Entain s 2020 Win is a Win for the UK Market, and the Entire iGaming Industry Published January 27, 2021 by Lee R
A breakthrough year from one of the UK s key operators bodes well for the sustainability of iGaming.
Leading UK-listed gambling giant Entain Plc has revealed welcome indications of resilience in iGaming s largest market.
Positive Gains
The good news starts with the hiring of Entain s new CEO, and continues with a 41% rise in online revenue for Q4 2020.
Meeting the New CEO
The new leader is CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen, who replaces outgoing Shay Segev. Segev announced he was stepping down earlier this month effective immediately, leaving his availability until July 8
Is the FTSE 100 in a stock market bubble? Image source: Getty Images.
In a stock market bubble, prices are inflated, fragile, and liable to burst. Investors act irrationally, perhaps manically, and herd together to chase stock prices higher and higher. This is not to say investors buying into a bubble are unintelligent; Sir Issac Newton lost a fortune pilling into the South Sea Bubble in 1720, just before it popped. People seem to get swept up in a mass fear of missing out on the hottest prospect on everyone’s lips.
The early 2000s were notable for the bursting of the dot-com bubble. Companies that added ‘.com’ to their names, and some that did not, were trading at extraordinary prices. This, despite having little revenue and zero earnings. Of course, some companies did go on to eventually deliver much of what was expected in the dot-com boom. However, caught up in the mania, investors associated the Internet with success, with little regard given to the
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I will continue to invest regularly in dividend stocks inside a Stocks and Shares ISA in 2021
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The core of my Stocks and Shares ISA is made up of dividend hero stocks. I drip money into the core of my portfolio each month. Let me explain why regular investing in dividend-paying stocks inside a tax-free wrapper (provided by a Stocks and Shares ISA) is a cornerstone of my investment plan.
Regular investing
2020 was a challenging year for investors. Stock markets around the world crashed in March. The
FTSE 100 fell around 30% in little under a month to a low of 5,191. Then it rallied into June and drifted downwards into November. From December 2020 into 2021, the FTSE 100 has been moving higher but in a volatile fashion. Down at the level of individual stocks, there was much more variability in returns.
Why I think the Vodafone share price could keep rising
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Vodafone Group (LSE: VOD) share price has risen by more than 25% since the end of September. Although this popular income stock is still down by 40% on five years ago, I think the FTSE 100 telecoms group may now be on track for a return to sustainable growth.
In this piece I want to explain why I’m tempted to add Vodafone’s 6% dividend yield to my income portfolio.
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