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Anatomy of a growth company
He's one of the big players in UK fund management, although for the purposes of this column his identity is a closely guarded secret as he gives his views on investment from the heart of the Square Mile.
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ASOS PLC
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Asos.com is the UK's largest online fashion and beauty store, attracting over one million visitors a week. Asos.com is traded in the NEX Exchange HERE
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Boohoo.com's US growth wows Peel Hunt
Target rises to 180p and profits forecast increased by 11%
ASOS sales momentum divides City opinion
Goldman Sachs is a buyer but Deutsche Bank's target is well under the market price
Snow worries? How the High Street has fared over the Christmas trading period
With an avalanche of updates to trudge through – not least a blizzard of them today – the actual outcome has not sent as many shivers through the City as expected.
ASOS says price cuts are paying off
The international business did particularly well with a 52% increase in revenues, boosted by the weak pound.
Day ahead: Christmas retail merry-go-round continues with M&S, Primark-owner AB Foods, and Tesco
After Next kicked off the sector Christmas updates with a profit warning last week, shareholders should be more nervous on what M&S and Primark will deliver.
Week ahead: Blizzard of trading updates to show the icy front on UK high streets
Given Next’s disappointing update this week, news from Marks and Spencer and Primark-owner Associated British Foods could send the most shivers through the sector.
ASOS price target cut by Goldman Sachs
Tweaking his model, analyst Carl Hazeley has pulled his price target back to £58 a share from £62, but retained his ‘buy’ recommendation.
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Trending: No Brexit worries for ASOS
Despite initial Brexit fears, ASOS is the latest company to commit to adding more UK jobs
Hurricane Energy is defying accepted North Sea logic & other small cap highlights
The success of an AIM-quoted company in the waters to the west of the Shetland Islands could transform the domestic oil industry.
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ASOS and Burberry get reality checks; Reckitt fails to cut the mustard
Life's tough for glamour stocks that stop dazzling. Meanwhile, Reckitt fails to cut the mustard and Travis Perkins lowers guidance
FTSE 100 shares end higher in a 7,000 level photo finish
FTSE 100 shares managed to close higher on Tuesday and hold onto the 7,000 mark – just. The blue-chip ticker ended up 0.8%, or 52 points, at 7,000.06 in what looked like a photo finish
Risers & fallers: Botswana Diamonds loses lustre as it commences drilling
Botswana Diamonds said drilling has commenced on kimberlite pipe AK 22 on Licence PL 260 in the Orapa area of Botswana
ASOS beat forecasts; shares succumb to profit-taking
Delivering better than expected first half results, the online clothes retailer said its growing international business had benefited from the weak pound.
Sterling's plunge is a boon to fashion firms ASOS and Burberry
ASOS is very clearly on the front foot, Peel Hunt asserts
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FTSE 100 dragged lower by publisher Pearson
FTSE 100 shares were dragged lower by education publisher Pearson on Monday which plunged as much as 11% after it reported falling sales amid "challenging" trading
Week Ahead: Retailers ASOS and Burberry go head-to-head
The collapse of sterling will have been a boon to both retailers