announced a successful half-year of trading. The company stated that it, “[…] continued to perform well across all areas of the business despite the wider backdrop and macro impact of COVID-19.” It added that trading […]

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Between Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID pandemic, protests and ongoing investigations into his potential involvements in several scandals, the US president has certainly seen his stock fall in the last couple of months. While most of his cards will rest upon his ability to inspire a quick economic bounce-back from the virus, most polling […]

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On Thursday the ONS posted some of its damage assessment statistics for the Coronavirus pandemic, which entailed a relatively understated job loss estimate of under 700,000, as well as detailing the losses of turnover incurred by businesses that continued trading. Where were businesses hardest hit? Country-by-country, Scottish and Welsh businesses fared worst. Around 62% of […]

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With March to May being a turbulent period for shareholders, June appeared to be the month where some semblance of usual service resumed. Though, while most companies began finding their feet again, most of their share prices were significantly below where they were at the start of the year, with a return to previous levels […]

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As British philosopher John Gray discussed in a recent article, there is a deep and widening cultural rift in British society. While this rift, as Gray sees it, is between the metropolises and everywhere else, the nationalists and the woke, and those with and without university degrees, we should also remain aware of intergenerational divides, […]

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While some have praised the 1.8% growth in UK GDP in May, it lagged far behind the forecast 5.5% growth for the month, as consumer anxiety began to diminish and businesses readied themselves for the ‘new normal’. In what has been dubbed the biggest economic decline in 300 years, the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted […]

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Security services company G4S (LON:GFS) saw its shares rally by around 10% on Monday morning, as the company announced that first half trading had far exceeded expectations. Despite this, the company announced it would cut 1,150 jobs from its cash-handling operations. The move comes as the company adjusts its strategy to new consumer behaviours amid […]

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Shares in online fashion outlet Quiz (LON:QUIZ) began trading on Monday by dropping 21%. This followed allegations by a reporter from the Times on Saturday, who claimed that one of the company’s subcontractors in Leicester had been paying its staff at levels far below the National Minimum Wage. The company said that it had already […]

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Speaking to the UK Investor Magazine, Vindome Consultant and Master of Wine, Roderick Smith, MW, offered his insight into investing into an asset he thinks has the ability to ride out economic instability. He says that fine wine emerged as one of the most robust investments following the 2008 financial crash, and though it’s hard […]

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As part of the government’s ‘mini budget’ on Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed pundits’ predictions by announcing a ‘Green Package’, the bulk of which came in the form of a £2 billion home insulation scheme. The scheme, under the ‘Green Homes Grant’ will see the government pay at least two thirds of the cost of […]

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As per predictions, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his ‘mini budget’ on Wednesday, in which he brought in a six month stamp duty holiday for all properties up to the value of £500k. According to analysis by Zoopla (LON:ZPG), the scheme will take the total number of homes eligible for stamp duty exemption from 16% of […]

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Bus and train operator First Group (LON:FGP) saw their shares dive on Wednesday, as Coronavirus saw the company book a deflated set of full-year results for the period ended March 31. Unfortunately for the UK travel group, their results included March – the month in which the company saw a 90% reduction in passengers. Despite […]

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The future of Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia (KLSE:AIRASIA), is in ‘significant doubt‘ according to auditing firm Ernst & Young. Prior to the challenges posed by Coronavirus, the company’s liabilities already exceeded its current assets by 1.84 billion ringgit (£340 million). With tight travel restrictions and grounded flights, AirAsia cash flow and balance sheet have been […]

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After a somewhat sore day of trading, global equities were shown mercy with a (very) partial recovery towards the end of the Tuesday session. After being forecast to drop over 200 points, the Dow Jones dipped and then regained ground, down 140 points to 26,147. In the meantime, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq played the […]

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Technology giant Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) posted an enticing 23% year-on-year operating profit bounce, in its projections for the three months of trading ended in June. However, the substance of the projections were soon broken down, and some grey clouds begin to form over Samsung’s outlook. Firstly, while profits may have risen far ahead of analysts’ […]

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FTSE 100 listed hotel and restaurant franchise and operator of Premier Inn, Whitbread plc (LON:WTB), announced on Tuesday that it planned to bounce back in style, after the lockdown period which perhaps hit hospitality and hotel sectors the hardest. The company said that it had already reopened 270 of its UK hotels and 24 of […]

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Sports and fashion brand JD Sports (LON:JD) booked robust financial performance for the full-year ended February 1 2020, with Coronavirus lockdown since ‘constraining’ the company’s progress. In its full-year results, though, the company were pleased to book a 30% year-on-year revenue bounce, up from £4.7 billion to £6.1 billion, while like-for-like sales in Sports Fashion […]

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Mali and Senegal focused mining company Cora Gold (AIM:CORA) announced on Monday that it had been collecting samples from other parts of the licences it owned as part of its Mali operations, and with this news, investors were entirely unsure how to act. From its projects in West Mali and East Senegal, the company stated […]

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a ‘mini budget’ on Wednesday, in which he will propose a stamp duty holiday, similar to the proposal made by former Chancellor Phillip Hammond in 2017. The move is expected to see the raising of the initial stamp duty threshold from £125,000 to as much as £500,000, in […]

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Cult favourite tech innovation company Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has seen its share price hit new heights, after soaring to unprecedented levels in February. This week ended up being a romp for Elon Musk’s favourite project, with the company becoming the highest-value car company without making a profit. This followed a bumper second quarter, where Tesla churned […]

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UK insolvency litigation financing company Manolete Partners (AIM:MANO) booked bumper full-year financial results, with the increased number of insolvencies likely offering the company an unusual range of opportunities. The company was given a boost by a 36% year-on-year jump in revenues, up to £18.7 million, alongside a 139% increase in new core investments in UK […]

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The US Labor Department announced a non-farm payroll jump in June, with a monthly all-time-high of 4.8 million jobs created. This surge was led by the reopening of factories and restaurants, and far surpasses both the 2.5 million joining the labour market in May, and the 3 million forecast for new jobs in June. The […]

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After cracking the code of encrypted phone service EncroChat, an international police effort has seen 746 criminals arrested in the ‘biggest ever’ organised crime bust. EncroChat and criminal networks The EncroChat service, which has since been taken down, had its encryption cracked by law enforcement agencies in April, with rumours about the breach beginning to […]

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FTSE 100 packaging company DS Smith (LON:SMDS) saw its share price dip during Thursday. despite booking robust full-year results. Group revenue dipped by 2% year-on-year to £6.04 billion. In spite of that fact, the company were able to book a 5% jump in operating profit to £660 million, while profit before tax also rose 5% […]

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Clothing retailer Primark saw a large knock to its first half profits due to Coronavirus and its lack of online presence. Despite this and upon publishing its results on Thursday, parent company Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) enjoyed a healthy share price rally. The company noted that its revenues had contracted 75% year-on-year for the three […]

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On Tuesday prime minister Boris Johnson gave a speech in Dudley, in which he promised to “build better and build greener”, but also “build faster”, and adjust planning regulations to “build a more beautiful Britain”. If you guessed Mr Johnson has a passion for ‘building’, you’d be correct. The overall gist of today’s announcements was […]

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British-Swedish pharamaceuticals company AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) saw its share price dip on Tuesday despite having announced that its selumetinib treatment had been granted orphan drug designation (ODD) in Japan, for the treatment of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1). The announcement comes as trials showed the treatment was effective in reducing tumour volume in paediatric patients with NF1, Today’s […]

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FTSE-listed engineering firm Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) saw its share price bounce on Tuesday, as the company booked robust trading during the COVID pandemic. For its continuing operations, Smiths Group said that underlying revenue for the ten months to 31 May 2020 was up 2% year-on-year. Meanwhile, reported year-to-date revenue jumped 6%, which included a 3% […]

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson spoke on Times Radio on Monday, and stated that the UK would face “bumpy times” and that Coronavirus had been an “absolute nightmare” for the country. Aside from the inevitable discussion about the government’s handling of the pandemic, there was also talk about whether Mr Johnson would stay true to […]

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Shopping centre landlord Intu (LON:INTU) saw its shares go into free-fall as it announced on Friday that it had put KPMG administrators on standby. It follows the company’s failure to reach a ‘standstill’ agreement with its lenders, which it had hoped to have achieved by Wednesday. The company operates 17 major shopping centres around the […]

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British supermarket chain Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) announced on Friday that it had booked impressive first quarter financials, led by significant growth in online activity and deliveries. The company said that first quarter sales rose 8.2% across the UK and Ireland, and up 7.9% across all of its operations, up to £13.38 million. It added that […]

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The new boss of Waitrose, James Bailey, says any post Brexit regression in food standards would represent an “unacceptable backwards step”. Bailey joins David Lewis of Tesco in ruling out the introduction of chlorinated chicken and hormone-injected beef to their supermarkets, while Morrisons and Sainsbury’s were not willing to offer the same guarantee. Bailey, who […]

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German payment processing and financial services company Wirecard (ETR:WDI) saw their shares plummet over 95% so far during trading this week, with the company announcing on Thursday that it had filed for insolvency. The move comes as the company finds itself in the midst of an accounting scandal, with a €1.9bn hole in its finances. […]

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Wealth management and private banking firm Coutts announced on Wednesday that it was targeting a 25% reduction in carbon emissions emitted from its funds and portfolios by the end of 2021. The pledge was made in the company’s 2020 Sustainability Report, which also found that the firm had achieved a 23% reduction in carbon emissions […]

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Everyman Media Group (LON:EMAN) announced that it would be reopening its venues from the 4th of July, in line with the government’s permitted reopening of restaurants, bars and cinemas. The company said that it will reopen the entirety of its venues throughout the month. The relaunch will begin on July 4th, but the group said […]

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Biotherapeutics developer Avacta Group (AIM:AVCT) announced on Wednesday that its partner Cytiva had reported positive initial performance data on the its COVID-19 rapid test strips. The company said that in mid-May it had provided Cytiva with ‘Affirmer’ reagents which are specific to the SARS-COV-2 spike protein, and that its partner had now developed the first […]

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The Dow Jones saw a bright start to trading on Tuesday, up 1.08% or 281 points to 26,308. This figure wasn’t quite as impressive as the one analysts were predicting at lunchtime, and this was likely led by underwhelming US PMI data. Instead, The Nasdaq Composite stole the spotlight, with the index hitting its all-time […]

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Airlines saw one of their better days of trading since the start of the pandemic, with plans being unveiled for the reopening of airports and cut-price offers on popular holiday routes. Ryanair (LON:RYA) led the charge, with their super-budget July offers, announced just before Tuesday lunchtime. The company’s flash summer holiday sale illustrates quite how […]

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A rare story of financial success emerged during the Coronavirus chaos, with musical instrument and equipment retailer Gear4music (AIM:G4M) watching their shares spike on an impressive set of full-year results. For the 12 months ended 31 of March, the company booked a 9% year-on-year jump in revenues, up to £120.3 million. This led a 16% […]

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Supplier of advanced composite material kits to the aerospace market, Velocity Composites (AIM:VEL), saw their losses widen year-on-year as Coronavirus hits the airline sector. The company saw its revenues fall from £12.2 million to £9.5 million on-year for the first half. This led a switch from an adjusted EBITDA of £0.2 million for the six […]

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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders state that there is a ‘critical need’ for help as it claims up to one in six car industry jobs will be at risk as the furlough scheme comes to an end. With one in three staff still on furlough across the industry – and with this support […]

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UK and Falklands essential services company FIH Group (AIM:FIH) announced on Tuesday that it had booked reduced trading activity due to the impacts of Coronavirus. The company as a whole posted an encouraging 4,9% increase in revenue, up to £44.6 million. However, its underlying pre-tax profits dipped from £3.9 million to £3.7 million year-on-year. The […]

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The Dow Jones had a tough time deciding where it wanted to go after the bell, with US housing market news neither going one way or the other. After dropping over 150 points, the index bounced, fluctuated and now sits 0.34% up at 25,959 points. The confusion began with the headline that monthly home sales […]

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The CBI noted that UK factory output had fallen at its fastest pace since records began in 1975, during the first three months of the year. The pressure group stated that 360 firms responded to their survey between late Mate and mid June, and of that number, an unsurprising 74% said they had produced less […]

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced on Monday that Nikhil Rathi will take over as Chief Executive of the FCA. Prior to today’s announcement, Mr Rathi served as the Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange from 2015, and is well-acquainted with Treasury officials, having served as Director of Financial Services for five years […]

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British energy company Centrica (LON:CNA) announced on Monday that it had launched British Gas X, a modern-day challenger to its British Gas flagship brand. The company said a test website for British Gas X was already up and running, and that the new service would be entirely online and designed for ‘digitally savvy’ consumers. It […]

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On Thursday the Bank of England announced it would extend its bond-buying programme by £100 billion, in a bid to support the UK economy through the Coronavirus pandemic. The move sees a continuation of the bank’s quantitative easing, which began at £200 billion in 2009, and after today’s announcement stands at £745 billion. It follows […]

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West African focused gold mining company Cora Gold (AIM:CORA) announced on Thursday that it had secured a $21 million mandate and term sheet with investment firm Lionhead Capital Advisors, to fund the development of its Sanakoro Project in Southern Mali. Lionhead will act as the lead investor and arranger on behalf of the consortium of […]

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Hornby (LON:HRN) invoked the spirit of its founder and the company’s history – having lived through economic crises and wars – in its full-year results published on Thursday. This was line the company chose to tow, anyway, having booked improved year-on-year financial performance. The company said it had shown resilience while recording a jump in […]

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PR-focused software-as-a-service provider Access Intelligence posted an all-round positive first half, with good progress across its fundamentals and swift action to adapt to Coronavirus trading. The company’s main source of bragging rights was its £1.04 million Annual Contract Value, which was led by strong renewal rates, and was more than double the £0.45 million for […]

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On the one hand stimulus hopes and Coronavirus treatments, on the other hand geopolitical tensions and a looming second wave. Global equities certainly weren’t short of things to consider on Wednesday, but rather had trouble dealing with contradictory news and mixed sentiments. On one side, markets were running off of the steam of Tuesday’s Fed-based […]

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Immunodiagnostic Systems (AIM:IDH) posted healthy full-year results on Wednesday, despite reduced lab testing capacity. The group booked revenue of £39.3 million, up 2% year-on-year. More impressively, though, the company’s adjusted shares jumped from £4.8 million to £6.1 million, up 26% on-year. The situation was equally positive for Immunodiagnostic Systems shareholders, with adjusted EPS hiking 208%, […]

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Scottish energy giant SSE (LON:SSE) announced on Wednesday that it had approved a final investment decision to build a 103-turbine 443MW Viking onshore wind farm, which the company said would help ‘drive forward a green economic recovery after Coronavirus‘. The Viking project is located in Shetland and is wholly owned by SSE Renewables, having been […]

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Online fashion retailer Boohoo (LON:BOO) saw its shares rally on Wednesday, as the company posted strong results for the three months to 31 May, and and announced the acquisition of fashion brands Oasis and Warehouse. Strong trading for online fashion Regarding the company’s quarterly performance, the early stages of the calendar year saw strong trading […]

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England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford sent an emotive open letter to MPs, urging them to ‘protect the vulnerable’ by extending the Coronavirus meal voucher scheme over the summer. The 22 year-old Tweeted out to his 2.7 million Twitter followers: 1. When you wake up this morning and run your shower, take a second […]

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Innovator in solid-state battery technology, Ilika (AIM:IKA), announced on Tuesday that it would reopen its Stereax pilot line at the University of Southampton. The company said that until the 15 June, it had closed the facility as part of its push to protect its staff and customers, and to observe the UK Government’s directives to […]

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Native in-game advertising platform Bidstack Group PLC (LON:BIDS) announced on Tuesday that it had been awarded the Internet Advertising Bureau’s Gold Standard Certificate 1.1. This award stands as a credit to the way Bidstack conducts its operations, and opens the company to the possibility of big brands calling on Bidstack services for in-game advertising. The […]

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The UK’s largest bakery chain Greggs (LON:GRG) announced that on Thursday, it would be expanding the number of its site reopening for takeaway services to 800, alongside publishing the rest of its provisional plan of action. The company said that recent trials of gradual shop reopenings had been successful. Their trials included operational changes such […]

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