ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Market OverviewTheweek of Thanksgiving, duringwhich stocks traded in a narrow range, must have been the calm before the storm for the stock market. Shortly after Wednesday’s opening, the SPX...

Market OverviewFor the past five days, S&P 500 has had daily closes within a nine-point range. Perhaps it is because of the Thanksgiving holiday, or perhaps it is because it is being sold at a...

Market OverviewLast Monday S&P 500 started to rally from the very opening, continued to move up during the whole week, and closed on Friday about 70 points higher. However, during the last two...

Focus on growth with shareholder returnsAside from H1 results that demonstrated strong operational execution in the UK and reiteration of US rate filing prospects, National Grid (L:NG) has announced...

Power cutThe last 18 months have proved to be particularly torrid for Rolls-Royce (L:RR), and it now needs to rebase and reset. New management appears keen to provide a more cohesive approach to the...

Rebranded with a BiG long-term planBelvedere has been rebranded as Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits (PA:MBWS), with an enhanced board, powerful shareholders and ambitious growth plans. Having risen...

Market OverviewAfter reaching a new rally high of 2116.48 on Tuesday, S&P 500 declined 33 points before finding support at the 2084 level. A Friday close of 2099 may indicate that the correction...

Concrete foundations supporting growthDifferentiation is keyMarshalls (L:MSLH) is a B2B supplier of landscaping products with a leading premium brand in both commercial/public sector (two-thirds of...

SaaS educationInVision (DE:IVXG) is a leader among European software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies with its workforce management (WFM) software for small and medium-sized call centres. The Call Center...

Acquisition extends product rangeVannplastic is Epwin's (L:EPWN) first acquisition since listing in July 2014. It adds complementary product and materials technology to the group’s portfolio on...

For those who knew where to look, there was vital information in ExxonMobil (N:XOM) and Chevron's (N:CVX) most recent earnings calls.Last week I warned investors not to fall for several false signs...

Strengthening the offerHaydale (L:HAYD) has announced a successful placing and launched an open offer to raise £5.6m net through the issue of 3.75m shares at 160p. Combined with a number of...

Regaining US Adasuve rights, new opportunity?Alexza (O:ALXA) and Teva (N:TEVA) have reached an agreement whereby Alexza will reacquire the US commercial rights for Adasuve, with a projected target...

Faster treatment opens marketTheraclion (PA:ALTHER) has announced interim clinical results on a crucial innovation, Beamotion, to speed up EchoPulse therapy five times. The CE-marked EchoPulse device...