By: Richard Hunter

Richard is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI) with over 30 years of stock market experience. He is one of the UK’s foremost commentators on market matters and a regular contributor for the BBC (BBC News Channel, Wake Up to Money and the Today Programme), CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, Richard’s expert commentary also appears on a daily basis across the national and specialist press. Richard is available to comment on markets and equities.

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Whitbread shares: Waiting for strategy to bear fruit

June 24, 2019

It’s not easy being a hotelier in this market, but Whitbread shares are holding their own for now. Despite having previously laid the groundwork in guiding expectations lower, Whitbread (LSE:WTB) has delivered a first-quarter update which is light on cheer. Without the diversification and success that Costa brought, the company is now mostly hostage to the cyclical [...]
Podcast: Funds, dividends and investing basics

June 21, 2019

interactive investor experts Moira O’Neill, Lee Wild and Richard Hunter kick off ii’s inaugural podcast by focusing on funds and dividends. To listen to the podcast, please click below: Moira O’Neill explains what a fund is, how to start building an investment portfolio, and how ii’s Super 60 funds list could help you get started, as well as [...]
Tesco shares: Reasons to be cheerful

June 18, 2019

Early selling following this Q1 update attracted bargain hunters. Our head of markets explains why. Tesco (LSE:TSCO) recovery from the dark days of having taken its eye off the ball in the UK continues apace. The radical overhaul which the business has undergone has seen Tesco’s shares rise by 50% over the last three years. More [...]
Dividend star British American Tobacco gets cheaper

June 13, 2019

The well covered payout is an invite to income seekers, but the shares are falling after this update. This relatively upbeat first-half trading statement comes against what has been a torrid time of late for British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS). Last year was an “annus horribilis” for the company, with the shares halving in value amid concerns around [...]

China ties force co-founder exit at UK AI startup Fractile

Great Britain bid to bag $2m at Davis Cup continues

Arcadia at the Old Vic is a brilliant farewell to Tom Stoppard

By: Richard Hunter

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