Connect crashes on profit warning

Logistics company Connect (CNCT) released a nasty profit warning on 22 January along with other bad news.

The company says its pre-tax profit...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


China’s rapid growth fed by mounting debt pile

China’s latest official economic growth numbers are in, showing surprisingly strong economic growth through 2017 of 6.9%. That’s up from a 26-year low in 2016...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Why Alliance Pharma is in good health

Alliance Pharma (APH:AIM) 71p

Gain to date: 13.6%

Original entry point: Buy at 62.5p, 21 December 2017...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Bookies bashed on £2 betting stake cap reports

Renewed suggestions the maximum stake on a fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) will be cut from £100 to £2 have rocked the gambling industry.

The stock market...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


US treasury yields hit highest level since 2014

Rising US Treasury yields could reflect waning market faith in the Trump administration amid continuing political ructions in Washington as well as expectations for further...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Top performing funds are harder to find

Data from BMO Global Asset Management shows the number of funds delivering top quartile performance is running below the historic average.

According to its Fund...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Back cashed-up Taptica’s M&A drive

The deployment of a $50m acquisition war chest at mobile advertising platform Taptica (TAP:AIM) could prompt near 30% upgrades to earnings forecasts if...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Take profit after Informa bid for UBM

UBM (UBM) 885.5p

Gain to date: 23.6%

Original entry price: Buy at 716.5p,...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Market shock after Dignity unveils radical new pricing structure

The stock market can have a nasty habit of dishing up unexpected news and we’ve seen many examples over the past few weeks.

Retailer Carpetright...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


Draper backing for cryptocurrency start-up

Technology venture capital business Draper Esprit (GROW:AIM) is making a bold play on blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The £316m...

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 00:00


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