Ken Baksh – December Investment Monthly

In our December investment review, Ken discusses the macro picture in the US, Europe, China and Japan before looking at the effects of inflation. We then look at moves over the past 2 months before moving to the UK economy and issues such as consumer confidence, the trade deficit and Govt deficit, insolvencies and recession […]

October 2022 Investment Review – Alan Green talks to Ken Baksh

Former fund manager and market analyst Ken Baksh has over 30 years experience in the markets, and is widely respected for his insightful analysis and investing ideas. In the first of a series of monthly interviews with Alan Green, Ken offers his view on global economies before moving closer to home and asking whether the […]

Ian Pollard – Paddy Power #PPB All of A Flutter

Paddy Power Betfair PPB Somebody at PPB thinks it is a good idea to rename the company Flutter Entertainment plc and hopes that the shareholders will be silly enough to give approval, when they are asked to do so in May. In February the company took podium position (as it calls it ) in Georgia […]

Ian Pollard – Rolls Royce impacted by engine issues.

Rolls Royce Holdings RR 2017 was a year of strong recovery, with financial result ahead of expectations. Underlying organic revenue for the year to the 31st December rose by 6%, profit before tax by 25% and earnings per share by 27%. The results were however impacted by the challenge and cost of managing what it […]

Legal & General Impressed By Its Excellent Management.

Legal & General LGEN heaps praise upon itself for its resilient and consistently improving financial performance, as it raises its interim dividend from 4p per share to 4.3p per share. The figures are certainly impressive with half year profit before tax and earnings per share each up by 41% and it is all  due to […]

Thomas Cook Hit Hard in Continental Europe

Thomas Cook TCG has been hit hard in Continental Europe with prices down 3% compared to last year on top of a 9% fall in bookings. Belgium is down significantly following the Brussels terror attacks and Germany is showing a 6% fall compared to 2015. Overall today’s pre close update shows strong demand for most […]

Zak Mir & Brand CEO Alan Green discuss latest macro headlines on TipTV

Zak Mir, Technical Analyst for Zak’s Traders Cafe, was alongside Alan Green, CEO of Brand Communications, when he opened the Tip TV Finance Show to discuss the latest macroeconomic headlines including focus on the BoJ after their recent meeting, as well as the performance of LGEN and SBRY after the release of results and the […]

Sainsbury Fights Back – With Butternut Squash Noodles

Sainsbury (SBRY) still lives in cloud cuckoo land, with  management  proudly boasting that a miniscule rise of 0.1% in fourth quarter like for like sales shows strong growth. This is the first quarterly like for like sales rise in two years, so if you  really are desperate and want to keep your job it is […]