Wetherspoons still expecting a full-year loss
7th Jul 2021 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain Wetherspoons said on Wednesday that it still expects to make a full-year loss as like-for-like sales have continued to fall despite easing Covid-19 restrictions.
Read moreEU citizens seeking employment in UK down 36% since Brexit
17th Jun 2021 08:55
(Sharecast News) - The number of EU citizens searching for employment in the UK has fallen by over a third since Brexit.
Read morePro-Brexit Wetherspoon boss wants liberal migration to fill jobs gap
2nd Jun 2021 10:28
(Sharecast News) - Outspoken hard-Brexit fan and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has called for a more "liberal" immigration policy - because he can't find enough staff to work in his pubs.
Read moreUK 'shelves' Covid passports for pubs and restaurants - report
26th Apr 2021 13:24
(Sharecast News) - The government has "shelved" plans for Covid-19 passports in pubs and restaurants when they are allowed to reopen for indoor customers, according to a report.
Read moreWetherspoons to invest ?145m upgrading pub estate
30th Mar 2021 10:28
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon is to spend £145m upgrading its estate, creating 2,000 new jobs, the pub chain said on Tuesday.
Read moreLiberum ups price target on JD Wetherspoon, stays at 'hold'
22nd Mar 2021 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Liberum has upped its price target on JD Wetherspoon, but remains cautious about the scale and pace of the pub chain's recovery.
Read moreWetherspoons swings to heavy loss as Covid curbs bite
19th Mar 2021 07:00
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain JD Wetherspoon swung to a heavy half-year loss as it felt the impact of Covid restrictions which saw its venues shuttered.
Read moreWetherspoons to reopen nearly 400 pubs from 12 April
4th Mar 2021 11:28
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoon has confirmed its pub estate will start to reopen from 12 April, after the government published its roadmap out of lockdown.
Read moreWetherspoon rises but Sunak disappoints on pub support
3rd Mar 2021 15:34
(Sharecast News) - Shares of JD Wetherspoon and Mitchells & Butlers rose after Chancellor Rishi Sunak provided limited support for the UK's pubs in his budget.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
11th Feb 2021 14:18
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoons: Peel Hunt downgrades to reduce with a target price of 1,150p.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Restrictions, Brexit deal, Tax
3rd Jan 2021 21:22
(Sharecast News) - Sir Keir Starmer has urged Boris Johnson to bring in new national Covid restrictions within the next 24 hours. The Labour leader said the virus was "clearly out of control", as he insisted that it was "no good the Prime Minister hinting that further restrictions are coming into place in a week, or two or three. That delay has been the source of so many problems," he said. "So, I say bring in those restrictions now, national restrictions, within the next 24 hours." - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreJefferies upgrades Whitbread, downgrades InterContinental in leisure overview
8th Dec 2020 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has upgraded Whitbread but downgraded both InterContinental Hotels Group and On The Beach Group following the latest Covid-19 vaccine developments.
Read moreCovid-19 vaccines trigger new bullmarket, Liberum says
2nd Dec 2020 08:40
(Sharecast News) - The development of successful Covid-19 vaccines has set off a fresh bull market for UK shares that will last several years, Liberum analysts said.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
27th Nov 2020 13:18
(Sharecast News) - GoCo: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,974p.
Read moreWetherspoon says 366 pubs will be shut under new Covid rules
27th Nov 2020 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Pub chain Wetherspoon said half of its pubs would remain closed under the UK government's tiered system when the national lockdown ends on December 2.
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