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Dividend Growth
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FTSE 350 in a month
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Infrastructure Investment Trusts
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7 years: Lucky for sterling
Thursday 01 Dec 2016Sterling looks set to post its biggest gain in seven years as strong economic data saw the UK make a comeback from post-Brexit vote lows. The UK currency is on course for a 2% gain against the dollar for the month of November and on a trade-weighted basis is up around 5%. If sustained into the end...
258: Pet grooming salons
Thursday 01 Dec 2016Pet pampering is becoming big business for Pets at Home ( PETS ) as the supermarket for animals upped its number of Groom Rooms by 18 to 258. Service revenues including veterinary treatment and grooming grew 47.6% in the six months to 31 October, helping group like-for-like sales gain 2.5%. New...
6.9: Dollar/CNY exchange rate
Thursday 01 Dec 2016China’s exchange rate has hit an eight-year low against the dollar – something that’s previously signalled turbulence in financial markets. Stock markets tumbled when China’s yuan depreciated against major developed country currencies in August 2015 and shares in commodity companies were hammered...
21: Hammond infrastructure pledges
Thursday 01 Dec 2016Chancellor Philip Hammond used the word ‘infrastructure’ 21 times in the Autumn Statement as the Government looks at ways to underpin economic growth and improve productivity. Investors have already cottoned on to the idea that infrastructure should be a decent growth area in the years ahead:...
£3.6m: Mitie CEO stock purchase
Thursday 01 Dec 2016New Mitie ( MTO ) chief executive Phil Bentley loaded up on £3.6m shares in the beleaguered outsourcer at 194p – and has already made a £200,000 paper profit on the deal. Bentley replaces Ruby McGregor-Smith, who was in charge since March 2007, after a profit warning wiped 30% off the facilities...
16%: Decline in Swiss watch sales
Thursday 01 Dec 2016Exports of high end Swiss watches are considered a good bellwether for the luxury goods sector and the latest data is pretty alarming. Monthly sales fell by 16% in October, the biggest drop in seven years. ‘Hong Kong continues to be weak (-22%) and the US sequentially declining to -17% (September +...
PE ratios
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