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Rolls Royce
What is Rolls Royce?
Rolls Royce is a British company that designs, manufactures, and distributes aircraft engines and power systems for other industries. The multinational company serves clients in the military and civil aviation industries across the globe. However, many people confuse the aerospace and defence company with the luxury carmaker that goes by the same name.
Rolls Royce History
The good news is that Rolls Royce, the luxury car brand, was initially part of Rolls Royce Holdings but was spun off in 1973. After the demerger, Rolls Royce Motors, a now-defunct company, continued manufacturing luxury cars under the Rolls Royce and Bentley brands. It was later acquired by Vickers, another defunct company, in 1980 and later sold to Volkswagen Group in 1998.
Rolls Ryce Holdings has gone through multiple restructurings in the past, including voluntary liquidation in 1971. The British government bought the company’s assets under Rolls Royce (1971) Limited, and it later came back to the stock market in 1987. The firm has since undergone multiple corporate changes.
Is Rolls Roye a Good Investment?
Despite its chequered past, Rolls Royce shares are up 22% in 2021 despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that forced the company to cut 20% of its workforce. The company also entered a significant restructuring period in 2018, causing its shares to fall significantly over the past three years.
Latest news
FTSE 100 slipped by more than 1.1% as investors remained wary about the rising tensions between the United States and China. The index is trading at £6,150, which is lower than this week’s high of more than £6,234. The biggest laggard in the index was Rolls Royce, whose shares fell sharply following a debt downgrade earlier this week.
The FTSE 100 index was barely moved today as the three-day rally took a breather. As of this writing, the index is trading at £6,385, which is a few points above the opening price. Nonetheless, the index has outperformed other European indices like the DAX index, CAC 40, and Stoxx 40, that declined slightly today.
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The FTSE 100 index is wavering today as traders reflect on a slew of corporate updates and a speech by Rishi Sunak. The index is unchanged and is trading at £6,157. This compares with the 1.23% gain of the DAX index and the 0.32% gain in the CAC 40 index. Other top indices in Europe like AEX and Stoxx 50 are up by more than 0.50%.
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