Investors sour on alcohol stocks after US surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels

Alcoholic drinks stocks are nursing hangovers in the wake of the US surgeon general’s call (3 January) for more prominent warning labels on boozy drinks...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


Poolbeg Pharma shares go into freefall after merger talks with US biotech firm revealed

Shares in Poolbeg Pharma (POLB:AIM) nearly halved after the company announced it was in merger talks with US biotech firm Hookipa Pharma (HOOK:NASDAQ).

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Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


Investors see green shoots of life in a moribund new listings market

Most UK investors will be glad to see the back of 2024 which saw the largest outflow of companies from the main market since the...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


On The Beach shares hit 52-week high in January

Shares in beach holidays specialist On The Beach (OTB) have been on a roll since the announcement of its record full-year results on 3 December....

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


Six of the best funds for 2025

Funds play a really important role in most investors’ portfolios. Many of us may not have the time or the inclination to research our own...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


Five big themes to watch in 2025

Perhaps, thanks to AI, we need to heed the words of American industrialist J. Paul Getty, who once asserted: ‘In times of rapid change, experience...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


US banks set for a bumper quarterly earnings season

Next week sees the publication of fourth-quarter and full-year results from Wall Street’s finest, starting with Citigroup (C:NYSE) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) on 15 January...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


Could this year herald a change of fortune for the big UK housebuilders?

After a disappointing stock market performance last year, investors will be hoping the major listed housebuilders can turn things around in 2025.

Shares in Barratt...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


How to use the X-Ray tool to keep your investments on track

Staying on top of your investments is important if you want to make a success out of putting your money to work in the financial...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


How self-employed investor BrokenBanker brings his experience to bear in the markets

For the last five years, ‘BrokenBanker’ or BB for short as he goes by online, has been managing his own financial affairs as a self-employed...

Thu, 09/01/2025 - 00:00


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