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Significant development in US sports betting market
Thursday 06 Jul 2017Visibility for UK-focused gambling companies including Ladbrokes Coral ( LCL ) and William Hill ( WMH ) is currently clouded by looming regulatory risk, yet the quoted bookmakers will be gazing excitedly across the pond. In a momentous decision, the US Supreme Court has agreed (27 Jun) to hear...
Inmarsat sweats on satellites battle
Thursday 06 Jul 2017A US communications spectrum battle could have dire consequences for FTSE 250 UK satellites operator Inmarsat ( ISAT ) . Ligado Networks (formerly LightSquared) is in conflict with rival Iridium over a proposed terrestrial wireless network. Iridium claims the spectrum bandwidth Ligado plans to use...
Three UK stocks grab place on ‘high quality dividend’ list
Thursday 06 Jul 2017Three UK-quoted companies make a global list of 47 ‘high quality dividend stocks,’ according to research by investment bank UBS. These are financials sector blue-chips Prudential ( PRU ) and Schroders ( SDR ) , together with packaging group Mondi ( MNDI ) . The UK trio currently trade on 12-month...
21 investment trusts now considered ‘dividend heroes’
Thursday 06 Jul 2017Invesco Income Growth Trust ( IVI ) has become the latest investment trust to increase its dividend every year for at least the past 20 years. The Association of Investment Companies says there are now 21 qualifying investment trusts, four of which have lifted their dividend for 50 consecutive...
Energy u-turn
Thursday 29 Jun 2017Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have called a potential Government u-turn on energy supply price caps a ‘cop-out.’ The analysts now think the Conservatives might replace an energy price cap that was promised in the party’s manifesto with a consultation on prices, less than a year after a two...
Iomart shock as it reveals major acquisition talks
Thursday 29 Jun 2017IT hosting and managed services company Iomart ( IOM:AIM ) is in talks to buy German managed hosting company PlusServer. The target is reportedly an unwanted part of the Host Europe business acquired by US websites business GoDaddy earlier this year. The move has surprised investors but left some...
Why Domino’s shares are down 10% in a week
Thursday 29 Jun 2017Shares in Domino’s Pizza ( DOM ) have fallen by nearly 10% to 286.5p over the past week as two analyst research notes have expressed concerns about rising competition, increased price discounting, new stores cannibalising existing sites and a weak consumer backdrop. These factors could put pressure...
Disappointment in store from Debenhams
Thursday 29 Jun 2017Structurally challenged department store Debenhams ( DEB ) says full year profit before tax could be towards the lower end of the forecast range ‘should current market volatility continue’. The high street bellwether has seen a weaker clothing market in the second half of the year. Chief executive...
Film finance play comes to AIM
Thursday 29 Jun 2017FFI Holdings is set to join AIM on 30 June, raising £59m and valued at £236m. Founded in London in 1950 and now headquartered in Los Angeles, the company provides the financiers of films and TV shows with so-called completion contracts. These stipulate productions will be completed on time and on...
How to get exposure to the booming Eurozone
Thursday 29 Jun 2017Eurozone consumer confidence in June reached its highest level for 16 years, suggesting growth in the economic area could be accelerating sharply. A flash reading on consumer confidence from the European Commission came in at -1.3 in June versus -3.3 for May. Unemployment is at its lowest level...