Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

The coronavirus has just become less predictable as it took hold in South Korea and the number of cases there tripled in the last few days. The faster spread of the virus in Korea comes on top of the...

NewsK3 Capital Group (LON:K3C) The deputy Chairman’s wife, Elisabeth Ford sold 100k shares yesterday at 252p. Tony Ford sold in September 18 at 300p. Following the warning on 5 June 18 his wife...

Financial Services Consolidation E*Trade Yesterday Morgan Stanley agreed to acquire E*trade for $13bn, which equates to c 3.7% of their $346bn of customer assets. Charging customers $6.95/trade the...

It was a forgettable session, the markets lacking direction as they wait for Friday’s manufacturing data.Matching the inertia of its Eurozone peers, the Dow Jones did nothing after the bell....

Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY), the last of the big 4 banks to report full year earnings. To say the bar was set low would be an understatement. Results Annual profit -26% to £4.4 billion vs...

The FTSE is higher this morning, propped up by a strong rally in medical device maker Smith & Nephew but the news flowis gradually eroding any investor optimism.First the good news: Smith &...

Though the Dow Jones was reticent to join in, the European markets took back yesterday’s losses and then some on Wednesday.The FTSE was well ahead of its peers as the session went on, climbing...

A lot of negative corporate news over the last two weeks has hit a number of top FTSE stocks and created fertile ground for bargain hunters. This morning high volumes of trade are going through...

Last October, Lloyds revealed a third-quarter statutory loss-after-tax of £238m – a stark difference from the £1.42bn profit in the same period last year. The bank posted a pre-tax...

The Dax is trading 0.8% lower heading into the afternoon around session lows. Risk sentiment has taken a hit amid growing signs of the strains that coronavirus is having, not just on the Chinese...

The HSBC (LON:HSBA) share price has tanked over 5% as trading kicks off on Tuesday following the release of its full year results.Results 33% fall in pre-tax profits to $13.35 billion including. $7.3...

A move by China’s central bank to prop up the economy dented by the spread of the coronavirus has helped to assuage some investors' concerns in Europe, lifting the FTSE and other European...

Britain's two largest banks, HSBC (LON:HSBA) and Lloyds (LON:LLOY) reveal their full year results this week. Here’s what to expect:HSBC Results Restructuring & Outlook in Focus When -...

NewsIntu Struggling to fathom what made the Remuneration committee think this is a good time to boost the potential LTIP awards this morningCLIG announced they would put results out today. Nothing...