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Lack of festive cheer disappoints shareholders in Next

“A downbeat outlook for Christmas trading is weighing on Next today as the High Street bellwether’s shares slump to the bottom of the FTSE...

Wed, 01/11/2017 - 11:22

BP offers welcome dividend reassurance as cash flow starts to gush again

“BP’s best operating profit since early 2014 and the resulting huge improvement in cash flow are both helping to drive the oil major’s shares...

Tue, 31/10/2017 - 15:33

Why Lloyds’ desire for growth and investors’ desire for yield means the shares are going nowhere fast

“After a long and painful retrenchment and restructuring process Lloyds’ preparation for next February’s Strategic Review suggests the lender’s management team is gearing up...

Wed, 25/10/2017 - 11:02

Unilever’s lack of volume growth may explain why advertising agencies are having a tough time

“At first glance Unilever’s mildly disappointing trading update, which revealed virtually zero volume growth for the fifth quarter in a row, looks unconnected to...

Thu, 19/10/2017 - 16:39

Reckitt’s reorganisation wipes away sales growth disappointment (for now)

“Health-to-hygiene group Reckitt Benckiser is bowing to the inevitable by downgrading its organic sales growth target for the year, although shareholders appear (surprisingly) unperturbed,...

Wed, 18/10/2017 - 13:01

Investors welcome pragmatic response from Pearson but long-term problems remain

“A third straight trading update without a profit warning, work to adapt the business model to boost both digital and print rental sales and the...

Tue, 17/10/2017 - 10:58

GKN falls into the FTSE 100 profit gap (and it may not be the last firm to do so either)

“A profit warning means that GKN is the worst performer in the FTSE 100 today and although the impact of a pair of legal...

Fri, 13/10/2017 - 10:32

Recruitment firms’ figures suggest Europe is thriving as Brexit talks drag on

“A first quarter-trading statement from Hays highlights the much stronger fee growth in evidence in Europe compared to the UK, completing the picture painted...

Thu, 12/10/2017 - 14:26

Smith & Nephew soars as investors await activist masterplan

“Shares in orthopaedic implant and wound care specialist Smith & Nephew are surging amid (as yet unconfirmed) reports that American activist investor Elliott Management...

Wed, 11/10/2017 - 13:36

Tesco still has work to do even as margins and dividend show benefits of turnaround plan

“Tesco’s shares are below where they were a year ago (despite a 6% advance in the FTSE 100 over the same period) and today’s...

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 11:34

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