Grocer Tesco’s (TSCO) £3.7bn acquisition of food wholesaler Booker (BOK) sees the latter’s shares +15% this morning This is understandable as prey shareholders are traditionally paid a premium to cede control. However, it is the former’s share price reaction that is garnering most attention; +10.5%. Predator shares typically fall as the company shells out cash…
Antofagasta (ANTO) is top dog among the blue chips this morning, its shares extending this week’s breakout to trade levels last seen in March 2014. This takes it a step closer to the major hurdle of 6yr falling highs around 950p. Today’s gains come in the wake of a Q4 production report showing Copper output…
This morning sees BT Group (BT/A) shares -16% to trade levels last seen in mid-2013. Just as brokers and investors were prepping for FY results on Friday, the company delivers a profits warning linked to an existing accounting scandal at its Italian business. Continued investigation since October (internal + external) has shown the extent of…
On the first trading session since the swearing in of Donald Trump as the President of the United States, the UK’s blue chip index is struggling to gain traction. The immediate negative reaction from foreign exchange markets to Trump’s inauguration speech saw the US Dollar dented as the new leader of the free world struck a…
Macro observations On Friday, Donald Trump received the keys to his new home on Pennsylvania Avenue in a typically Trump demeanour. Now officially sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, foreign exchange markets have reacted unfavourably to the Republican’s opening gambit, as his inauguration speech proved significantly more protectionist than many expected….
After Pearson last week, it’s the turn of shareholders in Essentra (ESNT) to be on the wrong side of yet another profits warning – it’s fourth since last June. Having warned barely two months ago, management (new CEO as of 1 Jan) is already guiding to even lower full-year operating profits due to a “further…