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UK Banking Shares Performance
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Story In Numbers - Fishing Republic
Thursday 23 Feb 2017This is the year-on-year growth in own website sales reeled in by Fishing Republic ( FISH:AIM ) for the year to 31 December 2016. The fishing tackle retailer, growing through new store additions, organic growth from existing stores and online market share gains, is transitioning away from third...
37%
Thursday 23 Feb 2017Three has the busiest internet and apps users of all the major UK mobile operators. Three’s 37% UK market share of data traffic beats BTEE (33%), with O2 (17%) and Vodafone ( VOD ) (13%) bringing up the rear. This is particularly surprising considering that Three, owned by Hong Kong firm Hutchison...
Five profit warnings in 15 months
Thursday 23 Feb 2017Defence firm Cobham ( COB ) is on its heels after warning on profit for the fifth time in a little over a year (17 Feb). Trading profit for 2016 was guided at £225m compared with previously trimmed guidance of £245m given a month ago. There are writedowns adding up to more than £750m. The company...
1st time in 12 months: Investors give bullish signal with fund inflows
Thursday 23 Feb 2017More people put cash into long-only investment funds last week than withdrew money, representing the first weekly net inflow for 12 months. Bank of America Merrill Lynch says this move signals ‘rising investor confidence’. The net inflow was $0.5bn and coincides with a period when US stock markets...
US stocks: top risers so far in 2017
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UK stocks: top fallers on AIM market
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Nine year high: London hotel occupancy
Thursday 16 Feb 2017The benefits of a weak pound are becoming clear in the leisure sector as tourists flock to the UK’s Capital. The London hotel market at the start of 2017 saw its highest occupancy level for a January month since 2008, according to hotel data expert STR. Occupancy increased by 5.8% year-on-year to...
30%: Better than expected sales price for Firestone Diamonds
Thursday 16 Feb 2017Lesotho-based Firestone Diamonds ( FDI:AIM ) has recommenced diamond sales with a bang. Shareholders have been without production for three years while Firestone raised a large amount of money and built a new processing plant at its Liqhobong mine. Production recommenced in late 2016 and the first...
15%: Annual rise in artificial grass demand
Thursday 16 Feb 2017Demand for artificial grass for residential homes is forecast to grow by 15% a year in Europe out to 2019, according to AMI Research. That’s good news for carpets manufacturer Victoria ( VCP:AIM ) which has just bought two Dutch artificial grass producers, Avalon and GrassInc. Artificial grass is a...