Lou Gutheil

The share price of GW Pharmaceuticals (LSE:GWP) has been getting healthier on almost a daily basis since early October.  A well-received year end operations report was published on 18 November, but the share price was boosted even higher with the announcement today that the company’s primary product, Sativex®, has now been approved for use in […]

The Britvic (LSE:BVIC) share price shot up today on release of its preliminary results for the year ending 29 September 2013 and the announcement that it has entered into a new distribution agreement with Pepsico Americas.  Britvic shares are up 3.13% to 626.00 pence, continuing growth in its share price over the past 12 months, […]

How about Really Bad Service?  How about Run by Blokes with no Scruples?  Or Riddled By Scandals?  Or, for the more sophisticated, Robbery by Sophism?  Or, synonymously, Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE:RBS). RBS is a glowing example of the conflict between ethics & morals on the one hand and revenues & profits on the other. […]

Here we are on that Thursday of each month where the entire financial universe slows to nearly a crawl waiting for the US Federal Reserve to announce its next move.  If we are just going to sit around and wait, why don’t we do it at the Albion or Three Lords and raise a pint […]

The share price of FTSE 250 member Telecom Plus (LSE:TEP) took off this morning like a rocket and has continued to climb at mid-day to 1747.0.  That is nearly a 16% increase on the yesterday’s close of 1507.0.  The intraday increase was powered by the TEP’s acquisition of Electricity Plus Supply Ltd and Gas Plus […]

easyJet’s (LSE:EZJ) share price continued its year-long ascent this morning after some mild turbulence over the past three months.  By 1:00 pm today EZJ’s share price was 1,359 pence, up 103.0 from 1,256, an increase of 8.2% on the day. The company released its final results for the year ending 30 September this morning, and […]

Sitting at my desk on the left side of the Atlantic, my work day begins about mid-day London time.  Often, but not always, that means that some of my colleagues, like Tom Frew, have already churned out most of the leading stories of the day.  Let’s just say that his writing has been prolific over […]

I’m a bit unsure this morning of exactly how to define “a winner.”  The share price of newly relisted AIM member, Gusbourne Estate (LSE:GUS) rose faster than the bubbles in a flute of sparkling wine.  When the bottle was opened this morning the share price bubbled up from 74.50 pence to 99.50, and 25% increase. […]

Janet Yellen, the heir-apparent to Ben Bernanke as the head of the US Federal Reserve Bank, must face congressional confirmation hearings set to begin today before she can ascend to the throne room of the US economy on 01 February 2014. I doubt that anything substantive will be learned by observing the session that begins […]

On a day when the FTSE 100 has slid more than 100 points, AIM-listed Petards Group (LSE:PEG) share price has soared by over 110%, rising 12.75 pence to 24.25, and there is no guessing or speculation as to why.  Petards announce today that they have been awarded a £7 million contract by the Ministry of Defense. […]