Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) a BUY at 2280p

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) is a holding company which owns, directly or indirectly, investments in the numerous companies constituting Shell. Shell is engaged worldwide in the principal aspects of the oil and gas industry, and also has interests in chemicals and other energy related businesses. Its segments are upstream and downstream. Upstream combines the operating segments of upstream international and upstream Americas, which have similar characteristics and are engaged in searching for and recovering: crude oil and natural gas; the liquefaction and transportation of gas; the extraction of bitumen from oil sands that is converted into synthetic crude oil; and wind energy. Downstream is engaged in: manufacturing; distribution and marketing activities for oil products and chemicals; alternative energy; and CO2 management.

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Ashtead (AHT) a BUY at 254.5p

Ashtead shares had a terrible start to the credit crunch but they have had something of a resurgence. The shock of the crunch hit the shares, due to its large exposure to the US construction industry, but it has managed to attract more custom because of the economic uncertainty.

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Centrica (CNA) a BUY at 320p

Now that International Power shareholders have finally succumbed to the approaches of the French utility GDF-Suez, it leaves one less choice in the portfolio of UK-listed domestic utilities. Centrica is an interesting option for a switch. It is a diversified operator, pays out a decent dividend and has been on the receiving end of takeover speculation. Businesses include oil and gas exploration and production, known as upstream, and downstream; covering gas and electricity retail. In the words of the company's own website, it "sources, generates, processes, stores, trades, supplies and services energy." Read the full story here: http://www.shareworld.co.uk/index.php/share-spotlight/june-14-2012/

Randgold Resources (RRS) - Buy at 5215p

Randgold Resources is a FTSE 100, and Nasdaq 100 stock, currently valued at around £4.8bn. Its operations are mainly in West Africa. The main production comes from three projects in Mali, which consists of their Morila, Loulo and Gounkoto mines. These mines account for around 70 per cent of annual production. Rangold also has a mine at Tongon in the northern Ivory Coast, and a further mine is in development in the Democratic Republic of Congo in conjunction with South Africa's Anglogold Ashanti. The company also has various exploration programmes in the above mentioned countries, in addition to Senegal and Burkina Faso. Read the full report in Redmayne Bentleys Share Spotlight, on ShareWorld.

Weir Group - Strong Revenue Report

Weir Group reported on 9th May that revenue has been strong for the first-quarter. The company manufactures and supplies industrial valves and pumps for the mining, oil and gas, power and general industry. It also has an after service sector which provides spares, maintenance, overhaul and asset management in various markets. Read the full story in the latest edition of the Share Spotlight by Redmayne Bentley - featured on ShareWorld.

AstraZeneca (AZN) - Buy at 2725p

AstraZeneca (AZN) Investor activism is on the rise and one of the latest victims is the chief executive officer of AstraZeneca, David Brennan, who has decided to call it a day following disquiet over the company's performance, and investors calling for a management shake-up. The gap will be filled by the chief financial officer, Simon Lowth, who will be acting interim chief executive until a replacement is installed. The UK's second largest drug-maker by costs has been aggressively cutting costs, by reducing operations and cutting thousands of jobs, while maintaining cash flow to shareholders. Read the full story in the latest edition of Redmayne Bentley's Sharespotlight newsletter on Shareworld.

Capital Gains Tax (UK)

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a tax on profits. That is the profit, or gain, on the disposal of an asset. The gain is calculated from the disposal consideration less incidental costs of disposal and allowable costs and less the net proceeds. Incidental costs are valuation fees, estate agency and legal fees and advertising costs. Allowable costs include the original acquisition cost, incidental costs of acquiring the asset and capital expenditure incurred in enhancing the asset. -Read the full Guide on Shareworld here.