magazine 27 Apr 2017

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Large cap beneficiaries of weaker sterling in 2016 are now losing momentum as currency movements start to reverse. Is now the time to sell FTSE 100 stocks and buy UK-focused FTSE 250 companies? The new issue of Shares explores this potential shift in the market and why the forthcoming UK general election plays an important role.

Is the motor sector on a PCP collision course?

Drivers could face tougher affordability checks to qualify for car loans, according to recent press headlines. This could have negative implications for many of the...

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Oil price and Nigerian allegations in focus for Shell

First quarter numbers on 4 May from oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) are likely to reveal how the company is standing up...

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Small businesses are feeling buoyant

Optimism among small and medium sized enterprises is at its highest point since the middle of 2013, according to the latest Quarterly Enterprise Index...

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Debt-free Trifast is looking healthier

Specialist industrial fastenings engineer Trifast (TRI) is expected to emerge virtually debt-free by the end of its current financial year.

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Digital driver for Tax Systems

Middlesex-based Tax Systems (TAX:AIM) has bolstered its sales, technology development and senior management. The move is designed to put the company is...

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Gattaca takes a hit to build a better future

Specialist tech and engineering recruitment agency Gattaca (GATC:AIM) implies it could have avoided a profit warning on 13 April by cutting costs....

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£100bn: Search advertising market is booming

No wonder Google’s parent company Alphabet is the world’s second biggest company, worth nearly $589bn. It is the market leader in the booming online search...

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Keep buying JD Sports for overseas success

Record full year results (11 Apr) from JD Sports Fashion (JD.) confirmed a third consecutive year of double digit store like-for-like growth...

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Robotics stocks could get boost from Trump policies

Tech stocks fell when Donald Trump was elected president last November as investors rotated into banking stocks in the hope of friendly policies towards the...

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