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Berkeley shares brush aside latest cash bonanza

“An increase to profits forecasts for the next three years and strong hints of even greater cash returns to shareholders are failing to move shares...

Wed, 22/06/2022 - 16:17

US equity bear markets: how long do they last?

“There is an old market saying that, ‘first they come for the lieutenants and then they come for the generals,’ and this is exactly what...

Thu, 16/06/2022 - 13:58

Why oil shares are shrugging off both OPEC and the windfall tax

“A mild profit warning from Microsoft and reports about job cuts at Tesla will hardly be welcome headlines for investors in growth stocks as...

Wed, 08/06/2022 - 08:56

So far, so bad: why (so far) this looks like a classic bear market

This year’s swoon in share prices, let alone cryptocurrencies, may be a nasty surprise to some investors but those with longer memories could be forgiven...

Wed, 25/05/2022 - 11:07

Would-be buyers on the dip face their next test

“The VIX, or ‘fear index,’ trades near 30 and CNN’s Greed and Fear index at just 12, so with near-term sentiment seemingly washed out...

Thu, 19/05/2022 - 14:07

UK wage growth and inflation figures: 17 and 18 May

The Bank of England has pushed through its fourth interest rate increase in sixth months after its warning that inflation could reach 10% towards the...

Thu, 12/05/2022 - 16:42

What higher interest rates have meant for US stocks

“The US Federal Reserve’s determination to continue tightening monetary policy, via both higher interest rates and sterilisation of Quantitative Easing, is likely to make life...

Fri, 06/05/2022 - 10:10

What could happen to markets if Apple posts a rotten quarter?

“Name changes mean that the sextet of Meta, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Netflix and Microsoft are no longer the FAANGM...

Wed, 27/04/2022 - 10:35

Barclays first-quarter results: 28 April

"The big US banks have, to some degree at least, set the tone for the Big Five FTSE 100 firms, with a return to taking...

Fri, 22/04/2022 - 10:18

Gooch stumped by covid even as orders recover

“It may be headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, but Gooch & Housego has a worldwide reach and normally a profit alert from the electrical...

Thu, 07/04/2022 - 09:57

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