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What To Expect From Lloyds Banking Group plc, Persimmon plc And Merlin Entertainments plc Results This Week

Dave Sullivan looks at expectations for Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY), Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) and Merlin Entertainments plc…

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Next Stop For The FTSE 100 – 5,000 or 7,000?

Dave Sullivan takes a fresh look at the events that will impact the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) in 2016 as volatility…

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Will Centrica plc, BAE Systems plc And Indivior plc Bounce Back?

Can Centrica plc (LON: CNA), BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) and Indivior plc (LON: INDV) bounce back when they release…

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Wednesday’s Round-up: ARM Holdings plc (-4.4%) Broadly In Line, Special Dividend At Dunelm Group plc (+13%) And Challenging Markets For Victrex plc (+2.5%)

Dave Sullivan digs into Wednesday's updates from ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), Dunelm Group plc (LON: DNLM) and Victrex plc…

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Are Barclays plc, Standard Chartered and HSBC Holdings plc Canaries In The Coal Mine?

Is the market pricing-in worse news to come from Barclays plc (LON: BARC), Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) and HSBC Holdings…

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After BP plc’s Results Should You Worry About Royal Dutch Shell plc?

Dave Sullivan checks out results at BP plc (LON: BP). Will results at Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON: RDSB) disappoint…

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Should You Buy GlaxoSmithKline plc, AstraZeneca plc & Hargreaves Lansdown plc Ahead Of The Results This Week?

Dave Sullivan digs deeper into prospects for GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK), AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) and Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LON:…

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Should You Sell The FTSE 100 Now We’re In a Bear Market?

This Fool delves into the comments from the bears at RBS on the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX). Should investors follow the…

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Is There Trouble Ahead For Petrofac Limited & Amec Foster Wheeler plc Following A Warning From Minnow Plexus Holdings plc?

Dave Sullivan explores the prospects for Petrofac Limited (LON: PFC) and Amec Foster Wheeler plc (LON: AMFW) following an update…

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Why Investors In Royal Dutch Shell plc and BP plc Should Welcome The Depressed Oil Price With Open Arms

This Fool explains why investors in Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON: RDSB) and BP plc (LON: BP) should be more…

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Has The Bear Market Given Investors An Opportunity To Buy Lloyds Banking Group plc, NEXT plc & The Restaurant Group plc On The Cheap?

Is this bear market a chance to buy Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY), NEXT plc (LON: NXT) and the…

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Is It Safe To Buy Back Into The FTSE 100 Yet?

Are the falls in the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE: UKX) overdone? Dave Sullivan checks to see whether it's safe to go…

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Why I Would Put J Sainsbury plc In My Trolley Before Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc – Despite The Recovery

Dave Sullivan outlines why he prefers J Sainsbury plc (LON SBRY) rather than recovering Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON: MRW).

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Will BP plc And Royal Dutch Shell plc Be Falling Off The Dividend List in 2016?

Dave Sullivan is getting nervous about the effect of the low oil price on the dividend cover at BP plc…

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Why I Would Still Steer Clear Of Tesco plc But Buy Crawshaw Group plc

Dave Sullivan still prefers micro-cap meat and food-to-go retailer Crawshaw Group plc (LON: CRAW) to FTSE giant Tesco plc (LON:…

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Shares Are Best In 2016 (Even If Interest Rates Do Rise!)

Dave Sullivan still thinks that investing in shares should form part of anyone's diversified income portfolio, even if interest rates…

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Does Next plc’s Trading Update Spell Trouble Ahead For ASOS plc And Supergroup plc?

Dave Sullivan assesses whether there may be trouble ahead For ASOS plc (LON: ASC) and Supergroup plc (LON: SGP) after…

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Why I Think The FTSE 100 Will Hit 7,000 Again In 2016

Dave Sullivan believes that the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) can hit 7,000 points in 2016, despite the wall of worry ahead.

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Are 2015’s FTSE Dogs Tullow Oil plc, Home Retail Group plc And Amec Foster Wheeler plc Set to Become The Stars Of 2016?

Dave Sullivan assesses whether 2015's dogs Tullow Oil plc (LON: TLW), Home Retail Group plc (LON: HOME) and Amec Foster…

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Should You Follow The Herd And Buy Glencore plc, Royal Dutch Shell plc and Tesco plc?

This Fool considers a selection of the most popular share purchases from the last week. Should you jump on 'bargain'…

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3 Top Picks For 2016: Lloyds Banking Group plc, Persimmon plc And Jupiter Fund Management plc

Dave Sullivan takes a look at Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY), Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) and Jupiter Fund Management…

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Top Of The Stocks – Can DCC plc, Hargreaves Lansdown plc And Taylor Wimpey plc Soar Again In 2016?

Dave Sullivan reviews 3 of the best FTSE 100 performers of 2015. Can DCC plc (LON: DCC), Hargreaves Lansdown plc…

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3 Shares I’m Steering Clear Of This Christmas: Glencore plc, Anglo American plc And BHP Billiton plc

Despite the price falls this Fool still believes that Glencore plc (LON: GLEN), Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) and BHP…

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3 Shares On My Christmas List: J Sainsbury plc, Barratt Developments plc & Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Dave Sullivan looks at the divided potential at J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY), Barratt Developments plc LON: BDEV) and Direct…

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Woodford Was Right About Tesco plc, But Is He Right About Rolls-Royce Holding plc?

Dave Sullivan explores Neil Woodford's decision to sell Rolls-Royce Holding plc (LON: RR). Does it bear the same hallmarks as…

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Is There 80% Upside in Lloyds Banking Group plc?

Dave Sullivan explores the potential upside at Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY) with a valuation technique from value investing…

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Is Neil Woodford Right About GlaxoSmithKline plc & HSBC Holdings plc?

This Fool considers the views of master investor Neil Woodford on GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) and HSBC Holdings plc (LON:…

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Why I’d Sell Glencore plc & Rio Tinto plc But Buy Defensives Severn Trent plc & Pennon Group plc

Why this Fool thinks that there is dividend pain ahead with Glencore plc (LON: GLEN) and Rio Tinto plc (LON:…

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Could You Double Your Money With Monitise plc, Blinkx plc & Falkland Oil and Gas Limited?

This Fool looks at Monitise plc (LON: MONI), Blinkx plc (LON: BLNX) and Falkland oil and Gas Limited (LON: FOGL),…

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Are Falls In DX (Group) plc (-75%) & UK Mail Group plc (-18%) Overdone? Or Is Royal Mail plc Showing Its Dominance?

Dave Sullivan ponders whether there's a bargain to be had with DX (Group) plc (LON: DX) and UK Mail Group…

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Is Now The Best Time To Invest In Tullow Oil plc, Amec Foster Wheeler plc & Hunting plc?

Is it finally time to go bargain hunting for oil and oil service stocks? This Fool takes a look at…

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Why I’d Take easyJet plc’s 3% Yield Rather Than Rio Tinto plc’s 7% & BHP Billiton plc’s 9%!

Why this Fool prefers the well covered yield from easyJet plc (LON: EZJ) rather than the uncovered dividends from Rio…

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Is There Any Way Back For Rolls-Royce Holding plc, Glencore plc Or Anglo American plc?

This Fool considers the recovery potential for Rolls-Royce Holding plc LON: RR), Glencore plc (LON GLEN) or Anglo American plc…

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Now’s The Time To Top Up Your Pension Before The Chancellor Pulls The Rug!

This Fool looks at what may be in store for pension savers in the 2016 Budget.

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Why I’m Steering Clear Of Lonmin plc

This Fool thinks that Lonmin plc (LON: LMI) is currently a share that is best avoided.

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The Week Ahead: Vodafone Group plc, Wolseley plc, Burberry Group plc and Halfords Group plc

Dave Sullivan takes a look at the potential market movers for the coming week: Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), Wolseley…

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The Week ahead: Updates From Tullow Oil plc, Premier Oil plc, Rotork plc and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

This Fool looks at Tullow Oil plc (LON: TLW), Premier Oil plc (LON: PMO), Rotork plc (LON: ROR) and Rolls-Royce…

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Why I’d Buy Lloyds Banking Group plc And Less Well Known Shawbrook Group plc and Aldermore Group plc

This Fool still likes the potential of Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY) And Less Well Known Shawbrook Group plc…

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What Are The Prospects for BAE Systems plc Following Profit Warnings From Meggitt plc and Chemring Group plc?

This Fool dons his tin hat to assess the potential for profit downgrades at BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) after…

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The Week Ahead: Associated British Foods plc, Imperial Tobacco Group plc, Tate & Lyle plc and HSBC Holdings plc

Dave Sullivan looks at potential market movers Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF), Imperial Tobacco Group plc (LON: IMT), Tate…

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