Sunday share tips: Centrica, Duke Royalty
(WebFG News) – In his 'Inside the City' column for the Sunday Times, John Collingridge was looking at Centrica, bringing it all the way back to the hefty dividend promises of the 'if you see Sid, tell him' marketing that accompanied the privatisation of the then-British Gas in 1986.
Sunday newspaper round-up: WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell, contactless fraud, Whitbread, Metro Bank
(WebFG News) – The Canadian betting giant behind the PokerStars website has this weekend clinched a £3.4bn takeover of Sky Bet.
Monday 23rd April: Weekly technical outlook and review
EUR/USD: Weekly gain/loss: -0.35% Weekly closing price: 1.2285 Shaped by three robust weekly candles back in late 2014, the weekly supply zone priced in at 1.2569-1.2287 has held the EUR/USD captive since late January.
Donald Trump, Sadiq Khan and Elon Musk among Time's 100 most influential people of 2018
(WebFG News) – Time magazine's annual selection of the 100 most influential people on the planet includes Donald Trump, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Week ahead: All eyes on first quarter GDP
(WebFG News) – The focus over the coming week will – easily – be on the first reading on UK gross domestic product for the first quarter, at least according (sort of) to the Governor of the Bank of England.
Paternoster makes £250,000 investment in first for RiverFort partnership
(WebFG News) – Natural resources investor Paternoster Resources announced on Friday that it is to invest £250,000 in a portfolio of income yielding investments arranged by RiverFort Global Capital.
Stocks to Watch
Sector movers: Building materials lead gains
(WebFG News) – The building materials sector was the top riser on Friday, with auto parts and household goods the laggards.CRH was the main driver of the rise on the back of a weaker dollar for the US-focused business and comments from chief executive Albert Manifold about a possible US listing.
Hot/Cold Sectors
London close: Shares gain as pounds slips on 'dovish' remarks from Carney
(WebFG News) – London stocks held onto gains made early on Friday, as investors mulled dovish comments from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney from the night before against a more hawkish tone from fellow rate-setter Michael Saunders, amid weakness in Sterling.
Markets
Cluff raises £0.75m ahead of 30th offshore licensing round results
(WebFG News) – Natural resources investing company Cluff Natural Resources announced a subscription of a total of 46,875,000 new ordinary shares on Friday, to raise a total of £0.75m before expenses.
Commodities
Asia report: Semiconductor slide leads markets lower
(WebFG News) – Markets in Asia were sent falling on Friday, taking their lead from a weaker session on Wall Street overnight, with the technology sector leading the declines in the region.
Currencies
DELKOS BREAKING NEWS: 80% probability that GBPUSD will trend up for the next few hours.
The latest EMU Consumer Confidence Flash number has been released as 0.4.
Stocks & Shares
Director dealings: Crest Nicholson chairman offloads 250,000 shares in Friday sale
(WebFG News) – Stephen Stone, executive chairman of housebuilder Crest Nicholson, disposed of 250,000 ordinary shares in the Surrey-based firm on Friday, collecting more than £1.2m in the process.
