Sponsored by Phlo Phlo, the UK’s first real-time, on-demand Digital Pharmacy service hit its £1.65m crowdfunding target on Crowdcube in less than 24 hours and is now overfunding. The funding round has already attracted over 600 investors and has raised over £1.8m to date. Phlo Digital Pharmacy, launched in November 2019, now plans to extend […]

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It is estimated 40% of the entire undiscovered recoverable oil and gas of the United States lies in Northern Alaska with an estimated 30 billion barrels of oil resources waiting to be discovered. Only this year Spanish group, Repsol, discovered 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the Horseshoe and Pikka fields in the Northern […]

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Chancellor Hammond delivered his spring budget today in what was a desperately gloomy outlook for the UK and miserable attempt to prop up the NHS and collect a greater proportion of taxes owed. The growth outlook for the UK was increased for 2018 but has been dramatically reduced in the following years with 2019 and […]

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Copper miner Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) reported preliminary results on Tuesday which pointed to a year of recovery, helped by rising copper prices. The miner with operations predominantly in Chile enjoyed a 59% increase in EBITDA to $2,586. A 31% rise in copper prices helped boost earnings as production for the period was mildly down 0.7% on […]

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The monthly US jobs report smashed estimates on Friday as Non-Farm Payrolls for February came in at 313,000, well above the expected 200,000. A rise in the participation rate lead to sharp decline in those out of work and the unemployment rate fell to just 4%. Despite the strong jobs numbers, wage growth remained elusive […]

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BAE Systems sales for 2017 rose 3.1% in 2017 helping underlying EPS increase to 43.5p from 40.3p. The defence group highlighted an increase defence budgets in some of their key markets and favourable currency flucations as reason for the jump in sales. BAE received £20.3 billion in orders through the period with key orders for […]

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Barclays (LON:BARC) released full year results on Thursday which revealed a 10% jump in pretax profit despite a drop in total income. The profit increase was facilitated by falling costs and a reduction in litigation payments. Barclay’s financial position has also improved with CET1 increasing to 13.3% from 12.4% a year prior. The results have […]

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Shares in Europe continued their decline on Friday morning following continued weakness in major US equity indices. Investors hoping for some reassurance from central banks were severely disappointed as the Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, suggested that rates would rise sooner than the market had been pricing in and the Fed’s Dudley said recent […]

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The FTSE 100 rallied on Tuesday following a sharp selloff on Tuesday that wiped billions from the value of stocks listed in London. The move higher came after a similar reversal late on Wall Street on Tuesday evening which saw heavy losses pared going into the close. Despite today’s relief rally, some market participants were […]

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Rio Tinto (RIO:LON) announced the highest EBITDA margin for ten years helped by a jump in earnings. The diversified miner also released details of a $1 billion share buy-back, a welcome return to shareholder which comes in addition to a full year dividend of 290 cents per share. Rio Tinto have been helped by an […]

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Halfords released their Christmas trading statement on Thursday and pointed to a record Black Friday and a 3.2% increase in sales for the 15 week period to January 12th. One of the strongest areas of growth was the retail sales of services such as bulb fitting and window blade fitting, up 8%. Online sales jumped […]

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Greggs, the UK baking group, today announced a respectable seventeenth consecutive quarter of growth in the fourth quarter. Total sales were up 7.4% and like-for-like sales were up 3.4%. The company said higher sales were helped by strong demand for their seasonal products and additions to their drink menu. The firm traditionally know for pasties […]

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Carillion entered liquidation on Monday as it failed to secure a deal with lenders, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Shares in the support services group have been suspended from trading until further notice. Last ditch talks over the weekend failed to secure Carillion’s future as the banks said they were not prepared to lend […]

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One would usually associate the strength of a nation’s government with the performance of the domestic stock market. A well organised government delivering on their promises and leading the country forward incites confidence in risk assets, such as equities. Enter Theresa May. May did inherit one the most challenging leaderships of the past 100 years, […]

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US shares hit fresh highs on Friday driven by a jobs report that signalled pressure in the retail sector but expansion in construction. The US created 148,000 jobs in December, missing estimates of 190,000. While the number of jobs created missed estimates, average wages came inline with economists prediction at at annualised growth rate of […]

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Crawshaw, the UK’s leading value butcher, suffered meaty fall in it’s share price after annoucing its Christmas trading figures. Shares in the group were down over 7% on Friday after the group revealed like-for-like sales were down 6.1% in the 15 week period to 24th December. The group blamed lower footfall and weak consumer sentiment […]

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Shares in UK retailing group Next soared on Wednesday morning following their Christmas trading statement. Next sales figures for the 54 day period to 24th December revealed the company had successfully offset weaker retail sales with a bumper online sales increase. Online sales rose 13.6% offsetting a disappointing 6.1% drop on sales in the retail […]

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The FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, kicking off the new year with losses following a record close on the last day of 2017. The losses were broad with 44 constituents of the FTSE 100 in negative territory. The biggest losers were Land Securities, Standard Life and Johnson Matthey, down between 1%-1.1%. The biggest riser was […]

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The FTSE 100 closed on Friday at 7687 as London-listed stocks added to gains throughout the festive period enjoyed in a so-called ‘Santa’s Rally’. The FTSE 100 closed 2017 up around 7% in a year that was characterised by extremely low volatility throughout a persistent backdrop of political uncertainty and high equity valuations. The best […]

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The manufacturing sector in the Eurozone hit an all-time high in November and signs are pointing to further growth in 2018. Unprecedented economic stimulus has helped Eurozone Manufacturing PMI hit 60.6 in November, beating expectations of 59.8 and up from 60.1 the month prior. A PMI reading of above 50 indicates expansion whilst below 50 […]

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In April 2010, the price of one Bitcoin was 0.003 dollars, while the price of one Bitcoin today is more than 15.000 dollars. If you had invested $100 seven years ago, today you would have more than 500 million dollars. Just as Wall Street started paying more attention to Bitcoin, new rivals emerged in the […]

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The pound sold off after Prime Minister May announced she has reached an agreement over the border and confirmed there would be no hard border. Many feared a hard border would reignite the troubles in Ireland and undo years of progress. From a market perspective, the inability to reach a deal was raising concerns the […]

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Ladbrokes & GVC today announced GVC had made an approach for Ladbrokes in a move that would create one of the UK’s largest gambling companies. GVC have offered 160.9p per share with a possible additional 42.8p if certain terms are met. In the offer terms, Ladbrokes Coral shareholders would be receive 32.7p in cash and […]

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London’s leading index fell on Friday, adding to the losses recorded for November. The FTSE 100 fell as low as 7288 in early trade, the lowest level since September. The drop comes as sterling strengthens through 1.3500 against the dollar. Many analysts have attributed the strength in the FTSE 100 to a weaker pound and […]

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Shares in the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger PLC, are flat after releasing full years results. Revenue jumped to £264.7m from £219.9m the year previously as the result of £651m of investment in new properties. Compounding an increase in revenue, Grainger’s cost ratio fell 2% helped by cost discipline and supply chain efficiency. The […]

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Greene King posted results for the 24 weeks to 15th November this morning which highlighted a ‘challenging’ period of trading. Total group sales were down 1.2% for the period. The pub group has recently pointed to poor weather throughout the summer as reason for the slow trading. Significant cost cutting helped offset the weaker sales […]

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easyjet released final results for the year ending 30th September on Tuesday and investors welcomed them, pushing shares over 7% higher. The low-cost carrier said passenger numbers had risen 9.7% over the past year helping revenue jump by 8.1% to £5.05 billion. The company pointed to ‘rigorous cost control’ and savings of £85m to help […]

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A crowdfunding campaign by bar company BurningNight Group to create a new sports-themed venue, Sportskeller, has already raised 50% of its target just weeks after launch. Sportskeller will be its first chameleon bar, teaming up some of the most popular elements of the hugely successful Bierkeller and sports bar Shooters. BurningNight Group, which owns and […]

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The owners of The Bierkeller Entertainment Complex are planning to team up two of their most successful bars to create a new sports-themed venue … Sportskeller. BurningNight Group already has six complexes in cities across the country, which all house three venues under one roof – Bierkeller Bavarian bar, sports bar Shooters and Around the […]

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In April 2010, the price of one Bitcoin was 0.003 dollars, while the price of one Bitcoin today is more than 7000 dollars. If you had invested $100 seven years ago, today you would have more than 200 million dollars. Just as Wall Street started paying more attention to Bitcoin, new rivals emerged in the […]

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The FTSE 100 has posted sharp gains over past 18 months and has broken to fresh records on numerous occasions. As the market currently resides with touching distance of recent highs, we ask is the FTSE 100 overvalued? Valuation When evaluating the price levels of stocks one of the most commonly used metrics are price-to-earnings […]

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Takeaway app Just Eat has posted another strong set of results in which revenue increased by 47% and a 29% increase in orders. Just Eat set out to develop their technology and marketing earlier this year and the results have reflected the greater engagement of customers throughout the period. The company pointed to success internationally […]

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Weir Group shares sunk on Tuesday following the release of a trading statement in which the company said operating profits were expected to be ‘slightly lower’ than previously thought. Shares in Weir Group were down over 6% in early trade. The company attributed the weaker outlook to the phasing of mineral projects and one-off configuration […]

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BP reported Q3 earnings on Tuesday morning and comfortably beat analysts expectations giving the board confidence to announce a share buyback. BP’s net profit for the quarter was $1.9 billion against analysts expectations of $1.6 billion. The increase in profit represented a near 100% increases in earnings from a year earlier when the company suffered […]

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Royal Bank of Scotland (LON:RBS) have continued their already positive year with a third successive quarter of profit. For the third quarter RBS made a profit of £392 million, pushing their profit for the year up to £1.33 billion. Some quarters have suggested this leaves RBS in a strong position to finish the full-year in […]

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The biotechnology company Shire PLC (LON:SHP) has had a label extension approved by the European Commission. The label extension grants a new indication for FIRAZYR, allowing it to be used by adolescents and children aged two and older. FIRAZYR is used to treat people with hereditary angioedema (HAE), which is a rare genetic diseases that […]

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OECD today announced in their economic survey for the United Kingdom that the UK need to maintain close ties with the EU or risk damaging the economy significantly. The report stated that “negotiating the closest possible EU-UK economic relationship would limit the cost of exit”. Among the costs the report has listed is the negative […]

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Sterling has been pummelled this week as a disastrous speech by Prime Minister May raised fears of further disruption in UK politics. The weak performance by Theresa May at the conservative conference has further cemented in the view that she is unfit to lead the UK. It was revealed on Friday Conservative MP Grant Shapps […]

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The pound fell on Friday following the release of UK GDP figures pointing to a weaker expansion in the second quarter than initially thought. In the three months to June of this year the UK economy grew at just 1.5%, the weakest growth rate since 2013. What will be of concern to market participants is […]

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Oil prices fell on Tuesday after strong gains in the previous session on fears Turkey was going to refuse to receive oil from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. Kurdistan held an independence in defiance of central Iraqi government which drew condemnation from both Turkey and Iran. The Kurdistan region voted decisively for independence but […]

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Thomas Cook announced on Tuesday summer bookings were up 10% and their Winter programme was 90% sold in trading statement that pointed to a gradual recovery in the business. The travel firm noted they were once again seeing and uptick in demand for holidays in Turkey and Egypt were they had recently seen declines following […]

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AA PLC shares fell in early trade on Tuesday as the motoring assistance company released a trading statement pointing to higher revenue. Trading revenue for the six months to the end of July 2017 rose 1% to £471m to £467m. However, investors were displeased with the update and dumped the shares sending them 9% lower […]

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GBP/USD hit 1.3158 on Friday, the highest level since 4th August driven by a continued weakness in the US dollar. Cable is up over 350 points since 24th August as fears over Trump’s presidential competency is questioned and geopolitical tensions rise. Hurricane Irma is barreling towards Florida and the potential devastation is driving investors out […]

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Bovis Homes shares soared on Thursday despite reporting a 30% drop in profit before tax and a 6% drop in completions. In addition, Bovis reduced growth forecasts for the coming year and acknowledged that there was work to be done to appease angry customers, which will come at a cost. Greg Fitzgerald, CEO of Bovis […]

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Zoopla owner ZPG has continued on an acquisition spree as it announces they had conditionally agreed to acquire Dot Zinc Limited, the owner of money.co.uk. ZPG recently acquired property marketing firm Ravensworth and today’s announcement further highlights ZPG’s aspirations to grow in the digital media sector by acquiring complimentary companies and competitors. Money.co.uk was established […]

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German Manufacturing PMI rebounded in August to hit 59.3, the third highest reading since 2011. A reading above 50 signifies expansion and a reading below 50 points to deterioration in the sector. 59.3 is a bumper reading from Germany, far outpacing Manufacturing PMI in China which came in at 51.4 and the Eurozone which saw […]

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Zoopla owner ZPG has acquired property marketing company Ravensworth in push to create a one-stop shop for their property partners. Ravensworth provides print and digital marketing campaigns to property companies offering services such as brochure design and printing, property guides and mail campaigns. “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Ravensworth, which gives us […]

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The Euro has fallen over 200 pips from highs helped lower by a Reuters report suggesting ECB officials were unhappy with the strength of the single currency. The ECB is due to meet next week in a highly anticipated meeting which could set the path of QE tapering. Today’s report implies there is a preference […]

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Sterling sank against the dollar on Thursday as Barnier said there had been ‘no decisive progress’ in Brexit negotiations. The lack of progress will unnerve markets who are looking for any semblance of cooperation that could avoid a so called ‘hard-Brexit’. “The risk of no transitionary agreement seems to have increased today given the strong […]

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The Chinese manufacturing sector expanded faster than economists expected in August. Official Chinese PMI came in at 51.7, higher than the 51.3 consensus of analysts polled by Reuters. The reading was also higher than July’s reading of 51.4. There has been concern that high levels of debt and efforts to control a rampant property market […]

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Research from the Bundesbank published on Friday suggest that the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program is ineffective at increase inflation over longer periods. It did however note that QE was useful for short term financial stability but the lasting impact was largely negative. “We find that ECB balance sheet policies, in the form of […]

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Oil prices have pushed higher after US crude inventories declined by 3.3 million barrels suggesting the supply glut may finally be easing. The Energy Information Administration said total US stocks fell to 462. million barrels. Another gauge of oil stocks, Cushing Oil Inventories, fell to 56.54 million barrels of oil down from 57.04. Total US […]

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Equities are overvalued Stocks are expensive using the most rudimentary of metrics; price. Global stocks have posted significant gains in recent years and the bull run has been characterised by a severe lack of meaningful corrections and prices have drifted to record reach record highs on numerous occasions. Major developed world indices currently reside mere […]

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The FTSE 100 has been on a hell of a run. Since intraday lows of around 5,500 February 11th 2016, the FTSE has rallied over 37%, recording a number of all-time record highs along the way. The FTSE 100 has been helped higher by a rally in base metals and a weakening in sterling following […]

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Strategists at JP Morgan have today released a note to the media suggesting that a coalition led by Labour may actually cause the pound to rally. This goes against conventional market thinking which has been pricing a ‘strong and stable’ conservative government as the best outcome for sterling. JP Morgan FX Strategist, Paul Meggyesi said: […]

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The UK economy was dealt a severe blow in March as retail sales fell 1.8%, the biggest drop in seven years. Not only was the drop the biggest since 2010, it capped the weakest quarter since 2013. “This is the first time we’ve seen a quarterly decline since 2013, and it seems to be a […]

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