Poor German manufacturing fails to dent equity rally

In mid-morning trading the FTSE 100 is up ten points, while Royal Mail shares slump following a miserable trading update. Bullish momentum continues to carry equities higher this morning, although strength has begun to wane as investors prepare for tomorrow’s non-farm payroll report. US markets are back at record highs, …

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Royal Mail, Ashmore, Energean Oil and Gas & more

Shares in 500-year-old Royal Mail fell as much as 9.7% in morning trade. IC TIP UPDATES:  Emerging markets-focused asset manager Ashmore (ASHM) has raised its interim dividend from 4.55p to 4.8p per share, the first hike in distributions since 2014. Judging by the group’s 42 per cent year-on-year rise in pre-tax …

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Royal Mail warns of challenging year | Business

Royal Mail expects to have a tough year after letters volumes fell short of expectations and the threat of strikes over Christmas hit parcel revenues as people switched to other carriers. The former state-owned postal service said that its unresolved dispute with staff was delaying its turnaround plan and, along …

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