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Budget 2018: our first thoughts

The Budget failed to make a significant impact on the London stock market with the UK-focused FTSE 250 index moving up slightly during the start...

Mon, 29/10/2018 - 18:52

9 ways savers can prepare for the Budget

Chancellor Phillip Hammond set the usual pre-Budget rumour mill into overdrive last week when he told journalists the current pension tax relief system is eye-wateringly...

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 09:33

Crunch time approaches for Unilever’s Netherlands move

On 26 October UK shareholders in consumer goods giant Unilever will vote on a plan which would see the business exit the FTSE 100...

Wed, 03/10/2018 - 10:05

Sky shareholders face deal deadlines

Nearly two years after an initial £10.75 per share takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, shareholders in pay-TV giant Sky have...

Fri, 07/09/2018 - 13:25

Whitbread sale of Costa begs the question of who will be next on the activists’ hit-list?

“Today’s huge leap in Whitbread’s shares following the sale of Costa Coffee, breaking up the group far more quickly than expected and for a...

Fri, 31/08/2018 - 14:30

Apple’s valuation nears the $1 trillion mark – but is that such a good thing?

“Apple’s third-quarter earnings easily beat analysts’ forecasts, as sales rose 17% and earnings per share soared by 40%, as price increases on its hardware and...

Wed, 01/08/2018 - 12:32

Superyachts, hot weather and high valuations show it’s tough being a retailer (even a really successful one)

It’s not as if much further evidence was needed, but today shows just how tough it is to be a retailer in the current environment...

Fri, 13/07/2018 - 10:30

What could trigger a sterling crisis and what could investors expect as a result?

Sterling has suffered three crises of confidence since 1945, so a repeat cannot be entirely ruled out owing to the current political upheaval and lack...

Thu, 12/07/2018 - 11:30

Is artificial intelligence the future?

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way since the days when Deep Blue faced Garry Kasparov over a chess board. Matt Brennan, AJ Bell Investments’...

Mon, 09/07/2018 - 11:16

Three quick ways to measure the second-quarter results season in America

America’s headline S&P 500 index is up by just 2% for the year in dollar terms, which seems like a pretty paltry return given how...

Thu, 05/07/2018 - 13:20

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