But can we judge calls like this more broadly? In his 2002 book, When Buy Means Sell, the investor Eric Shkolnik argued that analyst downgrades should be considered a contrarian indicator. Typically, ...

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Smiths Group (SMIN) was already in the process of hiving off its medical division when Paul Keel became its chief executive in May 2021. He left three years later. Pay was rumoured to be the reason, ...

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To get the denominator (total assets), the numerator (intangible assets) is added to period-end total assets, less goodwill.

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The amount you take out from your portfolio, while making sure you do not run out of money, will rarely be a ...

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US activist Saba Capital has launched a fresh campaign in the investment trust sector by demanding that four vehicles roll ...