Overstock Extends Rally as Home Goods Buying Soars
Overstock.com shares moved sharply higher after the company reported better-than-expected earnings.
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Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown, says Durex boss
Increased anxiety and no chance of socialising mean there is less demand for condoms.
Forget gold and Bitcoin! I’d buy cheap FTSE 100 stocks to become an ISA millionaire
Now is a great time to start your quest, as the stock market crash has given you a huge choice of cheap FTSE 100 stocks to buy. This is the perfect time to …
How Do Marketable Securities Impact a Company’s Financial Statements?
Understand how the various components of the financial statements are impacted by a company’s investments in marketable securities.
Preliminary SACEMS and SACEVS Allocation Updates
The home page, Simple Asset Class ETF Momentum Strategy (SACEMS) and Simple Asset Class ETF Value Strategy (SACEVS) now show preliminary positions for May 2020. SACEMS rankings are unlikely to change by the close. SACEVS allocations are currently sensi…
Global Energy Demand to Plunge 6% This Year: IEA
Energy demand is set to see its sharpest decline in 70 years as the coronavirus pandemic roils major economies.
FTSE 100 movers: Shell slides after dividend cut; Flutter rallies
London’s FTSE 100 was down 2.6% at 5,957.87 in afternoon trade on Thursday. Advertising. Royal Dutch Shell was the worst performer after it …
Small Cap Value Report (Thu 30 April 2020) – SHOE, NANO, UPGS
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. Estimated timings – I’m running late today, so will keep going until about 6pm. Apologies for any inconvenience. De-listing risk In the small caps world, we always have to be wary of the smalles…
Facebook Stock at Resistance After Post-Earnings Advance
Facebook stock surged above $200 after Wednesday’s post-market release and has now reached a high-odds reversal zone.
Really bad news on dividends is yet to come, says Terry Smith
Looking at the FTSE 100, the AJ Bell analysts said the current indications were that London’s blue chips still offer a dividend yield of 3.3%. “It is still a lot …
BA may not reopen at Gatwick once pandemic passes
The airline has told staff that it cannot rule out keeping the operation closed indefinitely.
Banks ‘can do more’ to compensate fraud victims
Victims’ vulnerability may be missed by banks’ tick-box procedures when a fraud is reported, a review finds.
Small Cap Value Report (Thu 30 April 2020) – SHOE,
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday.Estimated timings – I’m running late today, so will keep going until about 4pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.De-listing riskIn the small caps world, we always have to be wary of the smallest co…
FTSE100 Giant Created As Flutter Merge With TSG
A new gambling giant on FTSE100 was created this Thursday morning as Flutter Entertainment Plc announced its $11 billion merger with The Stars …
Coronavirus: Fewer loans approved as firms rush to get lifeline
Fewer coronavirus loans were agreed in the week to Tuesday, leaving half of businesses still waiting.
Coronavirus: Eurozone economy shrinks at record rate
Single currency nations see a sharp fall in GDP during the first quarter of the year.
Is FTSE 100 stock Sainsbury’s a steal at this price?
Food has suddenly become the biggest expense for many of us. This should be great news for supermarkets such as FTSE 100 member J Sainsbury ( …
FTSE 100 falls amid testing target doubts; Lloyd’s lower after profit plunge
The FTSE 100 traded modestly lower on Thursday as the UK looked set to miss its target of 100,000 tests a day for COVID-19. While global stock …
Coronavirus: Vaccine ‘could be ready by end of year’
AstraZeneca will make and distribute Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine if it proves effective.
Morning Report: FTSE 100 opens down as Shell stuns with dividend cut
The FTSE 100 opened down 20 points at 6,095 as investors reeled from Shell’s shock dividend news and Lloyd’s bad debt provisions. Shell has cut its …
Three recovering QM stocks – Games Workshop, YouGov, and Volex
The more I look at various share price charts, the more I see March 19th seems to have been when everything got really cheap. Since then, we have actually seen quite an encouraging rally. Is this based on an improving outlook, or are people just tired …
FTSE 100 Gives Up Early Gains
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 13 points, or 0.22 percent, at 6,102 after climbing 2.6 percent the previous day. Consumer goods firm Reckitt …
V-shaped Economic Revival, Fuelled by FOMO
Elsewhere, the FTSE100 in London closed at its highest in seven weeks, echoing upswings on European and Asia-Pacific indexes. Mr Green says: …
Shell cuts dividend for first time since WW2
Royal Dutch Shell slashes its quarterly dividend by two-thirds amid the global oil price shock.
Coronavirus: Sykes Holiday Cottages faces refunds anger
Customers of the rental agency, Sykes Holiday Cottages, are unhappy that virus-hit holidays are not refunded.
Coronavirus: Watchdog threatens legal action on holiday refunds
Firms refusing refunds for cancelled holiday accommodation and weddings are under investigation.
Coronavirus: Sainsbury’s boss says queues set to stay in place
The supermarket says socially-distanced queues are likely to remain “for the foreseeable future”.
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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 30
April 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening 43 points higher at 6,158 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * GSK: The …
US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites
The US government places some of the online shopping giant’s websites on its “notorious markets” list.
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