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Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. As well as writing for the Motley Fool, he is the editor of Hidden Value Stocks, covers value investing for Gurufocus and hedge funds for ValueWalk.com. Rupert began his career as a proprietary currency trader and still trades on a daily basis. Rupert holds professional level qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. He can be found on Twitter @ruperthargreav1

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J Sainsbury plc Issues Better-Than-Expected Interim Results

| Rupert Hargreaves

J Sainsbury plc's (LON: SBRY) interim management statement was better than expected.

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How Lloyds Banking Group PLC And Barclays PLC Will Cope With New Capital Rules

| Rupert Hargreaves

New rules mean Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) will have to hold more capital but Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) is…

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Lgo Energy PLC Issues Yet Another Upbeat Drilling Update

| Rupert Hargreaves

Lgo Energy PLC (LON: LGO) issues another upbeat update, here's what you need to know.

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The Consumer-Goods Growth Story Is Only Just Beginning At Unilever plc And Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RB) have plenty of room to grow and the futures bright.

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Why I Will Never Buy Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, HSBC Holdings plc And Standard Chartered PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Here's why I will never buy Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS), HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) and Standard…

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Why Shares In Serco Group plc Plunged 30% Today

| Rupert Hargreaves

Serco Group plc (LON: SRP) has plummeted today, here's why

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Why Brammer plc, Rentokil Initial plc And Computacenter plc Are Falling Today

| Rupert Hargreaves

Brammer plc (LON: BRAM), Rentokil Initial plc (LON: RTO) and Computacenter plc (LON: CCC) are falling today, here's why.

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Monitise Plc Is A Great Company… But I’m Not Buying Right Now

| Rupert Hargreaves

Monitise Plc (LON: MONI) has bright prospects but here's why I'm not buying the company's shares just yet.

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3 Shares Rising Today: Marks and Spencer Group Plc, Dairy Crest Group plc And Experian plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Dairy Crest Group plc (LON: DCG), Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS) and Experian plc (LON:EXPN) are all heading higher…

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RSA Insurance Group plc’s Profit Jumps As Aviva plc Looks To Asia For Growth

| Rupert Hargreaves

RSA Insurance Group plc's (LON:RSA) profit jumps while Aviva plc (LON: AV) is chasing growth in Asia.

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Lloyds Banking Group PLC Is Still Far From A Full Recovery

| Rupert Hargreaves

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) is still recovering from the financial crisis.

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As The Price Of Oil Continues To Slide, Should You Sell Premier Oil PLC, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Afren Plc, Ophir Energy Plc Or BP plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

As Premier Oil PLC (LON:PMO), Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON:RDSB), Afren Plc (LON:AFR), Ophir Energy Plc (LON:OPHR) and BP plc (LON:BP) fall, should…

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Today’s Mid-Cap Losers: Stock Spirits Group PLC, Centamin PLC, John Menzies plc And J D Wetherspoon plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

 J D Wetherspoon plc (LON: JDW), John Menzies plc (LON: MNZS), Centamin PLC (LON: CEY) and Stock Spirits Group PLC (LON: STCK) are…

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Reasons To Love The Market’s Most Hated Companies: Monitise Plc, Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc, AMEC plc, J Sainsbury plc And Nanoco Group PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY), Monitise Plc (LON:MONI), Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON:MRW), AMEC plc (LON:AMEC) and Nanoco Group PLC (LON:NANO)…

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Will AstraZeneca plc’s Acquisition Spree Help The Company Return To Growth?

| Rupert Hargreaves

AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) is snapping up smaller peers to drive growth but will this strategy work?

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Why Are Unilever plc, PZ Cussons plc, SABMiller plc And Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc Struggling To Grow?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Unilever plc (LON: ULVR), PZ Cussons plc (LON: PZC), SABMiller plc (LON: SAB) and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RB) are struggling to…

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Why TT Electronics plc Crashed By 30% Today

| Rupert Hargreaves

TT Electronics plc (LON: TTG)'s shares have collapsed today, here's why.

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Is The Worst Really Over For Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc, Tesco PLC And J Sainsbury plc?

| Rupert Hargreaves

The worst could be over for Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON:MRW), Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) and J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY).

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The Battle Over Kabel Deutschland Puts Vodafone Group plc’s Growth Strategy At Risk

| Rupert Hargreaves

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD)'s growth could stall as it fights for ownership of Kabel Deutschland.

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3 Shares Beating The FTSE 250 Today: Betfair Group Ltd, Just Eat PLC And Dignity Plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Betfair Group Ltd (LON: BET), Just Eat PLC (LON: JE) and Dignity Plc (LON:DTY) are beating the FTSE 250 (INDEXFTSE:MCX)…

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The Banking Industry Still Can’t Be Trusted, As Shown By Standard Chartered PLC, Barclays PLC And Lloyds Banking Group PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN), Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) and Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON:LLOY) have all shown over the past week…

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Why Shares In Pendragon PLC Jumped Today

| Rupert Hargreaves

Pendragon PLC (LON: PDG)'s shares have jumped but the company still looks cheap.

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Rio Tinto plc Could Fall To 2,591p

| Rupert Hargreaves

Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) could fall further from current levels.

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I’m Not Buying Vodafone Group plc Until The Group CUTS Its Dividend!

| Rupert Hargreaves

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) is a poor investment -- Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) and KCOM Group PLC (LON: KCOM)…

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BHP Billiton plc Could Fall To 1,371p

| Rupert Hargreaves

BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT) looks to be overvalued at present levels and could fall further.

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Barclays PLC Rises As Q3 Results Beat Expectations

| Rupert Hargreaves

Barclays PLC (LON: BARC)'s shares rise as the bank beats City expectations.

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Will HSBC Holdings plc Suffer The Same Fate As Standard Chartered PLC?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN)'s results indicate that HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) is at risk from a rising number of…

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Is IBM Weighing Up A Bid For Monitise Plc?

| Rupert Hargreaves

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) could be considering a bid Monitise Plc (LON: MONI)...

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Why I’d Sell AstraZeneca plc And Buy Shire PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Shire PLC (LON: SHP) is a better bet than AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN).

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Is Now The Time To Buy Victoria Oil & Gas plc?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Is now the time to buy Victoria Oil & Gas plc (LON: VOG) after its pipeline announcement?

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WARNING: You’re Missing Out On The ASOS plc Recovery

| Rupert Hargreaves

As ASOS plc (LON: ASC) moves higher, now could be the time to buy!

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Barclays PLC Could Be Forced To Cut Its Dividend

| Rupert Hargreaves

Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) could be forced to slash its dividend after the Bank of England's stress test.

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BP plc’s Q3 Results Beat Expectations

| Rupert Hargreaves

BP plc (LON: BP)'s third quarter results beat City expectations.

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Tesco PLC Could Be Facing A £10bn Loss

| Rupert Hargreaves

Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) could be about to announce a crippling loss.

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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited Gets A Boost From Court Ruling

| Rupert Hargreaves

A court has ruled in favour of Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON: GKP) regarding the company's legal costs.

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Salamander Energy Plc Jumps On Renewed Takeover Chatter

| Rupert Hargreaves

Salamander Energy Plc (LON: SMDR) has jumped on renewed bid chatter.

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Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Barclays PLC & Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Sail Though The ECB’s Stress Test

| Rupert Hargreaves

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY), Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) have…

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Now Is Not The Time To Buy Diageo plc And SABMiller plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

SABMiller plc (LON: SAB) and Diageo plc (LON:DGE) are struggling to find growth.

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The FTSE 100 Will Always Beat You

| Rupert Hargreaves

On average, the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) always beats private investors.

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Shares In Morgan Sindall Group PLC Crashed On Profit Warning

| Rupert Hargreaves

Morgan Sindall Group PLC (LON: MGNS)'s shares have collapsed today, here's why.

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