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‘Ugly’ update sends former ad giant WPP’s stock to 15-year low
Thursday 17 Jul 2025In a disappointing six-month trading update (9 July), global media group WPP (WPP) said it had seen a deterioration in performance as the second quarter had progressed. As a results, it lowered its first-half like-for-like revenue guidance to a drop of 4.2% to 4.5%, with a second-quarter decline in...
New tariffs threaten European, Canadian and Mexican trade with the US
Thursday 17 Jul 2025Another week and another round of US tariffs on imports, with the White House threatening a 35% levy on Canada and 30% on goods from the EU (European Union) and Mexico. The three regions are major trading partners with the US, so if the tariffs are implemented as planned on 1 August it would mean a...
Lockheed Martin’s Q2 clues to US defence spending regime
Thursday 17 Jul 2025If the global defence sector is undergoing a paradigm shift driven by geopolitical tensions and technological innovation, Wall Street-listed Lockheed Martin (LMT:NYSE) is a critical player, not that you would have guessed so by recent share price performance. While European defence firms like...
Bitcoin prices set record as investor bet big on ‘crypto week’
Thursday 17 Jul 2025Bitcoin vaulted past $120,000 for the first time on 14 July, the latest milestone for the world’s largest cryptocurrency as investors bet on industry policy wins in what been dubbed ‘crypto week’. This is a banner being used to describe a series of debates by US lawmakers that could lay the...
Currys shares climb to three-year high on resumption of dividends
Thursday 10 Jul 2025Washing machine, air fryer and laptop seller Currys (CURY) reported a solid set of results for the year to 3 May, sending its shares up as much as 12p or 10% to a three-year high of 130p last week (3 July). Group sales were up 2% on a like-for-like basis to £8.7 billion, driven by 4% like-for-like...
Scorching weather takes its toll on Hollywood Bowl
Thursday 10 Jul 2025When tenpin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl (BOWL) reported record trading in the first half (29 May) to the end of March, the shares fell by around a tenth reflecting a prolonged period of unprecedented dry and warm weather from March to May. The scorching temperatures in June appear to have added...
Frasers Group targets Hugo Boss dividend policy and treasury shares
Thursday 10 Jul 2025Having finally decided last month not to make an offer for Revolution Beauty (REVB:AIM) – in which it owns a minority stake via its 29% holding in online fashion firm Boohoo – retail brand owner Frasers (FRAS) has turned its attention to German luxury brand Hugo Boss (BOSS:ETR) . According to the...
Stock markets react with relief as tariff deadlines extended
Thursday 10 Jul 2025An extension to the 9 July deadline for a previous pause on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, now shifted until the beginning of August, is overshadowing the threat of new levies on US trading partners. Investors seem to be back on the TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) train for now. One driver of the...
Musk risks alienating supporters with new political intervention
Thursday 10 Jul 2025Elon Musk could face boardroom revolt if the Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) chief executive presses ahead with plans to launch a new political party, and analysts are worried. Shares in the embattled electric vehicle maker fell sharply as investors fear that the move will likely further divert his attention...
Rank hits the jackpot after government relaxes gaming rules
Thursday 03 Jul 2025Shares in Grosvenor casino and Mecca Bingo operator Rank Group (RNK) are up 60% year to date compared with a 5% advance in the FTSE 250 index. The stock has been buoyed by strong trading through the first nine months of the firm’s financial year to the end of June, and the highly-anticipated land-...