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Gasoline prices surge after Hurricane Harvey
Thursday 07 Sep 2017The price US motorists pay at the pump crept above $2 for the first time since mid-2015 in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The massive storm led to the shut down of several large refineries on the Gulf Coast. UK road users are also expected to feel some impact with the RAC warning of a 4p increase...
Consumer confidence rise: a dead-cat bounce?
Thursday 07 Sep 2017GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index rose two points to -10 in August, rebounding from a score of -12 reported in July that matched 2016’s post-Brexit low; the index measuring changes in ‘personal financial situation over the last 12 months’ registered the biggest rise. Joe Staton, Head of...
Best & Worst Performing FTSE 100 Stocks
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Real Good Food investors burned again
Thursday 31 Aug 2017In-store bakery operator and food manufacturer Real Good Food ( RGD:AIM ) has disappointed shareholders for the second time in a month after flagging another hit to earnings. The company says following a review, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the year to...
Sportech shareholders could win major cash prize
Thursday 31 Aug 2017Gambling firm Sportech ( SPO ) may soon pay shareholders cash equal to nearly one third (29%) of its current market value, according to investment bank Investec. It believes the small cap could pay out up to 29p per share. The stock currently trades at 98p. Investors may get even more cash in the...
UK bucks the rising dividend trend
Thursday 31 Aug 2017$447.5bn Asset manager Janus Henderson reports a record $447.5bn for second quarter dividends but dividend payments from UK companies fell by 3.5% in the quarter to $32.5bn on a headline basis. This was due to weaker pound, which has been pressured by Brexit. Once the weak pound, special dividends...
Cash accounts for nearly two thirds of news company’s market cap
Thursday 31 Aug 201763% Like many of its rivals, Irish newspaper publisher Independent News & Media ( INM ) is facing declining revenues but the business is also notably sitting on net cash of €95.7m. This represents 63% of its current market value. The company does not plan to pay a dividend for 2017 and...
Creo’s Speedboat device approved in 49 days
Thursday 31 Aug 2017Creo Medical ( CREO:AIM ) is aiming to bring forward its US commercial launch plans after its medical device Speedboat RS2 was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in only 49 days. The approval for the disposable device for the treatment of colorectal cancer is six months ahead of...
Highest Yielding UK Stocks
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Jurassic potential for Frontier
Thursday 24 Aug 2017Dinosaur film Jurassic World was the fourth highest grossing film of all time and the second highest grossing film of 2015 raking in more than $1.6bn. This bodes well for Frontier Developments ( FDEV:AIM ) whose third computer game franchise is set to be Jurassic World Evolution , launching in...