… have raised speculation that he may soon begin actively trying to influence the group's future direction. Royal Mail shares rose 2p to 184p on Friday. Source link
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Europe Pushes to Avoid Economic Calamity By Extending Crisis Aid
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Read More »The week ahead – Germany IFO, Germany, France, UK flash PMIs, Tesco, Royal Mail, Nike results
1) UK/France/Germany flash PMIs (Jun) – 23/06 – optimism over a rebound in economic activity gained traction in May when there was a decent rebound from the record lows seen in April when economic activity collapsed sharply, in the wake of the lockdown measures. Record lows of 10.2 and 16.2 in services …
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3) Wife of advertising tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell files for divorce: Lady Cristiana Falcone Sorrell and Sir Martin, former boss of advertising giant WPP, have been married for 12 years and have a young daughter. 4) Disney has announced the surprise early replacement of its chief executive Bob Iger, ending his 15-year run …
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3) The failure to electrify thousands of miles of railway threatens Boris Johnson’s promise to make Britain the cleanest country on earth, industry leaders have warned. Rail chiefs have written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to press on with electrification so that the industry can cut out carbon emissions by 2040. 4) Beales …
Read More »a 16pc share price fall but no one knows why. What’s happening with ULS?
A sudden fall of 16pc in any share price is certainly cause for alarm. This is what happened to ULS Technology, a holding in our Income Portfolio, over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday this week. What is going on with this stock? At first sight the answer – and this may appear extraordinary …
Read More »our Royal Mail replacement is a more resilient business and has better scope for dividend rises
Questor Income Portfolio: a firm that offers a perennially popular form of family entertainment is a better bet than a delivery business struggling to reinvent itself Our replacement for Royal Mail, which we removed from our Income Portfolio in late November over fears that it would not make a success of its transition …
Read More »our Income Portfolio in 2019
Questor Income Portfolio: the election gave our income stocks a late fillip, while bonds made steady income and some worthwhile capital gains It was a year of two – rather unequal – halves for the Income Portfolio in 2019. Until the election our holdings were becalmed but many came to life …
Read More »Stock markets start the year on a high as China raises spending
Royal Mail forecast a surge in returns of products bought online, with volumes predicted to be 72pc higher on January 2 than the average number of … Source link
Read More »the election has boosted the value of our Income Portfolio by almost 5pc
Questor Income Portfolio: Boris Johnson’s victory has reinvigorated the very stocks in which our portfolio is largely invested What did the general election do for holders of Questor’s Income Portfolio? There has, naturally enough, been no effect so far on the dividends paid by our holdings but in capital terms the …
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