By the morning of Tuesday 9 January, Japan’s Nikkei index hit its highest level in 26 years, the FTSE 100 in the UK surpassed 7,700 (the more domestic-focused FTSE 250 hit an all-time high in excess of 20,900), and in the US the Dow Jones industrial average sailed above 25,000 for the first time in its …
Record sales at discount fashion chain Primark will bolster a firm full year of profits at patent Associated British Foods (ABF). The FTSE 100 company, controlled by the Weston family, maintains its full year earnings guidance in a trading update issue…
LONDON (Alliance News) – Stocks in London looked on course for a fourth consecutive day of losses on Thursday, a below-consensus update from Associated British Foods dragging on the FTSE 100, and Royal Mail and Halfords weighing on the FTSE 250. The FT…
Whitbread, the owner of Costa Coffee stores and the Premier Inn hotel chain, said sales growth has stalled at both of its major businesses, blaming falling consumer confidence across the UK. Releasing a trading update for its third quarter, the FTSE 10…
China’s economy expanded at a steady pace at the end of 2017, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
Gross domestic product climbed 6.8 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, the same pace of growth as seen in the third qu…
The figure beats Beijing’s official growth target of 6.5%, though some question China’s GDP data.
Good morning, it’s Paul here!I’m going to start today’s report by catching up on several stocks from yesterday, then on to today’s announcements.I see that Halfords (LON:HFD) has reported on its Christmas, and year to date (ending 03/2018) trading. It seems to be doing well at the retail sales level (with cycling being the biggest growth area). However, group profit only expected to be broadly in line with current market expectations. I refuse to shop in Halfords after they stung me for about £3-4 (I forget the exact amount) for a tiny pack of washers that was of vital importance to me at the time, that was only worth about 10p, if that.Several readers yesterday asked me to look at:City Pub (LON:CPC)Share price: 169.5p (up 1.2% yesterday)No. shares: 56.5mMarket cap: £95.8mTrading updateThe City Pub Group, the owner and operator of premium pubs across Southern England, is pleased to announce a 2017 trading update.
For the year ended 31 December 2017, like for like sales were up by 3.8%. Total turnover for the year was approximately 37.4m, an increase of approximately 34% on the prior…
Good morning, it’s Paul here!
I’m going to start today’s report by catching up on several stocks from yesterday, then on to today’s announcements.
I see that Halfords (LON:HFD) has reported on its Christmas, and year to date (ending 03/2018) trading. It seems to be doing well at the retail sales level (with cycling being the biggest growth area). However, group profit only expected to be broadly in line with current market expectations. I refuse to shop in Halfords after they stung me for about £3-4 (I forget the exact amount) for a tiny pack of washers that was of vital importance to me at the time, that was only worth about 10p, if that. Retailers need to learn that today’s high gross profit margin is tomorrow’s lost sales from an alienated customer.
Several readers yesterday asked me to look at:
City Pub (LON:CPC)
Share price: 169.5p (up 1.2% yesterday)No. shares: 56.5mMarket cap: £95.8m
Trading update
The City Pub Group, the owner and operator of premium pubs across Southern England, is pleased to announce a 2017 trading update.
For the year ended 31 December 2017, like for like sales…
Good morning, it’s Paul here!
I’m going to start today’s report by catching up on several stocks from yesterday, then on to today’s announcements.
I see that Halfords (LON:HFD) has reported on its Christmas, and year to date (ending 03/2018) trading. It seems to be doing well at the retail sales level (with cycling being the biggest growth area). However, group profit only expected to be broadly in line with current market expectations. I refuse to shop in Halfords after they stung me for about £3-4 (I forget the exact amount) for a tiny pack of washers that was of vital importance to me at the time, that was only worth about 10p, if that. Retailers need to learn that today’s high gross profit margin is tomorrow’s lost sales from an alienated customer.
Several readers yesterday asked me to look at:
City Pub (LON:CPC)
Share price: 169.5p (up 1.2% yesterday)No. shares: 56.5mMarket cap: £95.8m
Trading update
The City Pub Group, the owner and operator of premium pubs across Southern England, is pleased to announce a 2017 trading update.
For the year ended 31 December 2017, like for like sales…
IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 index of large-cap stocks to open 4.07 points higher at 7,729.50 on Thursday. The FTSE 100 index closed down 0.4%, or 30.50 points, at 7,725.43 on Wednesday. In early UK company news, Whitbread said it remains on t…
China 2017 Fixed Asset Investment Rises 7.2%
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China 2017 Retail Sales Up 10.2% On Year
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China Dec Retail Sales Up 9.4% Y-o-Y Vs. 10.2% In Nov, Consensus 10.2%
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China 2017 Industrial Production Up 6.6%
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China Dec Industrial Output Rises 6.2% Y-o-Y Vs. 6.1% In Nov, Consensus 6.1%
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China 2017 GDP Up 6.9%, Consensus 6.8%
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China Q4 GDP Rises 6.8% On Year, Consensus 6.7%
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LONDON (Alliance News) – Stocks in London are set to open lower on Thursday, extending the previous day’s losses as the FTSE 100 continues this week’s losing streak despite a strong performance by US equities on Wednesday. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 index of large-cap stocks to open …
IG’s opening calls suggest that the FTSE 100 will start the session 0.07 percent lower at 7,720 points. Investors are likely to shrug off an upbeat handover from the US where the Dow Jones closed above 26,000 points for the first time. “You’ve got a bullish start to the earnings season and earnings are …
Do these 4 banks offer upside potential? Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) (BARC.L), Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) (STAN.L), HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) (HSBA.L) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS) (RBS.L). January 18, 2018 Robert Stephens Genera…
The potential for a successful turnaround from BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) (BT.A.L) may seem difficult to predict. The company continues to remain relatively unpopular with investors. Its shares have fallen 2.5% in the last month, while the FTSE 100 (INDEX…
The FTSE 100 as you can see has broken down over the last couple of days, as we sliced through the uptrend line. That being the case, I think that we will continue to see a little bit of a malaise when it comes to the FTSE 100, but longer-term I am loo…
In London, the FTSE 100 is seen only marginally higher with CFD and spreadbetting firm IG Markets calling the benchmark up 2.5 points, at 7,718 to 7,723. The early corporate highlights are expected in the form of trading updates from Royal Mail Group P…
Such thefts are rare in the Chinese territory but at least one previous case also involved employees.
Dutch export growth accelerated in November to the highest level in five months, figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
The volume of exports advanced 9.4 percent year-over-year in November, well above the 5.1 percent rise in …
Reversing direction, the Japanese yen climbed against its most major opponents in late Asian deals on Thursday.
The yen rose to 111.11 against the greenback, from an early 6-day low of 111.48.
The yen recovered to 153.65 against the pound, 115.28 ag…
Dutch unemployment rate remained stable in December, after falling in the previous two months, figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate came in at 4.4 percent in December, the same rate as in…
New Zealand’s house prices increased in December from a year ago, while the volume of sales decreased notably, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand reported Thursday.
The national median house price index climbed 5.8 percent year-over-year to NZ$…
House prices in majority of the Chinese cities increased in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
On a monthly basis, house prices climbed in 57 cities out of 70 surveyed by the government. In November, prices had advanced in 50…
Dutch Nov Imports Up 5.3% On Year
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