Mark Robinson

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

It stands to reason that to have a comeback, you first have to have had a setback. This is well understood by long-term investors in the likes of Apple (US:AAPL) and IBM (US:IBM), plus a thousand other corporations that have successfully delivered on turnaround strategies – although said strategies are not achievable overnight.

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

Underwriting and collections problemsAspen Bridging delivers record profitsMotor finance and specialist lending group S&U (SUS) revealed flat revenues for FY2025, but statutory profits declined due to an £11.4mn increase in impairments. The company has had to contend with the ripple effects of the automotive mis-selling scandal.

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

Revenues constrained by reduced average realised prices$26mn non-cash currency exchange lossKistos Holdings (KIST), an independent energy company with offshore and onshore wells in the UK and other European locales, delivered full-year production figures in line with guidance despite delays to its Balder Future project. Average production came in at 8,050 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), bolstered by its assets in the Greater Laggan Area (GLA), against 8,800 boepd in the prior year.

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

ASOS & AB Dynamics: Stock market week ahead – 21-25 AprilA summary of key company announcements expected in the coming weekPublished on April 11, 2025

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

My inbox was full to overflowing – largely with agitprop – following the events of so-called ‘liberation day’ last week. And the verdict was all but unanimous. The new US import levies threaten to plunge the global economy into a 1930s-style morass, especially if more tit-for-tat measures ensue. They will reignite barely dormant inflationary pressures, while constraining corporate earnings. Happily, the consequent turmoil in capital markets might pave the way for contrarian responses.