Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

The FTSE started the day stronger, building on a positive close on Wall Street caused by M&A news and a rally in Chinese markets prompted by a relaxation of infrastructure funding. More domestic...

Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) share price is largely flat after the company posted an okay set of first-half figures. Revenue jumped by 7% to £501.9 million, but profit before tax declined by 11%...

The difficult retail environment claimed another victim this morning after Ted Baker (LON:TED) share price plunged to a six year low, after becoming the latest in a long line of high street retailers...

Market OverviewDespite President Trump’s ongoing belligerence over trade, major markets are looking a bit more settled this morning. Trump has once more reiterated threats of US tariffs on...

Poor old Sainsbury’s. Its share price is currently lower than at any time over the last 25 years and appears to be in free-fall.But how can this be? Surely Sainsbury’s is a defensive...

The race to become Britain’s next PM is off to a flying start, but investors are waiting for the highlightsAnd they’re off. With Theresa May’s first day as caretaker Prime Minister,...

After jumping higher in early trade, the FTSE has manged to hold onto its gains. Boosted by a trade truce between US and Mexico, the prospect of greater central bank globally and a weakening pound the...

Stock markets in Europe are higher this morning as global trade tensions have cooled. The Trump administration held-off on imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico as improvements in relation to the...

Market OverviewNewsflow on US trade policy has been a huge driver of markets in recent weeks. A breakdown in talks with China and latterly threats of tariffs on Mexican imports have seen investors...

Financial markets appear to be adopting a glass half full attitude to events after US markets posted their fourth straight day of gains, on optimism that any Mexican tariffs, which are still due to...

UK stocks paid out an eye-watering £100 billion in dividends last year. While big, blue-chip names often dominate the discussion when it comes to dividends, high yielding small and mid-cap...

Facebook shares literally have more to lose if looming probes hit homeWith the Nasdaq 100 set for its first weekly gain in five, leading U.S. tech shares are benefiting from the broadly improved mood...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is in the grip of extreme scrutiny these days. Some of Wall Street’s top analysts are presenting their worst-case scenarios for the electric-car maker, which not long ago was...

All sector PMI falls back to 50.7 in May, indicating stagnant economy in second quarter Future output expectations and jobs growth improve but remain subdued Service sector bucks trend with faster...