Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

This week's ruling by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) wasn’t altogether surprising in coming out in expressing reservations about the proposed tie-up between Walmart (NYSE:WMT) owned...

The markets perked up as Friday went on, hopeful that a meeting between Donald Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He will yield some kind of trade war solution.Once again crossing 7200, the FTSE...

US-China trade discussions are making progress. Six memoranda of understanding are in draft that cover technology transfer and cyber theft, intellectual property rights, currency, agriculture and...

DAX Xetra (cash index)Inching towards the end of the week, the DAX is still edging higher and holding on to the breakout above the 11,371 previous range resistance suggests the outlook is...

An already bad 2018 turned worse in October, a third quarter update-prompted plunge leaving the advertising agency on course to close out December at £8.50, nearly 37% lower than where it...

One week to go until the 1st March China, US trade deadline and we don’t appear any closer to finding out whether it will be extended. That still seems to be the most likely outcome given some...

Whilst markets across Europe traded in the red, the FTSE was a standout loser. The FTSE was weighed down on Thursday by a handful of poor results, a revival of slowing global growth concerns and a...

A poor start from the Dow Jones meant that the FTSE had little chance of lessening its own losses on Thursday. As the US and China continue to try and hash out a trade deal in Washington, the former...

Bank shares remain a no-go area for some investors. But I believe these bombed-out stocks offer some of the best opportunities in the FTSE 100.Today, I want to take a look at the latest figures from...

The FTSE continued to struggle with what was, all told, a bad day for corporate updates, while the Dow Jones is set to re-cross a key level.After Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) CMA-inflicted slide on...

Minutes of the US Federal Reserve Bank’s January meeting bumped equities across the globe slightly higher. On Thursday morning, futures on the S&P 500 rose to the highest level since 3...

The multinational airline firm was in for a choppy 2018, taking in all-time highs of £7.27 in late-June and a 17-month nadir of £5.48 in October. It eventually closed the year at...

While many UK investors tend to focus primarily on FTSE 100 stocks, I think it’s worth allocating a bit of money to companies outside the Footsie if you’re looking to generate higher...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The DAX has finally joined other major markets in breaking to new multi-month highs again to open the way for further recovery. This comes as the market has closed above the...