Stock pick for 2024: Buy Puretech Health for lower risk access to an exciting drug portfolio

Boston-based biotechnology company Puretech Health (PRTC) has a strong track record of creating value for shareholders.


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Five big themes to watch in 2024

No investor knows what is coming next, and whether inflation, stagflation or deflation will result from the combination of the interest rate pauses, quantitative tightening,...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 00:00


Stock pick for 2024: Buy Smith & Nephew for continued recovery and re-rating potential

Tentative signs of sustainable margin improvement and market share gains, combined with the tailwind provided by continued recovery in elective procedures, should provide medical products...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 00:00


Active managers struggle to keep pace with trackers again

It’s been another poor year for active managers across the seven key equity sectors monitored by AJ Bell’s Manager versus Machine report. Overall, just 36%...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 00:00


Stock pick for 2024: Adobe is one of the best ways to play AI

It may look like odd timing to back...

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A big acquisition and a slowdown in its largest market have unnerved investors in Rentokil

Normally, when a firm posts a 53% increase in quarterly revenues it doesn’t result in its share price dropping by a third in a matter...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 00:00


Costco climbs to all-time high as members clamour for cheap essentials

Shares in Costco (COST:NASDAQ) hit new all-time highs at $659, taking year-to-date gains to 45.4%. This followed forecast-beating first-quarter results (14 December 2023) from the...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 00:00


Can electricals leader Currys deliver some turnaround spark?

While the present-day incarnation of Currys (CURY) is a technology products specialist selling everything from whizzy gadgets to white goods, the...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 00:00


The FTSE 100 hits 40: can it shake off a mid-life crisis?

On 3 January 2024, the FTSE 100 celebrates its 40th anniversary. And to borrow a cliche - it seems an opportune moment to ask, will...

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