Revenue up 15% to £5.08 billionWinter 2024/2025 on sale seat capacity 14% higherShares up 31% over the past yearShares in Jet2 (JET2:AIM) were up nearly 5% to £14.94 in morning trading as the airline and package holidays provider reported record revenue, profit and passenger numbers for the first half year ending 30 September and said it expected the full year to be ahead of market expectations.

Stocks in London were mixed at Wednesday midday, as investors digested a hotter-than-expected consumer price growth reading in the UK, while focus across the Atlantic turns to Nvidia's earnings.The FTSE 100 index climbed just 3.66 points at 8,102.68. The FTSE 250 fell 59.75 points, 0.3%, at 20,367.87, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.04 points, 0.1%, at 725.27.The Cboe UK 100 was flat at 814.74, the

Stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were mostly lower on Friday morning, as UK GDP growth came in slower than expected, ahead of US retail sales and industrial output data.UK gross domestic product is estimated to have increased in the latest quarter but edged down for September, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. The trade deficit widened on-month to £3.46 billion.Indus

Fans of Gene Roddenberry's long running Star Trek television and film franchise will know that any would-be captain of a Starfleet vessel had to complete the so-called Kobayashi Maru test, a simulation from which there was no way out, to see how they responded to extreme pressure. The first captain of the USS Enterprise, James T. Kirk, earned his place at Starfleet Academy by reprogramming the com

Bloomsbury (BMY) 700pMarket cap: £571 million Publishing group Bloomsbury (BMY) is a pandemic winner which has kept on winning since Covid.Lockdown saw people rediscover their love of reading, and the company has tapped into and exploited through successful marketing some popular trends in fiction which have helped drive a big increase in returns.That has meant Bloomsbury's return on capital empl

International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) 239p Gain to date: 47.5% Since we flagged the appeal of the stock in March, British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) has gone from strength-to-strength.Passenger numbers have increased despite continued pressures on household budgets and the company has put in a strong financial performance which looks set to continue.The airline's s

Year-to-date IAG shares up 48%New €350 million share buyback15.4% increase in operating profit to €2.01 billionShares in International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) took off this morning after the British Airways owner booked a 7.9% increase in total revenue to €24.05 billion for the nine months to 30 September.The airline group which also owns Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling said its

Group revenue down 8% to £2.7 billionTotal ITV Studios revenue down 20% to £1.21 billionAdditional £20 million net cost savings in 2024Shares in ITV (ITV) fell more than 8% to 66p in morning trading as the free-to-air broadcaster said group revenue fell 8% at £2.7 billion in the nine months to 30 September.Total ITV Studios revenue was down 20% to £1.21 billion impacted by the expected phasin

Gold has had a great year. Spot prices hit another all-time high (30 October) of $2,781 per ounce, based on Bloomberg data, chalking up 35% gains so far in 2024, having broken through the $2,600 level in September for the very first time.That trumps global equities, based on the FTSE World Index's 18% returns, and even high-flying tech firms have struggled to keep pace, based on the 27% year-to-da

Full-year profit ahead of expectationsSpecial dividend of 2p per shareNew growth initiatives outlinedUK news wholesaler Smiths News (SNWS) was the second largest gainer in the FTSE All-Share on 5 November, the shares rising as much as 13% after the company delivered better than expected full-year results and announced a special dividend of 2p per share.The shares are up 18% year-to-date compared w

Cash pile hits $325 billionApple stake reduced to $70 billionShare buybacks haltedInvestment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-N:NYSE) revealed it has added to its mountain of cash and further sold down its Apple (APPL:NASDAQ) stake in the third quarter.Traditionally the Omaha, Nebraska-based company, headed by legendary investor Warren Buffett, releases results on a Saturday to give investors

Investors in fantasy and fiction publisher Bloomsbury (BMY) are living in a dream world at the moment as the group continues to book double-digit annual growth in both sales and earnings and raise its outlook, sending its shares to a record high of 758p.For the first half to the end of August, revenue grew 32% to a record £180 million and profit leapt 50% to £26.6 million, partly due to the incl

Funds inevitably have their up and downs in performance. When a fund has gone through a particularly poor spell, does this represent a buying opportunity for investors in the expectation it will bounce back to form?Likewise for existing investors, should they stick or twist? Fortunately, there are lots of studies from the institutional fund management world which provide answers to that question a

As it stands, there are only two months left of 2024 and yet, for investors, the next few weeks could be some of the most consequential of the year.We provide a snapshot of the Budget and the market response to it in our News section this week but you can expect further analysis of the fall-out on our website and in next week's issue too.Also check our site for coverage of the latest Magnificent S

Revenue and profit ahead of guidancePositive contribution from CPS acquisitionImproving momentum going into 2025Shares in online research data and analytics group YouGov (YOU:AIM) jumped more than 10% to 441p after revealing better-than-expected full-year revenue and profit and predicting a pick-up in sales bookings.The stock is down 64% so far in 2024 following a profit warning in June when the c

Ticket sales and revenue forecasts raisedOperational gearing leads to higher marginShares hit new three-month highInvestors in online travel booking platform Trainline (TRN) enjoyed an uplift in the firm's valuation after it raised its outlook for the year to next February for a second time thanks to increased economies of scale.The shares accelerated 37p or 11% to a new three-month high of 374p,

Stocks in London were mostly lower at Friday midday, while the FTSE 250 turned to the red after Close Brothers shares fell as it announced it will appeal a court judgement to the UK Supreme Court.The FTSE 100 index traded down 10.40 points, 0.1%, at 8,258.98. The FTSE 250 was down 15.67 points, or 0.1%, at 20,774.88, and the AIM All-Share shed 1.80 points, 0.3%, at 723.85.The Cboe UK 100 was down

Chip maker tops analyst estimates on revenue and earningsStock seen rising 4%, according to pre-market dataElectric vehicles in China helping offset soft industrials demandThere's been plenty for investors to think about around the chips space after ASML's (ASML:AMS) shock bookings miss rocked the sector. TSMC (2330:TPE), the world's biggest contract chip manufacturer, has subsequently offered a b

Pre-tax profit tops estimatesNo change to full-year targetsRemediation costs still unknownThere was little initial follow-through after today's third-quarter trading update from Lloyds Banking (LLOY), as while earnings beat estimates the group maintained its full-year outlook and questions remain over its liability for discretionary commission payments.The shares added 1p or 1.7% to 63p taking the

Stocks in London were lacking direction by Tuesday's close, but managed to claw back lost ground form earlier in the day, as the International Monetary Fund took a brighter view of the UK's prospects.The FTSE 100 index closed down 11.70 points, or 0.1%, at 8,306.54. The FTSE 250 ended up 43.05 points, or 0.2%, at 20,949.65, and the AIM All-Share lost 0.79 of a point, 0.1%, at 734.16.The Cboe UK 10