High hopes for South Africa-focused stocks after president change

Alert leaves Laura Ashley firmly out of fashion

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Biggest taxi fare ever: Uber’s $4.5bn loss

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Ricardo shifts up a gear with electric vehicle work

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What has gone wrong at Merlin Entertainments?

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High street boom or bust?

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Some bond prices are getting cheaper: time to invest?

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Why investors should stay sweet on Tate & Lyle

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Profitable franchise group Filta has a plan to crack Europe

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Ebiquity sells market intelligence arm to focus on growth opportunities elsewhere

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Nanoco’s share price nearly doubles in a week

Is it realistic to expect up to 15% annual return from a debt-focused fund?

Now is the perfect time to buy shares in Tracsis

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Diversified Gas & Oil becomes top AIM producer

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Reckitt Benckiser can rise again

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Market panics as Galliford Try announces £150m fundraising

Do investment trusts benefit from having a board of directors?

Get ready for major changes to the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 at next week’s reshuffle

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Four important stories from the past week: HSBC, BHP Billiton, Acacia Mining and Fidessa

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Why interest rates on deposit accounts could be set to rise

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Can airlines avoid a repeat of the recent ticket price war?

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Crunch time as Tesco’s acquisition of Booker goes to shareholder vote

Investing for kids isn’t just for the wealthy

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Time is running out for this one-off Lifetime ISA transfer trick

Arena Events has the hallmarks of a great small cap investment

Advertising in the spotlight for ITV

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Elementis to update on contribution from SummitReheis acquisition