What Is trading? — Learn to Trade

Trading is exchanging one item for another. Today, as we use money, we trade by exchanging money for items. Trading in the financial markets is the same. Take for example, buying shares of a company. When you buy shares, you actually buy a part of that company. So, if the company grows, makes a large profit or brings out a new product, its shares will become more valuable. The person who bought […]

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Daily Forex News and Analysis — November 5th 2017

The GBP/USD pair rose by 0.14%, closing the week at 1.3077 exchange rate. Jeff Bezos, the newly named wealthiest person in the world, sold a million of his Amazon.com shares for more than $1 billion. After this sell off, Bezos personally owns about a 16% of Amazon. The internet retailer continues to grow and diversify its business holdings. Gold fell by 0.70%, as of last week’s market close, closing at $1,269.20. Crude Oil rose […]

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Smith & Nephew issues disappointing outlook

The outgoing boss of FTSE 100 artificial hip and knee maker Smith & Nephew has insisted he has the right strategy for the company after coming …

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2 FTSE 100 stocks I’d buy in November

Ageing populations in the developed world and rising incomes in developing economies should provide strong tailwinds for healthcare companies in …

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2 FTSE 100 stocks I’d buy in November

The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2012 and its growth has been such that it was promoted to the FTSE 100 in September.

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Inmarsat in peril on the sea and in the air

Last year the satellite company was ousted from the FTSE 100, and it ended last week at 594.50p, valuing the company at £2.76bn. At that level it …

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Can the City stop Unilever going Dutch?

If Unilever disappeared from the FTSE 100, many of them would have to offload their holdings. Others take a stronger view. One top 10 shareholder …

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