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EasyJet upgrades profit forecasts for second time in a row

“When they are bad, they are awful, but when they are good, they can be amazing and right now investors seem to be unsure as...

Thu, 20/04/2023 - 08:57


Netflix first-quarter results

  • Even though they have more than doubled from 2022’s lows, shares in Netflix are pretty much flat over the past year and still
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Thu, 13/04/2023 - 17:08


Netflix first-quarter results

  • Even though they have more than doubled from 2022’s lows, shares in Netflix are pretty much flat over the past year and still
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Thu, 13/04/2023 - 17:08


Have three years of share price sound and fury signified… nothing?

“It is three years since the first covid-inspired lockdown in the UK and it is still not entirely clear whether patterns of human behaviour will...

Tue, 28/03/2023 - 10:23


Why rate cuts, QE and inflation could be the ultimate endgame in the banking crisis

Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have failed, First Republic Bank has suffered a run leading to liquidity support from other...

Thu, 23/03/2023 - 13:52


Six issues investors must consider after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

“It was Ernest Hemingway who asked, ‘How do you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.’ Silicon Valley Bank’s share priced peaked in November 2021...

Wed, 15/03/2023 - 13:59


Fed’s Powell ruffles markets by failing to stick to the Goldilocks script

“The broad-based rally in stock and bond markets since the October lows rests largely upon their conviction that inflation will retreat, the global economy will...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 10:52


Bunzl shares bounce as results display distributor’s virtues

Bunzl’s shares are nearing their all-time high and the full-year results help to explain why, as they emphasise the specialist distributor’s key virtues: a...

Wed, 01/03/2023 - 08:54


Higher dividends tempt buyers of HSBC

HSBC’s fourth-quarter and full-year results show very similar trends to those of Barclays, Standard Chartered and NatWest, namely higher interest margins,...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 16:59


Three reasons why investors think Barclays shares are cheap (and may deserve to be cheap)

“There is much to like about Barclays’ 2022 results – margins on the loan book are up, the dividend per share is up to...

Thu, 16/02/2023 - 14:29


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