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However, according to Willis Owen’s analysis, while the FTSE 100 did lose 17% in the summer periods from 1986 to 2018 as an index, staying …

The train operator calls for reservation-only seating, in proposals to the government’s rail review.

What are current estimates of equity risk premiums (ERP) and risk-free rates around the world? In their March 2019 paper entitled “Market Risk Premium and Risk-free Rate Used for 69 Countries in 2019: A Survey”, Pablo Fernandez, Mar Martine…

 
There’s no shortage of great articles on value investing available on the web, including thousands on this website, but what the web gains in breadth and searchability it lacks in structure and organisation. For many, the best way to learn, think an…

As regulars here will have noticed we’ve been blogging over the last six months with a strong focus on dividend topics.  But articles on the web have short half-lives and rarely get read in context.  Hands down the best way to retain, remember and refe…

Housebuilder Persimmon (LON:PSN)has been a standout stock market performer over the past few years, as has the housebuilding sector in general.

Big funds’ preferred habitat is FTSE 100 shares. One reason for this is that these pay big dividends – equity income funds like stocks such as Royal …

Full-year borrowing was still higher than the government’s independent forecaster expected.

Expectations of future stock market volatility, as measured by the VIX, have fallen, prompting highly risky bets that the markets will remain calm.

A dovish Fed, an expanding economy, relatively attractive valuations and strong sales forecasts for the tech titans all fuel investor enthusiasm.

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The US wants its intelligence allies, including the UK, to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant.

The government is using a recruitment firm for the first time suggesting it is broadening its search.

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These are on my radar today.
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Mello 2019 
A quick plug for this event, where I’m sure many of us will meet again, and some of us will meet for the first…

New Zealand and France will host a summit aimed at curbing the use of social media to promote terrorism.

The jail ordeal of ex-Alstom executive Frédéric Pierucci is a warning for firms with a history of corruption.

It says current planning rules allow developers in England to convert offices into “rabbit hutch” homes.

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The “digital twin” system allows the robots of the Siemens factory in Bad Neustadt to work more efficiently.

With Twitter stock soaring, the Nasdaq closed at a new high while the S&P 500 just missed, but trading volume was at extreme lows.

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.85 per cent, or 63.19 points, at 7,523.07, lifted by the likes of BP and Royal Dutch Shell, which benefited from rising oil …

EasyJet was the FTSE 100’s biggest loser, falling 3.9 per cent, or 47p, to 1172p. British Airways parent IAG dipped 3.3 per cent, or 18.2p, to 539p, and …

The bank has announced 71 Scottish branches and 22 in England will be affected by the changes from July.

… Middle East and Africa, such as Teneo, a company that represents 24 of the FTSE100 and Hope & Glory, one of UK’s best Independent PR agencies …

The US president vows to reciprocate against “unfair” EU duties on motorbikes.

A rising number of investors anticipate a big market pullback, and are cashing out equity positions to lock in profits.

StockTwits, the popular social media platform for market savvy traders and investors, is set to launch a free trading app in 2019.

Corporate profits in 1Q 2019 were widely expected to be down, but revenue reports are turning out to be a bigger source of disappointment.

Oil stocks lifted the FTSE 100 to a six-month high as crude prices moved higher on the US move to end sanction waivers on Iranian exports. BP and …

The big question is whether the company’s robust stock and revenue growth can continue if the economy slows and as regulatory oversight stiffens.