Johnson Service Group looks cheap for the quality of the business

Johnson Service Group (JSG) 152p

Market cap: £600 million


We have talked in recent issues about companies with durable competitive advantages, or ‘moats’ as...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


Category killer Costco needs to deliver the goods next week

Shares in US warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale (COST:NASDAQ) have struggled to make headway this year, despite the firm posting high single-digit sales growth throughout the...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


Why Kingfisher shares are under the hammer

B&Q-to-Screwfix owner Kingfisher’s (KGF) shares are down roughly 11.5% over the past month with investors fearing a slowdown in consumer spending in the second half...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


Airtel Africa is one of the big surprise success stories of 2025

Not many FTSE 100 stocks have more than doubled year-to-date, and back in January few people would have put money on one of them being...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


Is it time for some heavy metal?

The putative coming together between Anglo American (AAL) and Canada’s Teck Resources (TECK.B:TSE) is the fifth $1 billion-plus merger and acquisition deal with a major...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


How will the chancellor’s inheritance tax plans affect my pension wishes?

I am 73 years old and want to understand more how my pensions will be caught by inheritance tax. Is it likely pension pots will...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


What are the costs and benefits of retiring early?

Retirement has long been associated with golf courses, cruises, and relaxing on the beach with a drink in your hand. Traditionally, these retirement luxuries have...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


Our fund selection

In our penultimate issue in the current weekly format the Shares team identifies some of the actively-managed funds and trusts they like the best from...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


Are we about to see a resurgence of bad loans as the US economy slows?

Although most US banks reported forecast-busting earnings for last quarter, with many describing the US economy and the consumer as ‘resilient’, we have started to...

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 00:00


magazine 18 Sep 2025

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