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The Morning News Update with easyJet, Britvic and Clinigen

The Morning News Update with easyJet, Britvic and Clinigen

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FTSE 100 easyJet (EZJ) – Total revenue grew by 8.6% to £1,240 million, passengers carried increased by 9.4% to 17.9 million, and the load factor increased by 2.2 percentage points to 90.4% in the three month to June. SABMiller (SAB) – Group net producer revenue grew by 6% and group NPR per hectolitre (hl) grew…

Zak Mir video blog on bulletin board heroes: Kea Petroleum, Range Resources, Stratex International and Chariot Oil & Gas

Zak Mir video blog on bulletin board heroes: Kea Petroleum, Range Resources, Stratex International and Chariot Oil & Gas

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CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW TODAY’S VIDEO Spreadbet Magazine editor Zak Mir takes a look at the technical position of some of the bulletin board stocks of the moment amongst private investors. Here are the key points from today’s video: Kea Petroleum (KEA) Bull flag consolidation either side of 200 day moving average at 1.87p. Latest…

The Morning News Update with Sage, TalkTalk and Audioboom

The Morning News Update with Sage, TalkTalk and Audioboom

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FTSE 100 Sage (SGE) – Performance in the fourth quarter is expected to be stronger than the third quarter and the business remains on course to achieve the 6% organic revenue growth target in 2015. Johnson Matthey (JMAT) –  Underlying profit before tax was 10% lower at £95.0 million in the three months to June. Expects…

Can women save us from a new financial crisis..?!

Can women save us from a new financial crisis..?!

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When relating attitude towards risk with gender, the traditional idea is that women are more risk averse than men and leads to the conclusion that if we had more women leading the financial world – as portfolio managers, head analysts, decision-makers, CEOs, and investment bankers – then we probably would have skipped the great financial…

Sett on global tensions: the Badger of Broad Street

Sett on global tensions: the Badger of Broad Street

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As we listened to the radio this morning I was asked by Mrs Badger to explain how bad the mounting horrors of Ukraine and Gaza will be for the markets. I surprised her by answering in terms of “limited”. She was quite shocked. Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2007 it has become a matter…

James Faulkner on IQE – Still waiting for a recovery

James Faulkner on IQE – Still waiting for a recovery

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Investors in IQE are still awaiting a recovery at the world’s largest manufacturer of epitaxial semiconductor wafers. In a trading statement for the six months ended 30th June 2014, the firm said it expected to report EBITDA of c.£11 million, up 5% on H1 2013, on revenues down 17% at c. £52 million. Revenues were…