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AG Barr first-half results: Tuesday 26 September

“Shares in soft drink maker AG Barr are broadly unchanged over the past year and trade no higher than they did ten years ago,...

Fri, 22/09/2023 - 08:50

What the patchy second-half pick-up at IQE could mean for ARM

“The good news is that IQE is not issuing a third profit warning this year, after those of January and March, but the bad is...

Tue, 12/09/2023 - 16:10

Associated British Foods full-year trading update: Tuesday 12 September

Shares in the owner of Primark, British Sugar, Twinings and Ovaltine, are up by around 30% over the past year.

This has been...

Fri, 08/09/2023 - 08:44

Is this China’s Minsky Moment?

“The collapse of China Evergrande’s shares upon their return from suspension and a request from fellow residential property developer Country Garden for a grace period...

Thu, 31/08/2023 - 09:55

NVIDIA demolishes forecasts as AI-related boom continues

“For the second time in a row, silicon chip specialist NVIDIA has hugely outstripped analysts’ expectations for quarterly earnings and raised guidance for the next...

Thu, 24/08/2023 - 12:14

For how long can America’s economy keep on trucking?

“The US stock market and benchmark US ten-year Treasury yields are both going up, and one logical inference from that is the American economy is...

Mon, 14/08/2023 - 14:19

What does the copper/gold ratio signify for global stocks and bonds?

“Many investors swear by copper as a good guide to global economic and financial health – and hence the industrial metal’s nickname of ‘Doctor Copper’...

Thu, 10/08/2023 - 10:18

Netflix Q2 results

“After more than doubling from 2022’s lows, shares in Netflix are back to where they were in summer 2020, although they are still a third...

Fri, 14/07/2023 - 10:02

Dividend growth still expected in 2023 despite stalling profit forecasts

After the index’s brief flirtation with the 8,000 mark, the FTSE 100 is trading no higher than it did in summer 2017. A forecast yield...

Fri, 14/07/2023 - 09:03

Telecom Plus makes all the right noises as it capitalises on rivals' failure

“The failure of energy suppliers such as bulb, ampower, igloo, Hub Energy and many, many more has caused great distress to many households, but a...

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 16:45

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