Best 25 stocks in the last tax year April 15, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. The FTSE 100 outperformed mid-caps last tax year, but the top FTSE 350 performers might surprise you. Take a look at the financial year ended on the 5th April, with the 25 top performing stocks in the FTSE 350 all producing gains of 40 per cent or more over the [...]
Kier’s new chief executive looks to simplify company as outsourcer battles debt April 15, 2019 Kier Group’s new chief executive will look at simplifying the business in the coming months as the construction outsourcer continues battling hundreds of millions of pounds of debt. Read more: Kier shares fall as outsourcer swings to £35.5m loss Andrew Davies, who was elected boss of collapsed outsourcer Carillion before it went bust in January [...]
Gatwick Christmas drone attack was possible inside job, says airport’s response chief April 14, 2019 A drone attack at Gatwick airport which brought 140,000 people’s Christmas travel plans to a standstill was an inside job, according to its chief operating officer. Read more: After Gatwick, how do we prevent future drone chaos? Chris Woodrofe, who led the airport’s response to the attack, told the BBC: “It was clear that the [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Ireland can plunder another National with Crosshue Boy April 11, 2019 TIGER Roll’s win at Aintree on Saturday will live long in the memory for anyone who was at the track. He is one of the most incredible horses of all time, winning a Triumph Hurdle, a four-miler, two Cross Country Chases and now two Grand Nationals. He has become the people’s horse and even though [...]
WH Smith profits suffer after £155m purchase of US airport store In Motion April 11, 2019 WH Smith suffered a huge drop in profit in its half year as the costs of its purchase of US airport retailer In Motion grounded its bottom line. The figures Group revenue grew eight per cent year on year to £695m for the six months to the end of February as the stationery chain relied [...]
Fashion retailer Asos sees profits tumble in first half of 2019 April 10, 2019 British online fashion retailer Asos saw its profits slump in the six months to 28 February in its first interim results since it issued a warning over tough trading conditions in December. Read more: Asos bosses snap up cheap shares after day of horror The figures Asos’s profit before tax collapsed to just £4m for [...]
Death of the High Street? Why we’re still backing UK retail April 9, 2019 Following some dire headlines you might rightly wonder why the share prices of UK retailers have recorded double-digit gains this year (see graphic, below). Surely the relentlessly downbeat mood music from the mainstream media (and pessimism among analysts) is confirmation that the UK consumer is in full retreat, and consumer-exposed sectors are in deep trouble? [...]
After Brexit, will Britain remain a land of opportunity? Apprentice star Mark Wright shares his views on startups and the economy April 9, 2019 Winning a reality TV show isn’t normally considered a recipe for success. The stars of such programmes usually end up plastered across the tabloids, followed by performing in a Christmas pantomime somewhere in rural England. But the BBC’s The Apprentice is an altogether different beast. With the backing of business mogul Lord Alan Sugar, the [...]
Media firm Entertainment One on track as it shifts focus to film production April 4, 2019 Peppa Pig producer Entertainment One today said it is on track to hit its full-year targets, thanks to strong growth in its portfolio of children's TV shows. In a trading update the Canadian firm said it has enjoyed strong underlying earnings performance, growing by more than 25 per cent in its family and brands division. [...]
Unexpected rise in US oil stockpiles steals the wind from Opec’s sails April 3, 2019 Oil prices ended a three-day winning streak today despite edging close to the $70 per mark in the morning. International standard Brent crude reached up to $69.95 per barrel at around 9.20am, its highest point since November, before slowly giving back gains. Read more: Oil price hits 2019 peak as Trump moots new sanctions against [...]