Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

European stocks are slightly higher this morning as traders are cautiously optimistic about the state of global trade. The US and China are still locked in a trade spat, and both sides are content to...

London-listed stocks took a tumble this afternoon as the pound strengthened in the wake of the Bank of England’s decision to leave rates unchanged. Retailers, utilities and property firms where...

Shares in the life-sciences company Abcam (LON:ABCA) fell by 15 percent when it published its full year results this week. At one point during the day, its price was down by more than 30 percent.For...

After a slow start the European markets became a bit more mixed on Thursday, with differences emerging between the UK and Eurozone indices ahead of the afternoon’s central bank triple-whammy.The...

FTSE barely changed ahead of three key central bank meetingsThe FTSE and other European indices have moved very little on opening as the markets brace for three key central bank meetings. The Bank of...

Can Kier Group (LON:KIE) reconstruct its stock price following next Thursday’s full year results?It’s not been the best year to be in the construction and services sector. With the...

Morrisons shares (LON:MRW) are lower today despite the company reporting a strong set of first-half figures. Same-store-sales for the six-month period jumped by 4.9% and second-quarter sales jumped by...

SummaryGenuine smart watch and iPhone innovations unveiled at Apple’s Special Event were still deemed by investors to be iterative, so the shares fell. Watch steals the show Surprises were...

There's a simple rule for those seeking income from dividend stocks—make sure you diversify. When inflationary pressures are building up, like now, and bond yields are rising, some top-quality...

Ignoring the US-China trade war headlines, Wednesday’s trading turned positively perky as the afternoon went on. The Dow Jones ended up trailing behind its peers after the bell. Instead of...

The markets remained relatively subdued, the early shots taken by China’s President Xi at protectionism – i.e. the US – creating an uneasy backdrop for trading.Losses at SSE...

US futures may have faced something of a shake down before the opening bell yesterday, but worries over that looming trade war with China seem to have been rather misplaced, leaving benchmark indices...

Can FTSE 100 engineering firm Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) shake-off its recent slump following next week’s full year results?They’ve been a fair amount of ups and downs for Smiths in 2018....

Despite an attempted recovery towards the latter part of Tuesday’s session the FTSE 100 is lower once more today with the benchmark languishing not far from its lowest level since...