When Mrs May called the UK general election on 14 April after a messianic walk through the mountains of Snowdonia, she did so in the spirit of the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu: She would only fight a battle that she had already won.
If the Tories were ahead of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition by a historic margin before Easter, that margin has only widened in the two weeks before the May (no pun intended) bank holiday weekend. Not only is Mrs May likely to win a thumping majority, but she has put such vim in the Tory spirit that she is likely to win seats in places where, until recent memory, a donkey could have stood for Labour and still looked forward to a long and uninterrupted career in the House of Commons.
by Robert Stephens| Equities| 1 mins. to read It's always easy to spot bubbles in asset prices after they have burst. Doing so beforehand is more challenging. However, global stock markets could be severely mispriced at the moment and there may be the potential for a bursting bubble in the medium term.
by Zak Mir| Trading| 1 mins. to read It would appear we are somewhat spoiled for choice as far as bouncing minnows are concerned, with recent favourites Bos Global, Wandisco and Versarian all doing well. But Oilex (LON:OEX) takes the prize.
by Nick Sudbury | Funds | 12 mins. to read On the fifth of March 2009 the Bank of England reduced interest rates to the supposedly emergency level of 0.5%, and then cut them again last August to restore confidence after the Brexit referendum.
by Evil Knievil | Evil Diaries | 1 mins. to read I had always assumed that Watchstone (LON:WTG) had an unassailable claim to the £50m in escrow. However, this morning's update shows that WTG has entirely written off any expectation of holding onto this money.
by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read It looks as though the big turnaround for Georgian Mining (LON:GEO) is finally on its way, a process which arguably started as long as ago as January.
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