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, ...

Barratt Redrow (BTRW), Close Brothers (CBG), BHP (BHP) and CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN) Barratt and Redrow are back with the combined entity, Barratt Redrow (BTRW) reporting half-year ...

Hong Kong led the way with a 2.6 per cent rally on Chinese tech, EV and AI stocks. Alibaba rallied 8.5 per cent on reports of a partnership with Apple to develop AI for iPhones in China. BYD, the EV ...

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, ...

We make lots of big decisions in life. Some of them are exciting: setting up a business, getting married or starting a family. Some are rather sadder: getting a divorce or spending an inheritance from ...

In our recent reviews of the UK and EU markets, we found the soft drinks markets to be the strongest segment, with the spirits sector the weakest, as consumer spending patterns undergo a material ...

Even so, Karp is excited about what he describes as a “revolution” and warns “some people can get their heads cut off”. He likely means metaphorical heads, and, if that’s the case, they are already ...

As a host of companies gear up for public markets, investors should heed the lessons from those that have gone before ...

Bellway confirmed that it is on track to deliver at least 8,500 homes this year, with output weighted towards the first half. It is also anticipating an underlying operating margin of 11 per cent. For ...

European stock markets opened in mixed fashion with the FTSE 100 hitting a record intra-day high before falling back down, in early trading. The Dax and Cac started slow, went on a small run but are ...

Isaacs, who was only appointed in September, will be temporarily replaced by chair Stella David, who had been interim chief executive for about nine months before Isaac’s appointment. Isaacs was ...

Operationally, divestments and project timing mean 2025 will see production come down, alongside lower volumes in the petrol ...