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Lloyds Bank (LLOY) warns customers about increasing WhatsApp scams
February 07, 2022 09:26 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaHighlights Lloyds Banks has issued a word of warning over the increasing number of WhatsApp scams. WhatsApp scams have gone up by over 2000% last year and the average loss suffered by the victims of these scams stood at around £1,950.&nbs.....
Rightmove (RMV) & Grainger (GRI): 2 real estate stocks to buy
February 07, 2022 08:34 AM GMT| By Suhita PoddarHighlights The UK may consider overhauling UK homes’ energy ratings amid concerns that real estate values could see a drop following the installation of heat pumps. Under the current rating system, replacing gas boilers with heat pumps wo.....
Rising energy bills: 5 stocks you want to put on your watchlist
February 04, 2022 02:45 PM GMT| By Priya BhandariHighlights UK’s energy Regulator Ofgem announced rise in the energy price cap by 54% from April 2022. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has offered £200 as a discount on the energy bills. The bank also warned that inflation could hit 7......
BP, Vivo Energy (VVO) & Energean (ENOG): 3 Energy stocks to buy now
February 04, 2022 02:38 PM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarOil & Natural gas prices worldwide are once again on a northbound journey, leading to a rise in inflation and negatively impacting household finances. The global benchmark prices of crude oil traded above USD 90 a barrel and rose by nearly 15% .....
ITM Power, Ceres Power Holdings, BP: Should you buy these stocks?
February 04, 2022 10:01 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaSoaring energy prices have lately been the leading reason for rising inflation levels in the UK. On Thursday, UK energy regulator Ofgem announced the energy price cap in the UK is all set to rise from 1 April onwards, affecting around 22 million cu.....
How FTSE stocks reacted to Meta’s share crash
February 04, 2022 09:38 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaHighlights In January, US tech stocks tumbled due to the expectation of rate hike by the Fed. In February, things improved, and tech stocks showed a recovery. Things took an ugly turn on Thursday when Meta plunged 26%, the biggest single-.....
Compass Group (LON: CPG) stock surge 8%: Should you buy?
February 03, 2022 02:01 PM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights Compass Group witnessed a robust business environment, which resulted in a 38.6% growth in organic revenue. The company’s higher growth was driven by strong client retention, new business progress. FTSE100 listed foodservi.....
Aura and Uru: Are these 2 AIM uranium stocks a good buy?
February 03, 2022 01:54 PM GMT| By Suhita PoddarHighlights The UK government plans to fund around £100 million for EDF’s Sizewell C nuclear power project to help support its continued development. Uranium is a critical component for nuclear energy generation and has seen a 10.7 p.....
EQTEC, Velocys, SSE: Renewable stocks you can keep an eye on
February 03, 2022 11:38 AM GMT| By Priya BhandariIn a bid to bridge the gap between the rich and poor across the United Kingdom, the Boris Johnson government has proposed a Levelling Up White Paper that aims to improve services such as education, broadband, energy availability, and transport to b.....
From Glencore to AFC, 5 FTSE EV stocks to charge up your portfolio
February 03, 2022 11:00 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaDespite 2021 being a gloomy year for the UK automotive sector, there may be a potential recovery this year, and the primary reason for this optimism is the significant boost in the number of electric vehicles built in the UK. The sector has been ge.....
3 banking stocks you can buy ahead of BoE’s policy decision
February 03, 2022 09:57 AM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarThe Bank of England (BoE) will announce the outcome of its monetary policy meeting today. The rising inflation in the country that surged to 5.4% in December 2021, its highest level since March 1992, could be the main focus of the meeting outcome. .....
Drax (DRX) & Centrica (CNA): 2 FTSE 250 energy utility stocks to buy
February 03, 2022 09:22 AM GMT| By Suhita PoddarThe UK’s energy regulator Ofgem will announce its new energy price cap today (Thursday, 3 February), earlier than previously anticipated. The body was earlier expected to make an announcement regarding a potential price cap increase next Mond.....
Evraz, Centamin, CMC Markets: Best dividend stocks for February
February 03, 2022 06:21 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaAs the UK economy is progressively reaching the status quo, various UK companies have commenced the restoration of dividends or have raised their dividend pay-outs. After a turbulent 2020, the UK dividend pay-outs have gone up surging by 46.1% to &.....
Marks and Spencer (MKS) settles a dispute with Aldi: Time to buy stock?
February 02, 2022 02:16 PM GMT| By Suhita PoddarThe UK based major supermarket Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON: MKS) and discount supermarket chain Aldi both confirmed today that they had reached a settlement over an ongoing copyright dispute the two supermarkets had been embroiled with. Marks.....
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) settles case with Gilead: Should you buy now?
February 02, 2022 01:52 PM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarThe UK-based pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline Plc (LON: GSK), which is into research and development of medicine and consumer healthcare products, announced that one of its investment companies, ViiV Healthcare, which is jointly owned with P.....
5 lesser-known financial stocks that have given returns of over 20%
February 02, 2022 01:36 PM GMT| By Rishika RainaHighlights Financial sector stocks may fall under categories like retail and commercial banking, asset management, and insurance. Some financial stocks may gain from rising inflation and interest rates. The financial sector is very d.....
Pod Point (PODP) & BP: 2 FTSE stocks to supercharge your portfolio
February 02, 2022 01:13 PM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights FairCharge, a national EV-related campaign, called on the UK treasury to stop the unfair VAT policy levied on EVs when they are charged from public charging points. Public charging VAT currently stands at 20 per cent, while dom.....
Dunelm, WH Smith, Next: Stocks under watch as retail shop prices rise
February 02, 2022 10:08 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaHighlights The UK’s shop price inflation level has nearly doubled in January, reaching its highest level in almost a decade. The furniture retail prices in the UK went up by a record 12.5% as compared to the previous year in December, as .....
Pendragon, Restaurant Group, SIG: Hot penny stocks for February
February 02, 2022 07:19 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaThe stock market has been extremely volatile lately due to various developments, particularly the pandemic. While some investors are becoming more and more pessimistic, others are optimistic about getting high returns even during these rough times......
DWF & Knights Group Holdings (KGH): Are these 2 FTSE law stocks a buy?
February 01, 2022 03:07 PM GMT| By Suhita PoddarThe UK’s competition body, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) head, Dr Andrea Coscelli, had recently said that the organization is facing some difficulty in attracting lawyers amid rising salaries being offered by the hot private sec.....