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Carpetright hoovers up £60 million in fresh capital

Carpetright (CPR) has announced plans to raise net proceeds of £60 million via a placing of new shares. Roughly a…

AstraZeneca shares drop as Q1 sales fall

Pharma giant AstraZeneca (AZN) struggled during the first quarter with sales and earnings falling, Investment in new products, and a…

Evil Knievil: Checkit in

At the last general election, I did not bother to vote since the notion of the Conservatives being upstaged in…

Facebook unfriended

In a few short months, Facebook has gone from being the tech giant everybody likes to global bogeyman. Are all…

Oil driven back above $80 a barrel

Geopolitical and supply concerns are helping to push the price back towards levels last seen in late 2014.

Ocado’s new deal could push it in to FTSE 100

Shares in grocery delivery outfit Ocado (LON:OCDO) soared 278.8p to 827p (as at 14:50 BST) after the company announced that it…

Fevertree falls flat

Shares in Fevertree (FEVR) had fallen by 7.38% to 2,709.25p at 1425 BST as the posh mixer maker failed to…

Investors rate Experian despite profit drop

Information services firm Experian (EXPN) had a strong finish to the year ended 31st March with total revenues for the…

Opportunity knocks

Opportunity knocked at the open today since 888 (LON:888) got knocked 10% on the grounds that the FOBTs in their betting…

PaddyPower Betfair looking at merger to profit in US

PaddyPower Betfair (PPB) may once again be on the merger market after Monday's US Supreme Court decision. The company this…