Mark Robinson

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Compass Group & Burberry: Stock market week ahead – 12-16 MayA summary of key company announcements expected in the coming weekPublished on May 9, 2025

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Lessons from History: Market pile-ins can leave investors nursing losses and blind them to the real prize on offer Published on May 9, 2025The axiom that ‘history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes’ is usually attributed to Mark Twain, a renowned storyteller who made a fortune from his literary output, only to be pushed into bankruptcy through highly speculative and failed investment ventures.

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

According to some members of the financial press, shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway (US:BRK.B) were rather surprised when Warren Buffett said he’d be stepping down as chief executive of the conglomerate holding company at the end of the year. Buffett has consistently said that he had no plans to retire, so the assumption was that America’s most lauded investor would perhaps even die in harness.

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Find out which directors are buying and selling shares in their own companiesPublished on May 9, 2025Transport group Mobico (MCG) has sold its North American school bus business after seeking buyers for almost two years. The divestment was designed to chip away at its debt pile, which had ballooned during a grinding recovery from the pandemic. The end result disappointed analysts and shareholders alike, however.

1 week ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Additional wage and tax increasesTrading benefits from good weatherJD Wetherspoon (JDW) has updated the market on trading for the 13 weeks to 27 April 2025. The news was fair to middling, with like-for-like sales up by 5.6 per cent, and by 5.1 per cent in the year to date. But total sales figures were slightly lower due to pub closures.  So far in 2025, the pub chain has sold seven pubs, while opening another two.