25 November 2015 With terrorism and geopolitical related fears having hampered travel sector sentiment of late, investors are welcoming a strong bounce by Thomas Cook (TCG) shares this morning. This comes from a return to full-year profit after a half decade of losses, management’s upbeat observations on current…
23 November 2015 Investors in Gambling group Playtech (PTEC) are folding this morning after the company announced that FCA regulatory concerns have put the kibosh on its June £460m acquisition of troubled CFD-broker Plus500 (PLUS). The deal was designed to provide a life-line for broker and expand PTEC’s online capabilities, however, it is…
20 November 2015 The latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve have increased speculation that December will finally see it take the plunge as the first of the major central banks to bring interest rates off their near-zero floor and start tightening monetary policy. However, surprising inactivity…
20 November 2015 With only a few weeks to go until the Christmas festivities, UK consumers are already planning their strategies for purchasing presents for loved ones and making sure they are fully provisioned for holiday food and drink. With this in mind, could seasonality be a catalyst for the UK Supermarkets, giving them…
20 November It’s been a rocky road for commodities in 2015, with OPEC fighting a war of attrition against competitors and metals being battered by China’s slowing growth. Copper is no exception, hitting six-year lows of $4,590 per tonne on 17 Nov. Confidence in copper has rapidly decayed – a lot of Chinese money is…
20 November 2015 Shares in Imperial Tobacco (IMT) are bucking a negative UK Index this morning, having registered fresh all-time highs on speculation that fellow UK Index giant and rival British American Tobacco (BATS) has been courting bankers about financing for a full takeover. Nonetheless, gains are relatively…