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May 18, 2012
Growth pumping at Afren
Weak commodity prices have pushed oil stocks lower, with the 15% decline in Brent crude oil over the past few months weighing heavily on the sector. A related equity I have been monitoring is Afren (AFR.L) a leading independent exploration and production company.
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May 11, 2012
Dialling Into Further Growth At BT
BT (Epic: BT.A) is the latest telecoms operator to publish its quarterly results, stating it is ahead of schedule on its fibre rollout, elevating profit guidance for the financial year.
Read MoreApr 27, 2012
Put Tesco In Your Trolley?
Tesco is now valued at £26 billion, but has significant asset backing through its property portfolio. At the full-year stage its property assets were valued at £22 billion.....
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Apr 20, 2012
Shell...Fuelled For Growth
The recent market volatility has thrown up several opportunities in the equity arena and I believe Royal Dutch Shell (Epic: RDSB) is one worth considering ahead of their first quarter results next week (26th April).
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Pumping Profits To Continue At BG Group
Commodity related stocks have been the worst performers this week, as fears of a global slowdown weigh on investor sentiment towards the sector. BG Group (Epic: BG.), a leading player in the global energy market, has fallen 10% in the past month.........
Read MoreApr 5, 2012
Kier Builds On Strong Foundations
The recent market weakness has weighed heavily on the construction sector, as fears over future growth may threaten corporate revenue flows. Kier (Epic: KIE), a leading construction, services and property group.
Read MoreMar 30, 2012
GKN: Engine For Growth
GKN’s full year results on 28th February were very respectable, easily beating forecasts in terms of profits, revenue and even dividend.
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Mar 23, 2012
Rising Oil Price Benefits BP
The rising oil price does have some beneficiaries, with better than expected results from BP reinforcing the view that the oil major is on the path to recovery.
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Mar 16, 2012
Burberry Vulnerable To Chinese Slowdown
Sales and profits at luxury goods companies such as LVMH, Richemont and Burberry have soared in recent years, fuelled by demand from emerging markets, but many could face a less dramatic rise in 2012 if China continues to slow.
Read MoreMar 9, 2012
Record Order Book Pumps Weir Group
Weir Group (Epic: WEIR), the UK engineering company has retraced nearly 15% from recent highs. The company, which supplies valves and pumps into the Oil and Gas industry, released strong results on the 29th February, stating it had already achieved its target of doubling 2009 profits.
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Time To Check-Out Of Whitbread?
Whitbread (Epic: WTB), the power behind some of the UK’s most successful hospitality brands, reported underwhelming figures this week.
Read MoreFeb 24, 2012
RSA: Insure Your Income
RSA, the UK’s biggest non-life insurer by market value, posted a higher than expected 38% rise in 2011 operating profit, as an increase in written premiums made up for losses from catastrophes and extreme weather conditions.
Read MoreFeb 17, 2012
AstraZeneca: A Strong Income Attraction
It has been a while since the words growth and AstraZeneca were associated with each other, but with 3% growth forecast next year, many analysts believe it could have reached a trough in its earnings cycle.
Read MoreFeb 10, 2012
Debenhams: Sale now on?
Retailers suffered their second weakest January since records started in 1995 as shoppers reigned in spending, according to the British Retail Consortium this week.
Read MoreJan 27, 2012
Logica: Logically under pressure...
Challenging macro-economic conditions in Europe, combined with the negative earnings momentum, leaves Logica looking vulnerable to further downside.
Read MoreJan 20, 2012
First Group: To travel higher?
A glance at the above chart of the FTSE 100 shows it has been a resilient week for equities despite negative newsflow from Europe.
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Invest for less at Sainsbury
It has been a mixed week for equities as investors digest strong moves made over the festive period and weigh-up the risks of key future events.
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Solid fundamentals at British Land
A glance at the above chart of the FTSE 100 illustrates it has been a strong start for equities in 2012, as
fresh optimism over the outlook for global growth tempted investors to add funds into the market.
Nov 18, 2011
Iconic Burberry remains resilient
Of intensifying concern is the increase in bond yields of non-peripheral countries, such as Spain, Belgium, Austria and France.
Read MoreOct 28, 2011
Headwinds ahead for Drax
It has been another strong week for UK equities as investors react to a highly anticipated solution to the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
Read MoreOct 14, 2011
Barclays: Overbought on European hopes?
A glance at the above chart of the FTSE 100 highlights the strong moves experienced recently, as fresh optimism that Eurozone leaders were nearing a permanent solution to the debt crisis, sent the index almost 12% higher in short-order.
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