The Markets The Japanese economy left recession during the final quarter of 2014 after contracting during Q2 and Q3 as a sales tax hike hit consumption. However, the 2.2% annualised rate of growth seen in Q4 surprised analysts who had forecast a level closer to 3.7%. Consumer spending and corporate investment remained sluggish, which some…
By Dave Evans of Binary.com Despite respected publications such as Der Spiegel warning that the situation in Ukraine could potentially be more dangerous than during the cold war, world stock markets are setting new record highs. So are markets too complacent, or have we really never had it so good? On Friday, the S&P 500…
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By Zak Mir I suppose it can be said that the stock market is divided between those who are bottom fishers/bargain hunters and enjoy catching falling knives, and those who wish to go with the trend. The problem of course with the latter strategy is that all too often by the time you have spotted…
By Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi We are entering a delicate phase of the economic recovery; the outlook remains murky and uncertain across the major economies, with China continuing to lose steam, the Eurozone still facing a possible break-up and zero growth, and the US Fed poised to raise rates for the first time since…
Evil discusses Phosphorus Holdco, William Hill and HSBC… Phosphorus Holdco, a subsidiary of Phosphorus Jersey Limited (controlled by BC Partners) and the holding company of Phones4U issued in September 2013 £205m in PIK Toggle notes. The purpose was to finance Phosphorus’s £200m dividend payment ultimately to BC Partners and which was paid the same week.…
By Robert Sutherland Smith BP (BP.) continues to be an investment of well publicised, intriguing complexity. The politics of the international embargo of Russian goods (the company has a large trade investment in the big Russian oil company Rosneft) make the Ukraine talks highly relevant to market sentiment towards the BP share price. Finally, there…
The Markets The Eurozone economy recorded accelerating GDP growth of 0.3% during the final 3 months of 2014, driven by Germany exceeding expectations with growth of 0.7%. Analysts had forecast that the currency union’s largest economy would grow by around 0.3%. News from elsewhere was less positive, as France expanded by just 0.1% and Italy…
It’s funny how much money there is to be made in something as mundane as pizza! Since its IPO on AIM back in 1999, the UK incarnation of Domino’s Pizza (DOM) has grown to encompass more than 800 stores, with annual sales of almost £667 million. With the shares now at 676p, anyone lucky or…
By Robert Sutherland Smith Rolls-Royce (RR.) needs no introduction. It is a paragon of economic virtue; a model of what British Industry more characteristically used to be; a company that is at the cutting edge of technology in which it is a global leader. It employs 55,000 people worldwide, of which 17,000 are engineers of…
