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Monarch’s demise shows how only the financially strong can rule the airline market

After three bail-outs in the last three years, budget airline Monarch has finally been grounded, weighed down by operational losses and leasing payments on its...

Mon, 02/10/2017 - 12:29

Uber breaks two key rules as investors must now join regulators in asking serious questions

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the decision by Transport for London not to renew Uber’s licence, the failure by the world’s largest start-up to...

Mon, 25/09/2017 - 12:08

Lack of forecast upgrades explains why FTSE 100 is becalmed

The FTSE 100 is making heavy weather of making fresh gains and reaching new all-time highs and one possible explanation for its pedestrian progress is...

Mon, 18/09/2017 - 12:02

Investors have bought on the Apple rumours – will they now sell on the facts?

“Investors looking for a windfall from shares in Apple or the companies who supply it (such as Laird, IQE and Renishaw)...

Wed, 13/09/2017 - 11:43

Analysts think the banks are fine (but investors don’t believe them), ten years after the Rock rolled over

"Ten years after Northern Rock customers queued outside the bank for their cash, analysts believe the five remaining FTSE 100 banks are in such good...

Tue, 12/09/2017 - 15:01

Ashtead powers higher but investors must be wary of the broken window fallacy

Shares in Ashtead are up sharply after the equipment rental expert issued an upbeat first-quarter trading update and floated the prospect of a boost...

Tue, 12/09/2017 - 11:12

Two more profit warnings add to concerns over health of UK consumer

A third profit warning in four months is knocking a huge hole in the share price of Safestyle, as the PVC windows maker flags...

Mon, 11/09/2017 - 11:46

Shoppers seem convinced that AB Foods offers them value even if investors seem less convinced

"Shoppers like value, particularly when times are tough, and it is therefore no surprise to see Primark continue to do drive profit forecast upgrades at...

Mon, 11/09/2017 - 09:43

Bovis shows how everyone benefits when companies put customers first

"A renewed focus on customer satisfaction and providing a quality product at a fair price is already reaping dividends at Bovis, as the FTSE...

Thu, 07/09/2017 - 16:49

Investors do their dough as pizza maker Fulham Shore dishes up a profit warning

"A profit warning from restaurant group Fulham Shore has knocked more than a fifth of the AIM-quoted company’s stock market valuation, as the owner...

Wed, 06/09/2017 - 12:06

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