Dogs of the Footsie 2019: 10 shares yielding 6 per cent plus March 23, 2019 By David Budworth from interactive investor. Here are the 10 high yielders that make it into this year's Dogs of the Footsie investment strategy. It's time to reset our Dogs of the Footsie portfolio, selecting the 10 highest-yielding shares of the FTSE 100 index. Around half of 2018's portfolio is carried over on to this [...]
Lovely jubbly: Only Fools and Horses tower could be replaced by gold Del Boy statue after demolition March 21, 2019 The planned demolition of a much-loved west London tower block featured in the 1980s sitcom Only Fools and Horses could come with a silver lining for nostalgic fans. Comedy TV channel Gold has launched a campaign to commemorate the block, called Nelson Mandela House in the show, by erecting a gold statue of Only Fools [...]
Game plays with higher profits to buck high street worries March 21, 2019 Profits soared at video game retailer Game’s parent company in the first six months of the financial year, even as revenue fell by nearly five per cent. The figures Game Digital’s profits before tax increased over 20 per cent to £14.8m, however gross profit contracted 1.2 per cent to £122m. Read more: Game shares boosted [...]
Next sees ‘no evidence’ for Brexit hurting sales despite profit dip as it warns of ‘challenging’ 2019 March 21, 2019 Profits slipped at Next last year, the high street stalwart said today as it warned the outlook for the high street will remain “challenging” in 2019. However, it said Brexit is not a factor, with boss Lord Simon Wolfson saying there is “no evidence that this uncertainty is affecting consumer behaviour”. Read more: Next shares [...]
Wildwood restaurant owner Tasty shares plunge as it warns further site closures on the way March 20, 2019 Shares in Wildwood restaurant owner Tasty plunged this morning as the company warned that it may be forced to make further closures this year after shuttering eight underperforming sites. The figures Shares plummeted more than 17 per cent as the restaurant group posted dismal full-year results for 2018, blaming challenges in the casual dining sector as [...]
Bonmarche shares collapse as it warns investors of £6m loss March 19, 2019 Bonmarche’s share price crashed by as much as 30 per cent this morning as it issued a fresh profit warning, telling investors to expect a full year loss of up to £6m. Read more: Christmas sales slump at Bonmarché The chain had guided to up to a £4m loss, but now expects to lose between £5m [...]
Moss Bros shares jump with Joules boss Colin Porter to take on role as chairman March 18, 2019 Men’s tailoring giant Moss Bros is set to draft in the chief executive of fashion group Joules as its new chairman, with the group looking to regain City confidence after last year’s lull in summer sales dented investor sentiment. Shares in the formal menswear specialist, which has over 120 shops in the UK, climbed five [...]
Outsourcer Interserve falls into administration after shareholders reject rescue deal March 15, 2019 Interserve has fallen into administration after shareholders roundly rejected a rescue deal designed to relieve it of a more than £630m debt pile. The public outsourcer has announced it expects to fall into the hands of administrators after investors voted to reject its proposed deal by 59 per cent to 41 per cent at a general meeting this morning. Earlier [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Hard to see past O’Brien’s Sir Erec in Triumph March 14, 2019 WHEN I first became passionate about the Cheltenham Festival back in the late 1980s, the Triumph Hurdle (1.30pm) was a 20-plus runner wide-open cavalry charge packed full of no-hopers. Now, the introduction of the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle earlier in the meeting, means this race has a very different feel. Those not good enough to [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Skelton looks set to strike again with Ch’tibello March 14, 2019 FRIDAY at Cheltenham is probably the trickiest day of the week for punters. With three puzzling handicaps, a hunter chase and an ultra-competitive Gold Cup, winners will be hard to come by. One man with proven form on the final day of the Festival is Dan Skelton. He’s landed two of the last three renewals [...]