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40%: energy switching to independents
Thursday 10 Nov 2016Actor Philip Glenister is the latest celebrity to front a TV advertising campaign telling consumers to switch energy supplier, and independents are winning. Between January and August the number of UK households to switch to an independent supplier jumped 40% year-on-year, according to data from...
Story in numbers
Thursday 10 Nov 2016In November 2011 the FTSE had just broken through 6,200 and the Bank of England’s key interest rates was 5% and rising. Could the FTSE 100 rise through the 7,000 mark by 2007, Shares asked? ‘As long as the Bank of England doesn’t keep tightening the screws, we should be OK’, we said. A year later...
FTSE 350 over last 3 months
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Broker forecast changes (FTSE 250)
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FTSE 350 12 Months
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Best & Worst: Revenue Growth
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Which stocks gain when interest rates rise?
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3: Profit warnings by Cobham
Thursday 03 Nov 2016Aerospace and defence outfit Cobham ( COB ) saw another 20% wiped off its share price after a third profit warning in less than 12 months. Weakness in Cobham’s maritime and satellite communications unit and delays to contracts in its refuelling gear business saw profit expectations downgraded in...
£1m: Dog-sitting acquisition
Thursday 03 Nov 2016Small business franchise provider Franchise Brands ( FRAN:AIM ) is on the acquisition trail after sealing a £900,000 deal to buy dog-sitting business Barking Mad. Franchise Brands raised £3.5m in an initial public offering in August to start a buy-and-build strategy in the sector. Existing brands...
£629k: First-time buyer at Man Group
Thursday 03 Nov 2016Farmer-turned-hedge fund manager Luke Ellis spent £628,555 buying shares in Man Group ( EMG ) after taking over as chief executive at the asset manager. As well as buying new shares Ellis also received around £1.6m of options shares as the former JP Morgan executive and amateur farmer builds up an...