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Sam Robson

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I've been a Fool for over a decade, and am proud to currently call myself the Editor in Chief of TMF UK. I follow Foolish investing principles, and buy shares in quality companies throughout both bull and bear markets!

Recent Articles

Investing Articles

Revenues Miss Forecast At AMEC Plc

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AMEC plc (LON:AMEC) affected by mining worries.

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Company Comment

Old Mutual Plc Boosted By Performance In Emerging Markets

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Old Mutual plc (LON:OML) raises interim dividend by 20%.

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Investing Articles

Profits At Standard Chartered PLC Hit By $1bn Write-Down

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However, shares rally at Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) following positive results in emerging markets.

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Fresnillo Plc Plunges Following 68% Dividend Cut

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Profits fall at Fresnillo plc (LON:FRES) after steep drops in the price of silver and gold.

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Company Comment

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Set To Pay Special Dividend

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) to return £227m to shareholders after a strong trading period.

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Company Comment

John Wood Group PLC Retains Lucrative North Sea Contract

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Contract with Dana Petroleum worth £40m per year for John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG).

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Investing Articles

Today’s Falling Knife: Domino’s Pizza Group PLC Slides 7%

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Domino's Pizza Group PLC (LON:DOM) hit by significant shareholder selling.

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Company Comment

Serco Group Plc Wins Major US Health Contract

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New contract could be worth $1.25bn for Serco Group plc (LON:SRP).

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Company Comment

Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc Names Ross McEwan As New CEO

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Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS)'s interim results reveal return to profit.

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Company Comment

Royal Dutch Shell Plc Profits Hit

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Rising oil costs and theft in Nigeria contribute to slip in earnings at Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON:RDSB).

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Investing Articles

Sales Growth At Diageo Plc Fails To Meet Target

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.... but management at Diageo plc (LON:DGE) recommends a dividend lift of 9% following otherwise positive results.

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Investing Articles

BP Plc Raises Deepwater Horizon Compensation Estimate To $9.6bn

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Underlying profits in the second quarter were significantly less than expected at BP plc (LON:BP).

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Company Comment

Emerging Markets Boost Sales At Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc

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Lucky number seven as revenue, EPS and the interim dividend all rise 7% at Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON:RB).

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Company Comment

British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc Posts Record Results

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British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (LON:BSY) lifts full-year dividend by 18% to yield 3.5%.

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Company Comment

Sales At Unilever Plc Miss Forecasts

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Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) says growth is slowing in emerging markets.

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Company Comment

ARM Holdings Plc Lifts Dividend By 26%

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Revenues soar but profit plunges at ARM Holdings plc (LON:ARM).

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Company Comment

Vodafone Group Plc “Would Consider” Verizon Wireless Offer

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Chairman of Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) admits it would seriously consider an offer for its 45% stake.

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Company Comment

Carpetright Plc Blames Heatwave For Sales Dip

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Carpetright plc (LON:CPR) announces a decline in sales.

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Company Comment

Europe Still Putting The Squeeze On Vodafone Group Plc

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Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) announces 3.5% group service revenue fall.

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Company Comment

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Q1 Revenue Jumps 39%

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London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON:LSE) boosted by LCH.Clearnet acquisition.

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Company Comment

Today’s Falling Knife: Smiths Group Plc Issues Profit Warning

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Contract mix in Detection division causes profit slump at Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN).

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Company Comment

Neil Woodford Dismisses Lloyds Banking Group PLC Link

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Invesco Perpetual's Income and High-Income fund manager talks down buying into Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON:LLOY) but says rival HSBC…

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Company Comment

BG Group Plc Hires AstraZeneca Plc’s CFO Simon Lowth

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Lowth set to leave AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and take role as chief financial officer at BG Group plc (LON:BG).

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Company Comment

Sales And Profits Revive Fortunes At Oxford Instruments Plc

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Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG) rebounds following strong end to the quarter.

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Company Comment

Experian Plc Reports Strong First-Quarter Growth

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Experian plc (LON:EXPN) on track to hit sales targets for 2013.

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Company Comment

Bid For Invensys Plc Sends Shares Rocketing

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Invensys plc (LON:ISYS) responds to takeover speculation.

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Company Comment

G4S PLC And Serco Group Plc Tank Over Investigations Into Overcharging

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G4S plc (LON:GFS) and Serco Group plc (LON:SRP) at centre of probe into claims they overcharged the government for tagging…

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Company Comment

Hays Plc Closes In On Two-And-A-Half-Year High

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Hays plc (LON:HAS) "remains focused on delivering long-term, sustainable growth".

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Company Comment

Primark’s Back In Fashion As Associated British Foods Plc Soars Over 7%

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Primark helps lifts revenues at Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF).

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Company Comment

Full-Year Profit Set To Beat Expectations At Barratt Developments Plc

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Barratt Developments plc (LON:BDEV) says pre-tax profit is expected to come in ahead of the top end of expectations.

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Company Comment

Third Successive Quarter Of Record Output At Centamin PLC

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Centamin PLC (LON:CEY) reveals record 93,624 ounces of total gold production in Q2.

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Company Comment

Bovis Homes Group Plc Builds On Positive Sentiment

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Bovis Homes Group Plc (LON:BVS) is the latest housebuilder to report continuing improvement.

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Investing Articles

Sterling Work As The FTSE 100 Rebounds

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The FTSE 100 gains over 180 points following news from the Bank of England.

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Company Comment

Taylor Wimpey Plc Trading “At Upper End Of Expectations”

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Shareholder relief as Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) announces return to more seasonal patterns.

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Company Comment

Carillion Plc Wins £122m Network Rail Contract

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Performance in the first-half in line with expectations at Carillion Plc (LON:CLLN).

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Company Comment

FTSE 100 Sheds Another Hundred Points

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Fresh fears over the eurozone knocks the FTSE 100.

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Company Comment

Today’s Falling Knife: Domino’s Pizza Group PLC. Burns By 7%

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Domino's Pizza Group PLC. (LON:DOM) set to transfer most of its German stores to franchisee hands.

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Company Comment

Persimmon Plc Boosted By ‘Help To Buy’ Scheme

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Persimmon plc (LON:PSN) set to hit margin targets ahead of schedule.

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Company Comment

Cupid PLC In The Clear After Allegations Of Fake Users

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KPMG finds no irregularities in practices within Cupid PLC (LON:CUP).

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Company Comment

Analysts Set 217p Target Price For Vodafone Group Plc

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Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) is upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank to 'buy'.

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