The following shares are recommended buys i have researched from the past week from major brokers and publications.  My findings are below:

BUY

NetPlay TV (NFDS) - This company is a TV gaming company which has recently got an investment of £12.8m from a private firm and have also has one a major contract.  This company has a great future ahead of it.  This one is one to buy and keep hold for a while.  Gambling is very popular at the moment during the recession.  Source: “Shares”

Price - 27p

52 wk high – 29p – 52 wk low – 14p

Domino’s Pizza (DOM) – Fast food chain Domino’s Pizza have had 35% increase in profits from the 6 months leading up to june 2009 as more people dine in at home.  It current has a P/E of 16.  Source – “The Daily Telegraph”

Price – 235P

52 wk high – 251p – 52 wk low – 156p

Electrocomponents (ECM) – This company supplies essential parts to engineers around the world.  The business has stabilised recently and is pretty solid with a yield of 7%.  Source: “The Sunday Telegraph”

Price – 144.50

52 wk high – 192p – 52 wk low – 113p

I’ve put together a list of some of the most successful reality TV starts from the UK that have made good money.

1.) Girls Aloud                     £25m                             Popstairs:The Rivals

2.) Will Young                     £12.5m                          Pop Idol

3.) Leona Lewis                  £10m                              X Factor

4.) Jade Goody                   £8m                                 Big Brother

5.) Myleene Klass              £7.5                                 Popstars

6.) Gareth Gates                 £6.5m                             Pop Idol

7.) Paul Potts                       £5m                                 Britains Got Talent

8.) Craig Philips                  £5m                                 Big Brother

9.) Lemar                               £4m                                Fame Academy

10.) Jane McDonald          £3.5m                            The Cruise

A few days after British Airways annouced they have made a loss Virgin Atlantic have annouced they have doubled their annual profits.

Profits have soared from £34.8m to £68.4m despite the economy being in a recession and oil prices.

Virgin Atlantic part owned by Sir Richard Branson flew 5.8 million passengers over the period, helped by their premium service as a number of premium travlers enjoyed their service.  Where as British Airways reported a reduction in 13% of their premium service showing that Virgin Atlantic are the top performers in this sector.

With the high prices of fuel Virgin Atlantic reported they spent £1bn on fuel last year,  which at one point last year the price was $147 a barrel.  They profited from the rate of currency exchanges

Currently Virgin Atlantic employes 8,500 and has 38 Airplanes.  The staff will receive a 10% bonus from the companies profits.

Branson said: “To increase profits against a backdrop of such a severe recession is an excellent achievement by all of our staff.”