Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter
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One of the things that has been weighing us down has been the retailers and to have a piece of good news from one of the better known names has been a bit of a relief.
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I'm sure it's going to be oversubscribed but the lead managers said all investors would be treated on an even basis so private investors won't lose out.
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The results themselves were in-line, but there are a lot of question marks coming out of today's statement, and that's proving a little too much for the price to bear.
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The wholesale and international contribution have masked some of the worrying trends in the retail side of the business.
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These figures have given a much needed fillip to the gaming sector and have gone against the grain in insisting that online poker in particular is still showing signs of growth.
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The situation in Japan is not going to help sentiment, but people are nervous at the start of the corporate earnings season in the US.
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The fact remains that Tesco is the darling of the sector and is best equipped to cope with any slowdown in consumer confidence or the side-effects of a higher oil price,
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It's unclear what level of analysis is being done beforehand to determine appropriate levels of security for particular systems. In most businesses, it's a waste of resources to protect every system to the maximum extent possible. Some systems just aren't that mission-critical.
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There were a couple of standout performers. In terms of the actual figures you've got to look at HSBC and in terms of representing what may be a pivotal point in its relationship with the City you'd look at RBS.
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The report shows that Real Madrid have overtaken Manchester United as the world's biggest-earning football club. However, that is not necessarily to say that they are a more profitable club, since the report makes no allowances for costs or expenditure.
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Consumers in general are much more concerned about privacy and data security than they used to be.
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We approached them (about the project). It was an advantage to us because it essentially frees up space in our warehouse. It's an ideal arrangement.
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Clearly the ebullience that was in the stock has been pretty much taken away today. There are similarities to what happened with technology stocks five years ago.
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In the absence of any new M&A speculation this is more of a pause for breath more than anything else. With the exception of the retailers UK Plc is in very good health.