Where will the IAG share price go next?
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Back in October, the
IAG(LSE: IAG) share price languished at around 95p. Had I taken the opportunity to buy stock in the
FTSE 100 airline back then, I’d have more than doubled my money by now!
But I don’t regret my decision to steer clear. At the time, IAG was under the cosh as a result of ongoing travel restrictions. The more deadly second wave of the coronavirus was also about to hit the UK, ushering in a second national lockdown.
US$12.3 TRILLION out of thin air…
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No smoke without fire as vulture fund quietly builds stake in BATS and IMPS
Kenneth Dart has been quietly building stakes in Britain s two listed companies - both of them deeply unfashionable stocks.
Tobacco, so they say, is a dying business.
Well, it is for many of its customers, anyway.
The stocks have been known for decades as BATS and IMPS to their fans. That fan base may be diminishing as environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues become more prominent but hard-nosed investors who care not for ESG issues are still clambering aboard, among them Kenneth Dart, the secretive billionaire investor.
One of the central planks of the Sarbanes-Oxley regime in the US is that directors will go to prison if they fall short. If a version is implemented in the UK and there is no such penalty in scope, how will the regime work?
Weak internal controls and poor risk management are clear contributors to company failure and the erosion of trust. Whether importing elements of the US Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regime is the right direction for the UK to take is part of the discussion we at ICAEW would like to have with you as we build our response to the BEIS White Paper ‘Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance’.
5 FTSE 100 stocks to buy with £5k Image source: Getty Images
As the UK economic recovery starts to gain traction, I’ve been looking for FTSE 100 stocks to buy for my portfolio.
Here are five blue-chip companies I’d buy with £5k today.
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FTSE 100 recovery shares
The way I see it, there are two ways for me to invest in the economic recovery. Either buying cyclical companies such as industrial and manufacturing firms, or investing in consumer businesses. These consumer businesses may see higher revenues in the months and years ahead as consumer incomes recover. Higher incomes should lead to increased discretionary spending.
The Argo Blockchain (ARB) share price is up 300% this year. Should I buy?
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Since the start of 2021, the
Argo Blockchain(LSE: ARB) share price has increased an incredible 300%. Over the past year the performance has been even dizzier, putting on around 3,350% in that period.
Here I analyse what has driven this performance. I also explain what I plan to do next.
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Growth recipe
The company has a fairly standard sounding business model – running data centres. But it also has a specific customer focus: cryptocurrency miners. As well as offering services to customers, Argo itself mines cryptocurrency.