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Something for the Weekend – How Are Pubs Looking Now?

My local pub has a movie night on a Monday. I saw a zombie movie there and I don’t want…

Chart of the Day: Tullow Oil

While it may be argued that we are spoiled for choice in terms of bullish contenders for stock selection now…

A Defensive Core Fund for the Tougher Times Ahead

The recent cut in interest rates and additional Quantitative Easing (QE) announced by the Bank of England has helped stock…

Chart of the Day: British American Tobacco

The success of Fever Tree Drinks (LON:FEVR) over the past year reminds us, if it were necessary, that so called…

Caledonia Mining: Is the Optimism Justified?

Writing in the Magazine this month, Richard Gill has re-iterated his bullish view for Caledonia Mining (AIM:CNCL) after its substantial…

The Evil Diaries: The Person from Porlock

As some readers know, the Person from Porlock came to Coleridge's door as he was writing Kubla Khan. The interruption…

Is the Outlook Really as Bad as It Seems for the Banking Sector?

I’m not really a bank investor but when everybody is pessimistic about European banks, the alarm bells ring in my…

Chart of the Day: G4S

Looking at the daily chart of G4S, we have a disturbingly accurate picture of the perceived fundamentals of the company,…

AstraZeneca: Back in the Takeover Crosshairs?

Bad news at Phase III: a potential buy on share price weakness. Following Post Brexit sterling weakness, foreign takeover prospects…

Sherlock Homes & the Mystery of Rising Debt & Falling Rates

A dialogue between the Master and his trusty sidekick, Dr Watson, at 221B Baker Street, unpacks the most intriguing paradox…