Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot festive advert toy causes shopping hysteria November 23, 2018 Sales of Aldi's Kevin the Carrot plush toys have sent UK shoppers wild ahead of Black Friday, with the toy selling out online and in stores up and down the country less than a day after being made available. The release of Aldi's Christmas advert this year saw the return of Kevin the Carrot and his [...]
Bitcoin (BTC) back into recovery mode after Christmas cryptocurrency crash December 26, 2017 The price of bitcoin rose sharply on Boxing Day morning as cryptocurrency bulls reasserted themselves following a week of selling. The price of a bitcoin rose by more than 7.7 per cent from midnight on Christmas day to the time of writing – a period of only nine hours – to almost reach $15,500, before [...]
Profiting from the retail revolution: What’s hot and what’s not? January 15, 2019 It turns out that so-called Super Thursday wasn’t so super after all. Despite being lauded as a day when retailers boast strong figures from the festive period, last Thursday proved to be a mixed basket of results. With consumers feeling the pinch and Brexit-sized uncertainty looming large over the high street, it’s not surprising that [...]
Debenhams shares continue to plunge on supplier woes in the run-up to Christmas November 15, 2018 Shares in embattled department store chain Debenhams have continued to plunge this morning on reports of supplier troubles in the run-up to Christmas. A number of high street suppliers have stopped working with the Debenhams after credit insurers reduced protection for suppliers, trade magazine Drapers reported. Its share price has dropped close to nine per cent this [...]
Investors given second chance to buy a piece of Star Wars May 30, 2019 By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. This iconic brand has rewarded shareholders handsomely, and could do again, argues our overseas expert. Investors could be forgiven for thinking they had missed their chance to buy into The Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) when the shares shot up 10% one April day, and then went on to set new [...]
Nintendo hit by largest share price drop in two years November 16, 2018 Game-maker Nintendo's share price dropped more than 10 per cent in trading overnight, after its Switch console's chipmaker took a tumble. Shares in US chip designer Nvidia crashed nearly 17 per cent in after-hours trading last night, after it disappointed Wall Street by missing sales estimates in its third quarter and forecasting lower sales for [...]
Ocado investors set to quiz boss Tim Steiner over M&S food delivery deal February 3, 2019 Ocado boss Tim Steiner will be in the spotlight this week as he delivers the firm’s annual results amid reports of a possible partnership with Marks & Spencer. The two companies are said to be in talks over a food delivery partnership that would see the retailer use Ocado’s warehouses and delivery lorries. Read more: Ocado [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Baie and Blue boost Ireland’s bid for Welsh National repeat December 20, 2018 THERE is always a feast of racing on both sides of the Irish Sea over Christmas and while not many horses from Britain will be travelling over to the Emerald Isle, the Irish could plunder one of our biggest prizes for the second year running. Thursday’s Coral Welsh Grand National (2.50pm) at Chepstow is always [...]
Oil prices head up as US and China start trade talks January 7, 2019 Oil prices have ticked up again today as markets react to Opec’s oil cuts and hopes of a thaw in US-China trade relations. International standard Brent crude had jumped over two per cent in the morning, but fell back to a 1.5 per cent rise at $57.94 in the early afternoon. Meanwhile, US standard WTI [...]
Lorries embark on no-deal Brexit test run to Dover January 7, 2019 Nearly 90 lorries took part in a no-deal Brexit test run this morning to help the government prepare for potential Dover traffic jams after the UK leaves the EU in March. The first wave of 89 lorries set off on the 20-mile journey between the disused Manston Airport and the Port of Dover at 8am, [...]