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The latest UK purchasing managers index (PMI) data adds to the weight of evidence that the British economy is starting to pick up. This could impact the decision making of the Bank of England when it meets for the ...

Mid cap housebuilder Countryside Properties (CSP) maintains the trend of mostly positive recent updates from the sector, although its shares dip 0.4% to 505p after a strong run. Increased levels of political certainty ...

The prospect of a £1bn windfall for shareholders in housebuilder Berkeley (BKG) got a rousing welcome, advancing the share price 5% to £54.44. That makes the stock the FTSE 100's top riser on Wednesday. The company ...

BAE Systems (BA.) 645p Gain to date: 21.6% Original entry point: Buy at 503p, 17 January 2019 Defence firm BAE Systems’ (BA.) $1.9bn acquisition of a military GPS system (Military Global Position System or MGP ...

IG Design (IGR) 742p Gain to date: 6.5% Original entry point: Buy at 697p, 19 December 2019 Our bullishness on greetings card designer and supplier IG Design (IGR:AIM) gets some early vindication as it expands ...

The oil and gas industry contributes to 42% of global emissions according to global consulting firm McKinsey. It is little wonder that the sector has found itself in the crosshairs of environmental campaigners and a ...

Academic publishing firm Pearson (PSON) saw its share p[rice plunge 10.6% to 553p after its latest update revealed ongoing problems in its US higher education business. A £350m share buyback linked to the sale of ...

Evidence of progress in its rehabilitation helped lift share in Persimmon (PSN) on Wednesday morning as the shares advanced 1.4% to £28.34. Annual revenue fell 2.4% as it curbed the rate of home completions to ...

Games Workshop (GAW) £69.70 Gain to date: 21.6% Original entry point: Buy at £57.30,  21 November 2019 Our positive call on fantasy miniatures firm Games Workshop (GAW) is off to a cracking start, with first ...

The kindest description you could give the post-Christmas trading updates from the retail sector would be ‘mixed’. Some companies excelled, such as Next (NXT) maintaining its recent sales growth momentum, but ...