Investors are taking profits in high-flying hi-tech shares. But the earnings and economic outlook in Asia remains solid,” Yukino Yamada, senior strategist at Daiwa Securities, told Reuters. The FTSE 100 also rose to a record high yesterday, finding support in retailers, whose shares were in demand on the …
It now has one of the lowest cost to income ratios among FTSE 100 banks. This could provide it with a more profitable future than some of its peers, while improving capital ratios may also help it to perform relatively well if there is a recession ahea…
Unilever is one of my top picks in the consumer goods sector of the FTSE 100. The company has been able to generate rising dependence on the emerging world, and this could prove to be a big plus for it in the medium term. Faster growth rates in disposa…
LONDON (Alliance News) – Stocks in London are set to open lower on Wednesday, pulling back from the FTSE 100’s record closing high on Tuesday ahead of UK manufacturing data due … IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 index of large-caps to open 7.72 points lower at 7,723.30 on Wednesday.
LONDON (Alliance News) – Stocks in London are set to open lower on Wednesday, pulling back from the FTSE 100’s record closing high on Tuesday ahead of UK manufacturing data due later in the morning. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 index of large-caps to open 7.72 points lower at 7,723.30 …
On what is set to be another big day for retailers, the FTSE 100 index was expected to open in subdued mood. After rising 35 points to close at 7,731 yesterday, spread betting quotes pointed to the blue-chip index opening around five points in the red …
A tie-up with AT&T was seemingly scuppered over concerns about Chinese firms entering US telecoms.
A company linked to the Chinese government will operate the service in China from 28 February.
The Japanese Yen has managed to build on yesterday’s BOJ-inspired surge but the currency might struggle to maintain lasting upside follow-through.
Toyota and Mazda choose the Southern US state for their new $1.6bn plan, according to reports.
South Korea’s unemployment rate decreased slightly at the end of the year, figures from Statistics Korea showed Wednesday.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged down to 3.6 percent in December from 3.7 percent in November.
In the corresponding…
The FTSE 100 went sideways overall during the day on Tuesday, but we have an upward bias as you can see on the hourly chart. The uptrend line has been reliable, and I think that short-term pullback should be buying opportunities. Because of this, the m…
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern passengers suffer the worst disruption in the UK, a report says.
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index reached a fresh high Wednesday, but Europe’s main indices were lacklustre overall following recent rallies. Elsewhere, a rally across Asia that welcomed in 2018 looked to have run out of steam with most markets slipping into the red on profit-taking, but Hong Kong …
Corner shops could be told to charge shoppers for single-use carrier bags under new government plans.
The EU must end its “relative silence” about what post-Brexit relationship it wants, chancellor says.
Ibovespa, the benchmark stock market index in Brazil, interrupted a sequence of 11 sessions trading higher and ended down 0.65% at 78,863.54 points TUesday as investors took profits.
According to Rog?rio Freitas, an analyst at Floren?a Investimentos,…
Consumer prices in China were up 1.8 percent on year in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
That missed expectations for an increase of 1.9 percent but was up from 1.7 percent in November.
On a monthly basis, inflation gai…
The Peruvian government will begin a road show to lure investors to the country’s mining sector. Companies from Canada and Australia have already shown interest in initiating activities in mineral exploration in Peru.
“These actions are an integral e…
China CPI +1.8% On Year In December; PPI +4.9%
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A UK project inspiring disadvantaged youngsters to apply to university is being applied to South Africa’s townships.
How young Australian entrepreneur Melanie Perkins set up and grew popular design website Canva.
How young Australian entrepreneur Melanie Perkins created design website Canva, which has 10 million users around the world.
The supermarket aims to make dough from the trend for dietary piety, but is picky over branding.
Revenues have risen to their highest level since the financial crisis, the industry body says.
Hi, it’s Paul here, This is the usual placeholder for your comments in the morning.My calendar says that retailers Quiz, and SuperDry (the new name for SuperGroup, in which I hold a long position) are due to report trading updates. So I’ll definitely c…
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FCA review of CFDs
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J. C. Penney has a P/E ratio of 17.54 and does not pay a dividend, but weakness below $3 per share is an “option on survival.”
China will on Wednesday release December figures for consumer and producer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Consumer prices are expected to rise 1.9 percent on year, up from 1.7 percent in November. Producer prices…
The photo firm Kodak is to create its own crypto-currency and provide a Bitcoin-mining service.
