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...in stock markets as global interest rates sharply climbed brought only a minor reprieve, with long/short equity funds falling 13.5 per cent, 6 percentage points less than the decline suffered by the S&P...
...SELL: Hotel Chocolat (HOTC) Cost base efficiencies are yet to have a pronounced impact at the chocolate retailer, writes Mark Robinson....
...The Russell 2000 index has risen 24 per cent since the beginning of 2020, lagging behind the S&P 500’s more than 60 per cent gain over the same period. Read the full story. 4....
...And on Wall Street, the S&P 500 has hit record highs this year. So what’s going on? Shouldn’t voters love all of this?...
...Annette Nazareth, an SEC commissioner from 2005 to 2008, joined the company’s board....
...The S&P 500 ended the day up around 1 per cent. [MUSIC PLAYING] Some people are now allowed to cross the border from Gaza into Egypt....
...Women were outnumbered five to one in the 533 most senior leadership positions in S&P 100 businesses in 2023, with only 17 black women on that list, according to USA Today in March....
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...BUY: Lok’n Store (LOK) The storage company’s development pipeline is the key to driving its growth, writes Mark Robinson....
...Then again, Jancis Robinson made a case (ahem) for these not so long ago. Do enjoy your weekend. Alan LivseyLex Research Editor...
...Lee Robinson’s Altana Wealth wrote to investors in recent days to declare that “bonds are back”....
...Analysts at Berenberg said last week that the S&P 500, Stoxx 600 and FTSE 350 were in net-downgrade territory for the first time since 2020....
...BUY: Tesco (TSCO) It’s all about price points at the UK’s largest grocer as inflation reduces real household budgets, writes Mark Robinson....
...HOLD: Oxford BioMedica (OXB) The market fears that the boost provided by Covid-19 may be coming to an end, writes Mark Robinson....
...One is Domaine A&P de Villaine in Bouzeron, just two miles from Santenay in the Côte d’Or....
...HOLD: Saga (SAGA) The over-50s specialist has not shaken off legacy issues linked to the pandemic, writes Mark Robinson....
...For Pierre de Benoist, who looks after Domaine A & P de Villaine in Bouzeron on behalf of his uncle Aubert de Villaine of the world-famous Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, 2021 will be “a vintage that sorts...
...“Those working behind the scenes who can bridge the understanding gap between leaders in siloed disciplines and roles . . . play a crucial role” — Karina Robinson, chief executive of Robinson Hambro Fashion...
...FactSet reported last week that more S&P 500 companies had issued negative earnings guidance than in any quarter since before the pandemic....
...Mentions of “inflation” or “shortage” in S&P 500 earnings transcripts in the second quarter reached the highest level since at least 2010....
...BUY: Prudential (PRU) Demographics have triggered the shift into high-growth markets for the insurer with strengthening sales across Asia, ex Hong Kong, writes Mark Robinson....
...“Those costs get noticed in the trading world,” said Geir Robinson, co-founder of certification group Climate Neutral Commodity and the former chief risk officer of integrated supply and trading at BP....
...Futures tracking the US S&P 500 index added 0.9 per cent after the US benchmark fell 2.3 per cent on Friday....
...Global logistics company CH Robinson said ships at West Coast ports in the US are waiting between 15 to 20 days to berth, compared with no waiting period in a normal market....
...Rather than enjoying more leisure thanks to increased efficiency, however, ticking off to-dos left me spending my days in a state of what Marilynne Robinson has called “joyless urgency”....
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