Latest

The Morning news update with Centrica, Afren and Minoan

The Morning news update with Centrica, Afren and Minoan

1 mins. to read

FTSE 100 Centrica (CNA) – operating profits down by 35% at £1.032 billion in the six months to June, dividend up by 4% at 5.1p per share, Rolls Royce (RR.) – underlying profit before tax of £644 million, down 20%, for the six months to June, dividend up by 5% at 9p per share. BT…

Zak Mir on the Hypocritical Oath?

Zak Mir on the Hypocritical Oath?

3 mins. to read

Being something of an expert in the English language, at least my own version of the world’s foremost method of communication, I can say that I keep on top of the latest twists and turns of the latest idiomatic quirks. In particular, the grey area between a phrase being able to create an impact, and…

chart du jour – a new bull market in the making?

chart du jour – a new bull market in the making?

1 mins. to read

Take a good look at the chart below. It is probably one of the best proxies for the global natural resources sector that there is. Notice anything? Now take a look a look at the investor sentiment cycle chart below too… Notice any similarities between the two? Time will tell if our belief here at…

James Faulkner on Molins: a smoking opportunity?

James Faulkner on Molins: a smoking opportunity?

4 mins. to read

There are certainly more interesting companies out there than Molins, which makes machinery for the tobacco industry. But this is certainly not a business that is about to go up in smoke. In fact, Molins might just be about to light up. The US Government is tightening regulations for tobacco smoke – and Molins just…