Bull and Bear – an optimistic and pessimistic view of investment news. Today’s stories: Tesco sees market share slip again. Spain deficit worsens, but news elsewhere is better. Indian growth rate slows again. Ryanair’s standing plan rejected. Companies in the news: GKN, Elementis and Petra Diamonds.
I have been reading a report from Capital Economics. It asks a simple question: why is the UK lagging behind its main economic competitors? The report was quite detailed and considered lots of possibilities, but actually, the explanation turns out to be pretty simple.
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For those partial to investing in funds within their ISA. Andy Parsons, Head of Investment Research and Advisory Services takes a look at 5 funds which are ideal to consider within our Self-select funds ISA.
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Andy Parsons, head of investment research at The Share Centre, discusses how Invesco Perpetual’s new diversified asset class funds could offer potential investors an alternative investment opportunity, especially given the volatile markets of the past several years.
Bull and Bear – an optimistic and pessimistic view of investment news. Today’s stories: Greece has defaulted. Barclays in £50m tax avoidance. Buffett says banks bullied by borrowers. Housing market sees surge in demand. Companies in the news: Bunzl, Microgen, London Stock Exchange, and Genel Energy.
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The price of US sweet crude oil moved within a few cents of $110 a barrel at the end of last week. To put it in context, this was just a couple of dollars short of the highest price since 2008. Also, bear in mind that during the boom when oil was hitting all-time highs (going near $150 barrel), sterling was much more expensive than it is today. Measure US sweet crude in pounds, shillings and pence, and it is just a fiver off the alltime high. The general consensus, however, seems to be that we have seen nothing yet, and the price is set to leap much higher. That may be right, but there is a theory which suggests the consensus has got it badly wrong, and black gold is set to fall through the floor.
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