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► Episode Notes:

Who’s been adjusting numbers this week? Find out in this week’s PlayingFTSE Show! 

It’s been a short week between recordings. But there’s still plenty of time for the Steves to have been making portfolio moves and paying attention to stock market news.

The Spring Statement this week brought some interesting news. In the short term, growth is set to fall and inflation is set to rise, but is there anything positive to report?

Steve W finds the Chancellor sticking to her principles and looking to keep borrowing under control admirable. But it’s hard to be that positive about the UK at the moment.

It’s been a few weeks since Steve W talked about Associated British Foods. But we’ve had a request from a listener to take another look. 

The company is driven by Primark, which has performed poorly recently. At the moment, though, it’s trading at a price that might well reflect this – so is it a buy?

Shares in Vistry fell sharply this week when the company’s latest trading update turned out to be… as bad as everyone expected. But they weren’t obviously any worse.

Steve D has the news and still has a positive view on the business. With the stock down, the ongoing share buybacks could be about to make a big impact on the stock…

Cohort is a military technology conglomerate that we haven’t talked about on the show before. But Steve W has been looking and thinks there’s a lot going for it.

With the UK government set to increase its defence spending, the company stands to benefit. The share price, though, is up over 100% over the last 12 months, so is it too late?

Shares in Ashtead Technology have been rising after the company’s latest trading update. Steve D has the news and it’s very impressive. 

Revenues and profits are up and they’re up by a lot. So with the stock at a P/E ratio of 15, is Steve W about to let this one slip away?

Only on this week’s PlayingFTSE Podcast!

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► Timestamps:

0:00 INTRO & OUR WEEKS

5:10 SPRING STATEMENT

18:20 ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS

29:40 VISTRY

38:55 COHORT

50:35 ASHTEAD TECH

► Show Notes:

What’s been going on in the financial world and why should anyone care? Find out as we dive into the latest news and try to figure out what any of it means. We talk about stocks, markets, politics, and loads of other things in a way that’s accessible, light-hearted and (we hope) entertaining. For the people who know nothing, by the people who know even less. Enjoy

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