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Have UK employment levels peaked?
Thursday 20 Apr 201725,500 new jobless claims Have UK employment levels peaked? In March, the month the UK Government triggered Article 50, jobless claims saw their largest monthly increase since 2011. The 25,500 surge in claims implies employment may have peaked in the UK and that labour market weakness could be a...
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45% miss: US jobs figures shock
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Only 98,000 jobs were created in the US in March. That’s significantly lower than the 180,000 forecast, equivalent to a 45% miss. The figures related to nonfarm payrolls which excludes farm workers, private household employees or people who work for non-for-profit organisations. Many economists and...
€5bn Unilever’s bumper buyback
Thursday 13 Apr 2017This is the size of the share buyback launched by consumer goods business Unilever ( ULVR ) , along with a 12% dividend increase following a wide-ranging review. Rattled by a bid from Kraft Heinz, under-fire Unilever is ramping-up returns to shareholders and taking on higher leverage. Chief...
Diamond miners shine amid 100+ carat discoveries
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Diamond discoveries can be like buses; you wait ages for one to turn up and two come together. Gem Diamonds ( GEMD ) and Firestone Diamonds ( FDI:AIM ) have both found stones more than 100 carat in size this month. Gem Diamonds’ Letseng mine in Lesotho has historically been an excellent source of...
$103m: Royal Mail in second push on US market
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Royal Mail ( RMG ) has spent just over $103m in the past seven months on two US acquisitions as it tries to reduce reliance on Europe. Having bought Golden State Overnight for $90m in October, Royal Mail is now paying $13.3m for Pacific Northwest-focused Postal Express. The two US acquisitions both...
562,337
Thursday 13 Apr 2017This is the number of new car registrations in the UK in March 2017, a record says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It follows a bumper 2016, when 2.69m new cars hit the roads of Britain. That’s about in line with European counterpart Germany when respective populations are taken...
26% Why Morgan Stanley likes energy stocks
Thursday 13 Apr 2017The European energy space is forecast to enjoy 26% compound annual growth in earnings per share over the next three years, according to Morgan Stanley. That’s the highest of any sector. This bullish earnings estimate is based on a price of $58 per barrel of oil. Even on a bear case of $51, ‘oil...
$1.49bn: Playing and watching of esports to soar
Thursday 06 Apr 2017Annual global revenues from esports are set to explode by 2020, with 200%-plus growth predicted by analysts. This is down to increasing numbers of people not only playing, but also tuning in to watch. The League of Legends World Championship is the world’s biggest esports tournament with prize...