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FTSE 100 lifts off as BP profits surge … After slipping last week to a low-point of 7,447, the FTSE 100 has risen again, driven by a flurry of strong third …

After falling for two consecutive trading weeks, the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 Index started this week on a weaker note by falling on Monday.

The FTSE 100 saw its gains recede slightly in midday trading as the pound rose against the dollar and the euro ahead of Thursday’s Bank of England …

It downgraded Royal Mail, which recently dropped out of the FTSE 100, from “neutral” to “underperform”, sending its shares down 19¾p to 370p.

The US Dollar is weathering political turmoil in Washington, D.C. and holding key technical ground versus a number of currencies.

2 FTSE 100 dividend stocks I’d buy and hold for 25 years … There are some some very desirable dividends in the FTSE 100 these days, and I reckon …

The FTSE 100 Index was also higher — up 27.34 points at 7515.15 — after strong results from oil giant BP, which jumped 3% or 17.7p to 519.3p.

With the FTSE 100 trading close to a record high, finding good value blue-chips is becoming more difficult. In many cases, large companies may offer …

But the Oil and Gas Authority suggests some production can be sustained for at least the next two decades.

Specialty chemicals company Croda International is the top riser on the FTSE 100 after reporting a 4.4% increase in constant currency sales growth in …

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… London, the FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 7,515.07 (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-advances-as-bp-shares-rally-to-3-year-high-2017-10-31).

Shares in oil major rise towards top of FTSE 100 on news of resumption of buybacks and doubling of third quarter profits.

The design chief of the British fashion house is leaving the company after 17 years.

This is part 2 of the series. This video covers how to use moving averages to identify the direction of a trend, how they can be used to enter and exit a trade, and how to trade moving average crossover. To determine the direction of a trend using moving average, you must take into account the set timeperiod. Why is it important to be aware of the time period of the moving average. Looking at the chart, when we […]

A subscriber asked whether the optimal momentum ranking (lookback) interval for the “Simple Asset Class ETF Momentum Strategy” (SACEMS) shrinks during bear markets for U.S. stocks. This strategy each month picks winners from the following s…

The Playstation console maker has seen a turnaround of its fortunes after years of losses.

US stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare, and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower. The Dow Jones fell by 0.36%, the S&P 500 by 0.32%, and the NASDAQ lost 0.03% from its value. The US dollar traded lower against the other major currencies, as investors turned their attention to the Federal Reserve decision due later this week. Today, the US Consumer Confidence is expected at 121.1 […]

The FTSE100 could make a record high after a multiyear bullish trend as the BOE kept rates at record low even when inflation was above than current …

Croda shares topped the FTSE 100 in London after the speciality chemicals group announced 5.7% growth in constant currency sales during its third …

Its shares were up 3.5 percent while the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 27 points or 0.37 percent at 7,515 in late opening deals. WPP shares rose …

What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index rose 0.3% to 7,510.39, led by the oil and gas and utility sectors. But the consumer goods and services …

On the FTSE 100, oil giant BP was one of the biggest risers. Its shares jumped 3.5% after the firm reported third quarter profit had doubled and said it …

GDP in the 19-nation bloc grew 0.6% in the third quarter, says statistics office Eurostat.

The FTSE 100 has managed to break back into a crucial area of resistance this morning, with the price pushing through the 7503 swing high. With that …

‘The Eurozone gets a brief moment in the spotlight this Tuesday, before investors’ attention firmly turns to the US and UK from Wednesday onwards.’.

Good morning, it’s Paul here.
Apologies, I forgot to put up a placeholder article last night, so here it is.
It’s a quiet day for results amp; trading updates today. So that will give me time to go back and look at Cerillion (LON:CER) from yesterday.

Earthport (LON:EPO)
Share price: 18.5p (down 4.5% today)No. shares: 920.6mMarket cap: £170.3m
Final results – for the year ended 30 Jun 2017.
This is an international payments company, which has been listed on AIM since Jan 2001, with an utterly dismal track record. Over that time it has accumulated total post-tax losses of £152m.
Profitability (or rather, losses) have either got better, or got worse compared with last year, depending on whether you focus on adjusted, or statutory operating profit, as shown in the Pamp;L excerpt below;

The cheerful narrative obviously focuses on the adjusted operating loss, which shows an improvement from -£10.435m loss last year, to £-£6.268m loss this year. Only in the bonkers alternative reality world of Earthport, can this be seen as a “positive year..”
That said, there is some…

Good morning, it’s Paul here.
Apologies, I forgot to put up a placeholder article last night, so here it is.
It’s a quiet day for results amp; trading updates today.

Earthport (LON:EPO)
Share price: 18.5p (down 4.5% today)No. shares: 630mMarket cap: £116.6m
Final results – for the year ended 30 Jun 2017.
This is an international payments company, which has been listed on AIM since Jan 2001, with an utterly dismal track record. Over that time it has accumulated total post-tax losses of £152m.
Profitability (or rather, losses) have either got better, or got worse compared with last year, depending on whether you focus on adjusted, or statutory operating profit, as shown in the Pamp;L excerpt below;

The cheerful narrative obviously focuses on the adjusted operating loss, which shows an improvement from -£10.435m loss last year, to £-£6.268m loss this year. Only in the bonkers alternative reality world of Earthport, can this be seen as a “positive year..”
That said, there is some impressive growth reported in revenues amp; transaction volumes;

11m transactions processed is actually quite impressive….

Good morning, it’s Paul here.Apologies, I forgot to put up a placeholder article last night, so here it is.It’s a quiet day for results amp; trading updates today. So that will give me time to go back and look at Cerillion (LON:CER) from yesterday.Earthport (LON:EPO)Share price: 18.5p (down 4.5% today)No. shares: 920.6mMarket cap: £170.3mFinal results – for the year ended 30 Jun 2017.This is an international payments company, which has been listed on AIM since Jan 2001, with an utterly dismal track record. Over that time it has accumulated total post-tax losses of £152m.Profitability (or rather, losses) have either got better, or got worse compared with last year, depending on whether you focus on adjusted, or statutory operating profit, as shown in the Pamp;L excerpt below;The cheerful narrative obviously focuses on the adjusted operating loss, which shows an improvement from -£10.435m loss last year, to £-£6.268m loss this year. Only in the bonkers alternative reality world of Earthport, can this be seen as a “positive year..”That said, there is some impressive growth reported…

Specialty chemicals group Croda topped the FTSE 100 on Tuesday morning, on a positive morning that also saw bookmakers benefit from the …