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Good morning, it’s Paul here.
Firstly, please accept my apologies for the break in coverage last week. Things are back on track now, so we’ll have full coverage this week. Hopefully I’ll also be able to recap on one or two interesting things from last week too.
Today I’ll be reporting on results or trading updates from: DotDigital, Koovs, NWF, and Kromek.dotDigital (LON:DOTD)Share price: 97.0p (up 1.0% today, at 08:15)No. shares: 295.8mMarket cap: £286.9mAGM statement (trading update) – this company calls itself;… the leading provider of intuitive software as a service (“SaaS”) and managed services to digital marketing professionals through the ‘dotmailer’ platformThis share has been a long-standing favourite of mine here over the past 5 years, but (stupidly) I’ve always baulked at the high valuation – even when it was 17p per share! It just goes to show, that good companies grow into, and soon overtake an apparently high valuation.The company has a 30 June year end, so today’s update covers the bulk of H1 06/2018.”The Group has seen the positive trading momentum highlighted in the 2017 preliminary results continue into the first half of the…

(placeholder posted the night before, to facilitate your comments from 7 am)Good morning, it’s Paul here.Firstly, please accept my apologies for the break in coverage last week. Things are back on track now, so we’ll have full coverage this week. Hopef…

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks climbed again Monday and set more records as investors grew more certain Republicans will pass their tax plan this week. Technology companies climbed, as did banks and retailers, which are likely to see lower taxes. Stocks have m…

Aberdeen FC will create a wholly-owned subsidiary to drive forward its Kingsford stadium project.

The Moscow-based company said claims that it is vulnerable to Kremlin influence are unfounded.

Tracking shares of DB X-Trackers Dbx FTSE 100 ETF (XUKX.L), we have noted that Span A is presently above Span B. Traders following this signal will be looking for signs of a bullish stock price shift. Active traders have a wide variety of technical ind…

A broader technical picture offers perspective on price with respect to trend. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter on the weekly charts.

The Hershey Company and Campbell Soup strike multi-billion dollar deals to buy rival snack firms.

South Africa-exposed Old Mutual and Anglo American leapt to the top of the FTSE 100 on hopes that a bitter race to become leader of the struggling country’s ruling ANC had been … In the first whiff of a “Santa rally”, equities across Europe rose, with the FTSE 100 climbing 46.44 points to 7,537.01.

Rolls-Royce was among the best performing stocks on the FTSE 100 on Monday, defying a stronger pound as optimism on US tax cuts helped to lift London markets. The company, which has now gained almost 30 per cent this year, added 2.9 per cent to 855.5p,…

In London, on the FTSE 100, aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce gained 3% and basic resource firm Anglo American rose 5%. UK budget airline Easyjet was down 3.0% even as it said it acquired part of Air Berlin operations at Tegel airport and the deal will…

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Anglo American up 70.5p at 1,480.5p, Old Mutual up 9.7p at 213.1p, Babcock International Group up 22p at 706.5p, and Rolls-Royce Holdings up 24.5p at 855.5p. The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were EasyJet down …

But the benchmark FTSE 100 underperformed the rest of Europe as the pound gained against the dollar. What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index ended up 0.6% at 7,537.01, rising for a second straight day and scoring its highest close since early Novemb…

European stocks rose for the first time in four session on Monday, with banks leading the charge north on hopes the highly anticipated tax reform in the U.S. will get passed this week and provide a boon for the financial sector. What are markets doing:…

The prospect of US tax reforms has buoyed global stock markets but knocked the dollar, sending UK shares and sterling higher. The FTSE 100 ended the day up by 0.62% or 46.44 points at 7,537.01, trending higher alongside its US and European peers includ…

The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> was up 0.6 percent, restrained by a rising pound, while the pan-European STOXX 600 <.STOXX> rose by twice as much, up 1.2 percent. A strong currency typically cuts revenues for the international companies that dominate …

The FTSE 100 has underperformed global stock markets’ total returns over the last two years, Mould said, something that will be a “red rag” to contrarian bulls. The same bulls will also be “intrigued by the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey which in November showed that 37% of …

The RBA Minutes may fuel the near-term rebound in AUD/USD should the central bank show a greater willingness to lift the cash rate off of the record-low.

John Skipper says his resignation from the Walt Disney-owned sports broadcaster follows years of addiction.

There are many advantages to investing in the FTSE 100. For starters, the index holds some of the largest blue-chip companies in the world such as Royal Dutch Shell and HSBC. It also has significant international exposure as many companies have conside…

“Increasing our UK equity exposure means that in the event of a broad market correction, the FTSE 100 should outperform European equity, due to the large, global and defensive nature of the companies in the FTSE 100.” This is because Kumar says the FTSE 100 is the only equity market that has fallen …

After 16 years experience of DJing at some of the best club nights in the UK, veteran DJ Miss Melodie is training the next female DJ generation.

I reckon the FTSE 100 has been behaving uncharacteristically over the past couple of years, and it’s throwing up the kind of overlooked bargains that are typically found in the lower divisions of the stock market. One of those, in my view, is media group WPP(LSE: WPP), whose shares have fallen by 22% …

London’s FTSE 100 index was up 0.5% to 7,528.91 in afternoon trade on Monday amid hopes that the US tax reform bill will be passed this week. Old Mutual was the top gainer following reports at the end of last week that fund manager Richard Buxton and private equity group TA Associates are nearing …

In Britain, the FTSE 100 rose 0.6 percent. Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.6 percent after the country’s exports surged in November, driven by robust demand for cars and manufacturing equipment. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.6 percent and the South Korean finished little changed. ____. AP Markets …

I reckon the FTSE 100 has been behaving uncharacteristically over the past couple of years, and it’s throwing up the kind of overlooked bargains that are typically found in the lower divisions of the stock market. One of those, in my view, is media group WPP (LSE: WPP), whose shares have fallen by 22% …

Today, the macroeconomic data from the eurozone cemented the optimism of investors about the single European currency. According to the final data from Eurostat, consumer inflation in the euro bloc advanced 1.5% year on year in November, following October’s 1.4% increase. The rate came in line with the forecast and flash estimate. On a monthly basis, the indicator of consumer inflation edged up 0.1% in November. Excluding energy and food prices, core inflation held steady at 0.9% […]

The FTSE 100 index – which measures the share performance of the biggest companies in the UK – surged this morning to hit 0.46% by midday. But this shouldn’t surprise the most seasoned investors – Christmas is often the most wonderful time of the year for investments. Investment performance often …

Sky’s share price has climbed into positive territory in today’s session, having added 0.79 percent to 1,026.00p as of 14:30 GMT, outperforming the broader UK market, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index currently standing 0.28 percent higher at 7,511.62 points. The group’s shares have added a little …

Renewable energy stocks moved lower after the Senate’s tax proposal was released, but favorable revisions have led the sector to rebound.