Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

FTSE 100 Supported By Fading Financial Fears

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Choppy trading in oil and metals prices provided only limited net support to the FTSE index with and easing of immediate fears surrounding the financial sector having a more positive impact. After a positive overnight trend on Wall Street,…

Stellar Rally Sends U.K.’s FTSE 100 Into Critical Technical Zone

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The FTSE 100 Index’s winning run has made the U.K. megacap gauge one of the best equity bets among developed markets this year. One technical sign is showing the rally might be at risk. An 11 percent jump in 2016 has propelled the FTSE…

FTSE 100 posts worst weekly loss since mid-June

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Britain's top shares index fell on Friday to post its worst weekly drop since mid-June as its earlier rally up to 14-month highs stalled, with mining stocks hit by weaker copper prices. Britain's FTSE 100 ended down 0.2 percent at 6,858.95…

FTSE 100 hits two-week low as investors withdraw record £3.5bn from UK investment funds post-Brexit

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Brexit resulted in the sharpest stock market fund sell-off by savers on record, new data shows, as experts say investors became “too emotional” over Britain’s vote to leave the EU. Savers with money invested in stock market…

Where FTSE 100 is heading

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The UK market remains, amazingly, trading in a region where oomph above 6,740 now points at 6,892 next with secondary 6,913 points. We use the word "amazingly" because, with the most generous will, it would be hard to describe the last few weeks…

Growing signs of unstable ground for equities

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The moves in oil have to be on the radar, as they are causing high yield credit to roll over and spreads to widen relative to US treasuries.   In terms of key leads, the Dow Jones fell 0.19%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.13%.…

JPMorgan maintains ‘overweight’ on UK equities

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JPMorgan Cazenove said on Monday that it was maintaining its ‘overweight’ stance on UK equities, which it believes should continue to outperform even in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. JPM said the UK is a defensive play with very…

Two drivers of FTSE 100’s post-Brexit recovery

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The significant fall in sterling - and the potential for further weakness in the months ahead - has had a pronounced impact on UK equity market returns since June's Brexit vote. In particular, two clear drivers of performance have emerged. This…

HSBC’s profit drops almost 29%; warns on Panama Papers

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HSBC, one of Britain's largest lenders, reported a year-on-year drop of almost 29 percent in first-half pre-tax profit, missing analysts' expectations. For the first six months of the year, HSBC logged a pre-tax profit of $9.71 billion, down…

Overextended FTSE requires cautious approach

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FTSE price action has continued in a positive trend, with the June rally (since the UK referendum) continuing to extend higher. With the move approaching a key 78.6% Fibonacci retracement, there are further technical reasons to be wary on…