Royal Mail (LON:RMG)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Liberum Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, June 26th, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 185 ($2.42) price target on the stock. Liberum Capital’s price target points to …
Read More »Seven Days: 19 July 2019
Brexit delayed? New president speaks New EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen hinted at the possibility of a delay to the United Kingdom’s exit from the bloc, which is scheduled for 31 October 2019. “I stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date, should more time be required …
Read More »Five key takeaways from the NCE Future of Airports conference
The first half of 2019 has been anything but easy for UK airports, which are facing challenges such as Brexit, climate change and stricter drone regulation. Pressures from the government, international agencies and environmental groups have largely increased since the beginning of 2019, though as the New Civil Engineer’s Future …
Read More »Momentum recovers
Momentum investing has begun to pay off again. In the second quarter my no-thought momentum portfolio (which comprises the 20 biggest rising stocks in the 12 months to March) rose by 4.3 per cent. In itself, this is only slight outperformance of the FTSE 350. But it is significant. Last …
Read More »Two nightmare holes dampen Rory McIlroy’s Royal Portrush dream
Rory McIlroy has admitted two nightmare holes have scuppered his Royal Portrush dream after just one round of The Open. The 30-year-old stepped onto his home course as tournament favourite, as Portrush hosted The Open for the first time in 68 years. McIlroy shot 61 aged 16 on these Dunluce …
Read More »Royal Mail rolls out advanced parcel sorting technology in its Bristol Centre
Royal Mail has installed automated parcel sortation machinery in its Bristol Mail Centre to speed up the processing of parcels. The new technology replaces a manual sorting process that can be both time consuming and physically demanding, often requiring two separate sorts to get parcels in the right place for …
Read More »GUEST COMMENT The new sales funnel: how DTC channels impact purchase decisions – Guest Comment
Direct to consumer: the next frontier for ecommerce According to a recent survey by Royal Mail, online shoppers in the United Kingdom make 87% of their retail purchases – grocery shopping not included – online. That’s an increase of almost 9% from the previous year and UK consumers’ time spent …
Read More »Inside Corybn’s tax plans: what you can do to prepare
Geoffrey Todd, a Partner at Boodle Hatfield, outlines the steps Labour might take if Corbyn and McDonnell come to power, and what you can do in response We all accept the need for governments to raise funds to provide valuable public services, but different governments do this in different ways. These …
Read More »Portrush: Host of the Open no one wants to miss – or leave
They’ve been waiting for this in Northern Ireland for 68 years and, as Steve Carroll discovers, now the Open has arrived, Royal Portrush is loving it The crowds are six or seven deep just off the fairways but they’re queued up by the roadside as well. It’s only when you …
Read More »FTSE 100 retreats as sterling stands tall on forex markets
FTSE 100 closes in red Move to prevent prorogue of parliament provides a lift to sterling Top FTSE laggard is Fresnillo FTSE 100 closed in the red on Thursday, taking the cure from global stock markets, which …
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