FTSE 100 rises on weak sterling

StockMarketWire.com – The FTSE 100 gained momentum on the back of weaker sterling and rising utility companies, helping the blue-chip index close …

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Rewriting History: Splits, Consolidations amp;amp; Rights Issues

As part of our research when assessing prospective share purchases it is important to look at trends in certain key figures and ratios across a number of years. In particular, dividend investors are usually keen to see a history of increasing dividends…

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Can you beat the market using broker buy recommendations?

After a couple of minor roles in the City, I wound up at Goldman Sachs in their ultra high net wealth private client division. As is usually the case as a junior you are keen to make a good impression and find promising investments to pitch. The proble…

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Bumper Persimmon fails to shake off uncertainty

Over the last year, however, the picture is rather different as the price has fallen 5%, which compares to a 1.5% dip for the wider FTSE 100. It may well …

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