Four stocks for your stocking: Which are the best shares to buy in 2016? December 23, 2015 These shares should bring some festive cheer. Experts reveal their top plays for 2016 and beyond C&C Irish company C&C is a producer of beer, cider and soft drinks. Alex Wright, manager of the Fidelity Special Situations fund, likes C&C for its strong market position, solid plans to expand abroad and the fact the alcohol [...]
Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments and Persimmon share prices dip as fears about Labour rent control plans take hold April 27, 2015 Housing experts warned that Labour plans to bring in rent controls could lead to investors pulling out of the rental market. The Association of Rental Letting Agents (ARLA) said yesterday that three-quarters of its members feared the plans would “see landlords exit the market and reduce supply”. Such fears led to an immediate [...]
FTSE 100 index closes lower as the price of oil slides and share prices of ITV and Intertek fall March 2, 2016 After a positive start to Wednesday's trading, the FTSE 100 swung into a loss for the day as the share prices of ITV and Intertek faltered. The UK's blue chip index closed 0.09 per cent lower at 6,147 points, as oil prices fell after it was revealed inventories rose. "A slide back in oil prices appears [...]
EU referendum: What will individual company share prices do after the vote? June 23, 2016 The stock market may have started today on a high, but nobody expects tomorrow's open to be quite so smooth. Whatever the vote, analysts are expecting movement. UBS warned 20 per cent could be wiped off the FTSE 100 in the event of a vote to leave – a move which would take the index down [...]
FTSE 100 index opens lower as concerns over the Chinese economy persist January 11, 2016 The FTSE 100 index opened lower today as fears over the state of the Chinese economy lingered on. The UK's blue-chip index fell 0.34 per cent to 5,891 points, led lower by oil companies and miners (again). The news followed another fall in Chinese markets, after weak inflation data was published over the weekend. "It feels as though [...]
Taylor Wimpey shrugs off market slowdown as profits jump 54pc March 3, 2015 TAYLOR Wimpey became the latest housebuilder yesterday to post a hike in full-year profits as low interest rates and high levels of employment fuelled demand for new homes. The company, which has 24 regional businesses across the UK, said it completed sales on 12,454 new homes last year, up 6.5 per cent from 2013 while [...]
FTSE 100 rises despite housebuilders’ fears over new tax – London Report November 26, 2015 George Osborne’s announcement yesterday that he plans to raise property tax for those who buy a house in order to rent it and on second homes curtailed hefty gains made by housebuilders. However, in general, investors signalled their approval of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement, with the blue-chip FTSE 100 index finishing one per cent higher [...]
Who’s facing the axe in 2016? Bookmaker offers odds on CEO sackings January 3, 2016 Let's face it; everyone dreads the first day back at work. To keep stress levels especially high at the top, bookies Ladbrokes have been drawing up odds on which CEOs will be clearing their desks by the end of the year. Only two chiefs can afford to relax, according to the firm; Easyjet’s Carolyn McCall and Taylor [...]
FTSE 100 set to drop five per cent over the year on mining, oil and banking stocks December 24, 2015 The FTSE 100 is set to end the year lower than it started thanks to disappointing performances in the mining, oil and gas and banking sectors – after it reached highs in excess of the 7,000-point mark in March, April and May. The index hovered around 6,250 points in early trading, up 0.1 per cent, [...]
Taylor Wimpey reports sunny outlook for spring as it shrugs off slowing housing market March 3, 2015 The figures Britain's second biggest homebuilder said full-year revenue rose 17 per cent to £2.7bn, up from £2.3bn a year earlier. This was helped along by operating profit which swelled 53.6 per cent to £480m. Total home completions jumped 6.5 per cent to 12,454 (including joint ventures) up from 11,696 in 2013. Total average selling price [...]