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-1.2%: Republican returns
Thursday 26 Jan 2017Investors hoping for a strong stock market run following Donald Trump’s inauguration may be disappointed. First year returns on the S&P 500 after the election of a Republican president average -1.2%. And comparisons between Trump’s election and the 1980 incumbent Ronald Reagan are even less...
5 years: European companies’ profit decline
Thursday 26 Jan 2017European Union listed companies look set to complete 2016 with their fifth consecutive year of earnings per share (EPS) declines. But Morgan Stanley says their fortunes could be about to change. Analyst estimates show fourth quarter earnings updates, to be reported over the next few weeks, should...
Housebuilders Performance Since Brexit
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Sub-£100m Performers
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44% drop: Coal goes up in smoke
Thursday 26 Jan 2017The coking coal price has over the past two months lost approximately half of all gains seen in 2016. It was the surprise commodity performer of last year, jumping from $75 per tonne in February to hit $308 per tonne in November. Coking coal, which is used in steel manufacturing, is now in rapid...
FTSE 350
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Funds
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Major Stock Markets
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56.7%: UK oil price gain
Thursday 19 Jan 2017Surging oil prices, up 56.7% in sterling terms over the past year, contributed to a spike in the consumer prices index. Consumer prices increased 1.6% year-over-year in December and inflation could hit 3% by the end of 2017, says PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ chief economist John Hawksworth. Cost...
£671m: Rolls-Royce fine
Thursday 19 Jan 2017The stock market can be a confusing beast: shares in Rolls-Royce ( RR. ) gained more than 7% when it said it had been fined £671m. Investors may have been expecting a more punishing settlement for the aircraft engine manufacturer after allegations of bribery first surfaced in 2012. Analysts at...