By Augustin Eden, Research Analyst I love Uber. Its digestible prices have allowed me to feel illustrious enough to travel by taxi rather than the night bus. I’ve had some great chats with Uber drivers too. It’s on a par with the black cab, that’s for sure – but I still love black cabs. The…
15 May 2015 As my colleague points out, we’re already half way through this month and the ‘Sell in May and go away’ theory isn’t really working. To be fair though, it’s still early days with over three months to run for a trading adage suggesting investors avoid the stock markets over the summer to…
Big brewers tap into craft beer craze WSBT / CNNMoney – 15 May http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/big-brewers-tap-into-craft-beer-craze/33040256 UPDATE: SABMiller’s Meantime Brewing Acquisition Seen As Crafty Move Alliance News / LSE – 15 May http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=4v0yjbo4&headline=UPDATE_SABMillers_Meantime_Brewing_Acquisition_Seen_As_Crafty_Move UK 100 watch: Footsie advances after Draghi’s comments Invezz – 15 May http://invezz.com/news/equities/18398-UK Index -100-watch-Footsie-advances-after-Draghis-comments- SABMiller buys Meantime to quench thirst for craft beer…
8 May 2015 ‘UK Conservatives win overall majority’. Well, nobody saw that coming did they? The pollsters shouted about the closest UK election since WW2, while early exit polls suggested only a slim win for the Tories. For weeks and months we were being geared up for a knife-edge contest, with uncertainty from a possible…
Conservative election victory should cheer investors, say City experts – but beware an EU referendum This is Money – 8 May http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-3073433/Conservative-election-victory-cheer-investors-say-City-experts-beware-EU-referendum.html Market overview: Housebuilders, LLoyds, Babcock lead risers Digital Look – 8 May http://www.digitallook.com/cgi-bin/dlmedia/news.cgi?username=&ac=&view=full&story=22764088 Nothing conservative about market reaction to UK election Proactive Investors – 8 May http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/18343/nothing-conservative-about-market-reaction-to-uk-election-18343.html Pound reaches two-month high and UK…