FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES: Fund manager Alex Wright sees Special gains in UK market By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 Fund manager Alex Wright is confident he can extract further investment returns from the UK stock market over the coming months – … Read more
STOCKS TO WATCH: Serco’s shares take walloping as Ministry of Defence takes back direct control of country’s nuclear weapons early By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 Serco’s shares took a walloping last year after the Ministry of Defence took back direct … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: Can a minnow grow to become a mighty titan? By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2021 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 14 May 2021 What’s happening? I have generally found new issues, or IPOs (initial public offerings) as they are called in the UK, to be … Read more
Fear has gripped global stock markets this week, hitting the tech shares that were everybody’s darlings. These tremors will heighten the scrutiny of this sector, which has expanded to encompass not just groups at the cutting edge of software and hardware, but also companies in media, show business and electric trucks. Do companies in these … Read more
Land Securities set for restructuring after being battered by coronavirus pandemic, with £1bn wiped off value of its property portfolio By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2021 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 14 May 2021 Landlords such as Land Securities have been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The business saw … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Bold Government infrastructure promises bode well for manufacturers in a variety of sectors, including Hill & Smith By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 Bold Government promises on infrastructure do not just benefit the metals industry. They bode … Read more
CAPITAL GEARING TRUST: £690m fund for all seasons is getting ready for the next slump By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2021 Investment trust Capital Gearing is a fund for all seasons. It’s not sexy, or exciting, but it will do all … Read more
They say no good deed goes unpunished. That has certainly been the case for AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical business that created a stable, barely-for-profit coronavirus vaccine that’s already been injected into tens of millions of arms across the UK. In a period where we’ve talked of little else but our health, and Britain’s large pharmaceutical companies … Read more
It’s difficult to turn on the television at the moment without seeing a computer-generated image of Albert Einstein sitting in a bath pontificating about the benefits of smart meters. I only mention him because he is pertinent to the subject I am writing about: the power of compound interest, especially in the world of investing. … Read more
Little more than a year ago, copper was trading at around $4,500 (£3,200) per ton. Over the past few days, the price has topped $10,000 and forecasters expect it to keep rising through the summer. Other metals tell a similar story. Aluminium, zinc and nickel have shot up since last spring, while iron ore prices have … Read more