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How consumer health leader Haleon is moving on from Zantac troubles and debt headaches
Thursday 30 Mar 2023One of the FTSE 100’s newest members, consumer health company Haleon ( HLN ) was spun out from drugs giant GSK ( GSK ) and listed on the London and New York stock exchanges in summer 2022. The demerger, unusual in that it followed a failed £50 billion takeover bid from Unilever (ULVR ) for what was...
Where do investors stand after Tesla’s 57% 2023 share price rally?
Thursday 16 Mar 2023The story of Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) continues to astonish investors, both fans and sceptics. In the early part of 2023, the share price had all but doubled (from the start of the year to 15 Feb), followed by sharp falls from that $214.24 peak a month ago. As it stands, the stock is about 57% up year-...
How new boss Tufan Erginbilgic can transform the fortunes of Rolls-Royce
Thursday 09 Mar 2023Having described Rolls-Royce ( RR. ) as a ‘burning platform’, new chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic has wasted no time in getting the share price roaring since he joined at the start of 2023. Rolls-Royce was a jewel in the crown of UK engineering but over the last 10 years it has lost its way,...
Monster Beverage has been a superstar stock over the past decade
Thursday 02 Feb 2023Avid Premier League football fans can’t fail to have noticed the promotion of popular Monster Energy drinks on stadium advertising hoardings. The Monster Energy logo, a vibrant green ‘M’ composed of three lines on a field of black which suggests it was created by the claws of a monster ripping...
Why there’s more to Frasers than Mike Ashley, cheap tracksuits and trainers
Thursday 19 Jan 2023Among the most resilient operators in a retail sector battling with inflationary pressures and the squeeze on household budgets is Frasers ( FRAS ) , the FTSE 100 conglomerate controlled by retail tycoon Mike Ashley, which he founded in 1982 as a sports shop in Maidenhead. There are many...
How H&T is in hot demand from investors and cash-strapped consumers
Thursday 12 Jan 2023In times of economic strife, pawnbrokers typically see a pick-up in trade as cash-strapped individuals seek ways of getting money to help pay the bills. Business is certainly booming for pawnbroker H&T ( HAT:AIM ) whose share price has more than doubled since October 2020 and up by more than 60...
Discover the ingredients behind the success of soups-to-cookies maker Campbell’s
Thursday 01 Dec 2022Condensed and ready-to-serve soups, cookies and potato chips may not excite investors as much as cloud computing, electric vehicles or the hottest new fashion brands, but shares in storied US processed foods-to-snacks company Campbell Soup (CPB:NYSE) are up 20% year-to-date amid ravenous appetite...
Why higher interest rates are good news for Legal & General
Thursday 08 Sep 2022Insurer Legal & General ( LGEN ) is one of the few companies on the stock market which benefits from rising interest rates. The current upward trend in rates has helped to strengthen the company’s capital position. The company has also benefited from pension asset managers transferring...
How National Grid makes its money and the big regulatory challenges it faces
Thursday 25 Aug 2022There are genuine fears about keeping the lights on this winter as the threat of Russia shutting off gas exports to Europe looms large. FTSE 100 constituent National Grid ( NG. ) will have a central role in this story. At £11.70 its shares have handily outperformed the market year-to-date with...
This little-known UK tech business links some of the world’s biggest brands
Thursday 23 Jun 2022What links Tesco ( TSCO ) , Sainsbury ( SBRY ) , Asda, Waitrose, John Lewis, Diageo ( DGE ) , Pret A Manger, Greggs ( GRG ) , Coca-Cola (KO:NYSE) , Carlsberg (CARL:CPH) and Budweiser-owner Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD:NYSE) ? It might surprise you that it’s a £135 million AIM-listed UK technology...