Tag Archives: Shares

'Czech Spinx' raises Royal Mail stake further. Daniel Kretinsky, the billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx, has upped his stake in Royal Mail again, … Source link

July has been the second bad month in a row for investors with the FTSE 100 index trading at lows not seen since late-May. But there were some significant winners last week for the Telegraph’s Fantasy Fund Managers. Pets at Home saw a share price increase of around 25pc and insurer …

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a temporary ceasefire from activist investors as they stepped back and allowed businesses to adjust to the acute turmoil. But now that the dust has somewhat settled, activists are once again setting their sights on companies they believe are undervalued or mismanaged – two qualities that …

… 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

The energy tycoon also praised Royal Mail's “tradition, history and importance of the public service it provides”. The appearance of his fund, Vesa Equity … Source link

Online retailer Boohoo revealed on Thursday that multiple directors had upped their stake in the AIM-listed group that same day. Chairman Mahmud Kamani snapped up 5.0m ordinary shares in the firm at an average price of 214.28p each for a total of £10.7m, while co-founder Carol Kane purchased 2.0m ordinary …

One of the plans when the Ideas Farm was launched a couple of months ago was to keep improving these pages as we went. Readers who have found it useful to know the top positions of the best-performing funds in given sectors may notice one such improvement this week in …

Shares in London subsided again, with the FTSE100 threatening to dip below the 5,000 level again. Our Trader writer Neil Wilson says: ‘Stocks are weaker, with European equities extending losses through the morning session to trade down 5 per cent on the day. US futures are limit down again after yesterday’s …

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 …

The FTSE 100 slipped 0.4% and marked its second consecutive week in the red after an uptick in new cases of the virus in China and South Korea hit stocks more exposed to commodity prices, including oil majors and miners <.FTNMX1770>. “Perhaps the reality of the situation is starting to …