Bovis Milks the Boom With 14% Price Rises

Bovis Homes BVS delivered a record number of homes in the 6 months to the end of June, allowing revenue to grow by 18%, profit before tax by 15% and earnings per share by 14%. Shareholders are rewarded with a 9% rise in the interim dividend to 15p per share and net debt has been […]

Bumpy Landing For Easyjet

Easyjet EZJ The chickens have at last come home to roost and Sir Stelios has been proved right. Number crunchers can not run a successful airline and that is why Ryanair and Intercontinental thingummiejigs are two of todays most successful airlines. Easyjet has quietly tried to distance itself from its origins as a budget airline. […]

HSBC Worried About China

HSBC (HSBA) has found slowing growth in China is creating a bumpier financial environment and becoming an increasing cause for concern. Reported profit before tax for 2015 rose by 1% (far, far less than Chinas reported growth ) and operating costs rose by a sturdy 5%. At least it had a year free of new […]

Daily Actions – UK Main & AIM markets 19012016

Daily Actions is a daily summary analysis of changes in short term actions from our Daily Recs – AIM and Daily Recs Main markets reports. This report is typically distributed before the open of trading in London. AIM Market ST Rec. changed From To Basic Resources Amur Minerals Corporation Neutral Buy Avocet Mining Sell Neutral […]

House Builders – Bleeding The Market Dry

The greed of the housebuilders knew no limits and it looks as if they may have killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. The UK housing market has been bled dry by large annual price increases, way way above the rate of inflation. The housebuilders  shrank their own market as more and more people […]