John Lee, or Baron Lee of Trafford, believes that ‘few investors apply much consistency or logic to the creation of their personal investment portfolios’. Indeed, John Lee (Britain’s first ISA millionaire) thinks that the portfolio of the average inv…
The retail group sells the freehold to its Derbyshire base to a Malaysian pension fund for £120m.
Miners were among the top gainers on the FTSE 100 after China’s iron ore price reached a record high amid concerns about a supply shortage.
The tech giant has inked a deal with an unlikely old-school retailer as it attempts to simplify the returns process and reduce costs.
LONDON (Alliance News) – The FTSE 100 pared some early gains on Tuesday as the morning’s momentum ran dry, despite gains for miners and for …
It’s been party time for plenty of FTSE 100 stocks in the first half of the calendar year. Though for some stocks, the prospect of a strong finish to the …
The FTSE 100 fell back below the 7,300-point benchmark to close the day, unable to hold early session gains. The UK’s biggest index closed at 7,269 …
London’s leading shares have been on a slow-motion switchback ride this morning. The FTSE 100 briefly slipped into the red as sterling rallied but …
Administrators have proposed a second company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to try to cut costs.
With less than 10 sessions to go before the next quarterly reshuffle for the FTSE 100, both Marks & Spencer and easyJet are facing a very real risk of …
How does news flow interact with short-term stock market return? In their April 2019 paper entitled “Forecasting the Equity Premium: Mind the News!”, Philipp Adämmer and Rainer Schüssler test the ability of a machine learning algorithm, the…
Vodafone’s (LSE: VOD) share price fell to a five-year low in the past week. Typically, I think of such sharp corrections as an investing opportunity since …
There’s a war at large in the stock market today that may be hurting your portfolio returns without you even realising it. Over the last hundred years the players in the stock market have had a fairly standard approach to reaping their profit – that of…
Good morning!
Welcome back after the long weekend. The political noise in the background is very loud, but we will crack on with a look at companies:
AFH Financial (OFEX:AFHP)Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX)Hipgnosis Songs Fund (LON:SONG)Goals Soccer Cen…
I suppose I should be thankful for small mercies: shares in building services group Bilby (LON:BILB) have risen by nearly 80% from the all-time low of 24p seen in April.
However, that’s cold comfort when for the second consecutive week I find myself re…
With its 4.8% dividend yield, robust reputation as one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, and a track record of growing its dividend payout to …
The FTSE 100 has lurched into the red after sterling rallied on foreign exchange markets. London’s index of heavyweight companies – many of which …
The Brexit party’s victory in European elections and the Tory leadership contest have capped FTSE 100 gains, while ‘mid-cap’ construction firm …
It’s gone by in a flash and the first-half of 2019 has been largely very kind to the FTSE 100. That’s particularly in the context of the share price washout …
London’s FTSE 100 .FTSE , reopening after a long weekend,inched 0.1% higher, with BHP BHPB.L and Rio Tinto RIO.L up 1and 3% respectively as …
The rise of index-fund investing may have some adverse consequences for investors as corporate ownership becomes increasingly concentrated.
The expanding U.S.-China trade conflict has put bearish sentiment on the rise, but several big investors and economists see reasons for continued bullishness.
UK blue-chips extended their initial gains as pundits got to work reading the tea leaves after the European elections. The FTSE 100 was up 24 points …
The FTSE 100 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 were up 0.2% by 0805 GMT. China’s iron ore prices have hit record highs this week amid rising concerns …
FTSE 100 called to open +25pts at 7305, extending Thursday’s bounce from 7210, within a 7210-7363 range. Bulls need a break back above 7320 to …
For some reason they let the loons out of the mad house in finance a long time ago. These loons came with PhDs, prizes and all kinds of fancy equations and for the traders who worked so hard in their spare time to get minor letters after their name …
Good morning!Welcome back after the long weekend. The political noise in the background is very loud, but we will crack on with a look at companies:AFHRamsdens Holdings (LON:RFX)Hipgnosis Songs Fund (LON:SONG)Goals Soccer Centres (LON:GOAL)Altitude …
The FTSE 100 opened in positive territory – but only just – with a rise of nine points to 7,286.69. The index of blue-chips took its cue from Asia’s main …
London’s FTSE 100, however, rose 0.3% as mining company shares gained on the back of a rise in Chinese iron ore prices. In a light day on corporate …
(Reuters) – Gains in mining company shares due to a rise in China’s iron ore prices pushed London’s main stock index higher on Tuesday, …
