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…

Are these overlooked FTSE 250 firms the next big winners?

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Gloomy forecasts suggesting the UK stock market would crash after the referendum have so far been proved wrong. Market performance has been so strong that some investors are questioning whether there's any value left out there. I think that…

FTSE buoyed by appetite for banks

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Banks helped to support British blue-chips on Thursday, buoyed by good performance from U.S. lenders in key business areas on a volatile day as the European Central Bank held policy steady. British mid-caps were also in focus, hobbled as…

U.K. Focused Companies Feel Post-Brexit Pinch

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The divergence between the internationally focused FTSE 100 and domestically focused FTSE 250 begins to show as earnings reports caution on Brexit. The outlook for companies with operations focused on Britain's domestic economy is starting…

Is The Writing On The Wall For The FTSE 100?

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The pound has been the focus of investors’ concerns about a Hard Brexit; while the pound has experienced a ‘flash crash’ and plunged to its lowest level in more than 31 years versus the dollar, the FTSE 100 has quietly jumped above 7,000…

The FTSE 250 stock I’ve bought with a 5 per cent yield and ‘years of significant earnings growth ahead, by leading investor

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Chris White, who runs the Premier Monthly Income fund, which has a yield of 4.4 per cent, has been buying the shares of Brokerage firm Tullet Prebon, as he feels the shares will have ‘three of four years of very significant earnings growth.’ Tullet…

Don’t be fooled by the FTSE 100

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The Footsie has soared through 7000! Another 30 points and we’ll be at record highs! The economy is in its rudest health for a generation and basking in the prospect of a rapid EU exit! Don’t be fooled. The only reason shares are leaping…

MarketWatch Analysis: U.K. stocks ‘have their cake and eat it’

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Midcap stocks in the U.K. surged to a record Tuesday, shaking off a slide in the pound to a three-decade low against the U.S. dollar as investors focused on domestic economic data and the potential for increased merger activity. The FTSE…

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,…

FTSE 250 investors – take your profits while you still have them, Deutsche Bank

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The German bank says that most of this outperformance has been driven by European cyclicals performing better than defensive stocks, sterling’s recent stabilisation and a better-than-expected rebound in UK macro data after the sharp post-Brexit…

FTSE 100 loses £23bn as US presidential debate looms

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More than £23 billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 on Monday as the index was dragged down by financial stocks and renewed fears of a Trump presidency ahead of the first US presidential debate. The UK's premier market fell 91.4 points,…