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FANG+ index is on track to outpace NASDAQ’s bubbly gains of 1999 (and we all know how that ended …..)

“After a stumble in spring, amid the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and broader worries over regulation, trade and tariffs, technology stocks are surging higher once...

Tue, 26/06/2018 - 09:13

Repeat of peak profits forecast shakes shares in Berkeley

“Second-guessing Tony Pidgley, chairman of Berkeley Homes, is usually unwise and investors appear to be taking his forecast that profits have peaked at the...

Wed, 20/06/2018 - 12:06

How investors can (just) make money tracking FTSE 100 relegations and promotions

“The latest promotions to – and relegations from – the FTSE 100 index come into effect today and investors will be intrigued to see how...

Mon, 18/06/2018 - 15:56

Tesco keeps the tills ringing as Booker boosts sales momentum

“Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe may have been caught singing ‘We’re in the Money’ when his guard was temporarily down but Tesco boss...

Fri, 15/06/2018 - 12:39

Seventh rate hike from Fed sets stock market investors their latest challenge

“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...

Thu, 14/06/2018 - 14:39

Halma shows how it is done with thirty-ninth consecutive dividend increase

“It might not be a household name although a record of 39 consecutive increases of more than 5% in Halma’s annual dividend suggests that...

Tue, 12/06/2018 - 11:14

Chancellor Hammond starts to reduce State exposure to the incredible shrinking bank

“George Osborne received all sorts of criticism when he sold a 6% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland at 330p a share, for a...

Thu, 07/06/2018 - 15:19

Fat dividend yield may tempt M&S investors to wait patiently at the check-out (at least for now)

“A sharp jump in Marks & Spencer’s shares this morning means that the retailer got its news management right, by releasing the details of...

Wed, 23/05/2018 - 10:46

Three reasons why the FTSE 100 could keep on running (and three why it might not)

“The FTSE 100 continues to overcome investors’ concerns over the Brexit negotiations, a wobbly Government, indecisive central bank and modest UK economic growth as it...

Tue, 22/05/2018 - 16:01

Parliamentary report on Carillion is powerful – but now investors need to see action because we have been here before

“The report prepared by the Parliamentary Business and Work and Pensions Committees on Carillion offers a clear analysis of what caused the company to...

Wed, 16/05/2018 - 10:19

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