Puma set to bounce?

Puma, the German multinational athletic and casual footwear, apparel and accessories designer is the third largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. The strength and desirability of the PUMA brand is based, among other things, on its unique history in sports. PUMA is associated with some of the most outstanding sports legends: Pelé, Maradona, Usain Bolt, […]
Value in Vodafone?

Vodafone are seeking to deliver on its ambitious growth plans, partly through their acquisition strategy, including the €19bn acquisition of Liberty Global’s European assets. Vodafone’s performance in the past was held back by economic weaknesses in some of its key European operations, but this situation has been alleviated. Coupled with fast growing emerging markets and […]
Burberry en vogue?

A feeling of confidence is buoying the spirit of luxury brands, the people who work in them and those who work alongside the luxury industry in supporting roles. What gives luxury brands hope is the growing wealth class. Those who can afford luxuries have more money than ever to spend on it. Capgemini, in its […]
Things are heating up for Strix Group

Strix Group is the World’s No.1 manufacturer of kettle controls, the global leader in the design and supply of kettle safety controls and other components involving water heating and temperature control, steam management and water filtration. Strix has sold over 1.9 billion units, and management estimate that Strix safety controls are used over 1 billion […]
WPP – advertising giant to rebound with news of new CEO?

WPP was thought of as the bellwether of the advertising industry and as such was widely regarded as a global economic barometer, but these are changing times for the group. New technology should help open up avenues for growth over the longer term, this is reflected in new media related business being WPP’s fastest growing […]
Building towards new high

Is Ashtead about to break out? Given the moniker of ‘one of the biggest FTSE100 companies you’ve probably never heard of’, we fully expect the growth of the last two years to continue. The trading environment both in the U.K. and the U.S. remains extremely favourable, and Ashmore have said its end markets remain strong, […]
Essent Group – Regional stocks looking strong in the U.S.

Essent Group, the Bermuda-domiciled financial company, serves the housing finance industry by offering mortgage insurance, reinsurance and risk management products to mortgage lenders and investors to support homeownership. Essent’s strength is derived from its strong capital position, consistent best-in-class customer service, and collaborative approach to building long-term business relationships. From a technical perspective, we are […]
Britvic – Potential for a juicy profit here.

We’ve been buying since 690 GBX. The share price dropped out of its ascending channel in February. This drop was consolidated by fears around the Governments sugar levy, which now seem to be unfounded with 94% of Britvic’s own brands outside of this tax. Further upside can be seen from the global expansion currently underway. […]
Non-farm payrolls: Dollar strengthens as US jobs grow at slower-than-expected rate

US job growth increased less than expected last month, as the unemployment rate fell to more than a 17 year low of 3.9 per cent as some jobless Americans left the workforce. Non-farm payrolls published this afternoon revealed that the US economy added 164,000 jobs in April, less than the 193,000 expected. The data pushed […]
US open: Small gains on the Street following non-farm payrolls miss

Wall Street trading opened with small gains on Friday as investors ran over the latest non-farm payrolls report. At 1510 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were up 0.12% and 0.08%, respectively, while the Nasdaq was up 0.31%. The main focus of the day has been the payrolls report, which revealed weaker […]