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Thomas Cook shares down 18%; Now the time to buy? -

Thomas Cook shares are down 18% this morning after H1 results included a profits warning with the company now expecting full year profits at the lower end of market expectations. Less demand for Turkey as a destination and the impact of recent terrorist events is holding back bookings. With the shares down at 3yr lows, we examine whether the shares have potential…

Brexit – How are the markets reacting? -

Just over a month remains before the UK’s EU referendum. With uncertainty appearing to wane despite polls suggesting it’s still as close as ever, we take another look at how markets are holding up amid all this, and how you can either take advantage of the opportunities, hedge against the risks or both!

How to spot a stock market recovery -

With riskier stocks outperforming and Brexit fears not having manifested themselves in quite the way we imagined, we look at whether there may be further upside to be had for the UK’s UK 100 blue chips.

The UK 100 is up 15%. Is your portfolio down? -

The UK 100 is now up 15% from its February lows. In addition to several of the miners making considerable recoveries off their own record lows, we’ve also had 20% of the index make fresh all-time highs! What’s more, there’s not a miner or a bank among them. If you’re not yet feeling the benefit, this…

Centrica shares – buy or sell? -

News that British Gas had lost 224,000 customers in Q1 2016 may have spooked holders of Centrica shares.  The company, which owns British Gas, did however give a positive trading statement to the markets on 18 April. In this special report we take a look at Centrica shares from a fundamental and technical perspective to ascertain whether…

Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays & RBS – Time to buy the UK banks ahead of upcoming results? -

April is sure to herald one of the most exciting results seasons yet for the UK’s banking sector, following a year in which guidance was revised down… and down… and down. Banking stocks are heavily depressed, like their mining counterparts, and with expectations so low the potential for positive surprises is considerable. Could now be an…

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