Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

After gapping higher on the open after the long weekend and amid a flurry of M&A activity, the FTSE has steadily lost ground across the session. The index was flirting with breakeven as from...

US futures are tracking their European counterparts lower ahead of the open on Tuesday, as traders await an announcement from US President Donald Trump on Iran.Trump is widely expected to announce...

The price of crude oil has drifted a little lower this morning after hitting its highest level since 2014 last night on fears that the US are about to pull out of their nuclear deal with Iran. Brent...

Reports Tuesday, May 8, after the close Revenue Expectation: $14.11B, EPS: $1.7 When Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) reports Q2 2018 earnings later today, don’t expect a huge surprise. However, if...

You’d be forgiven for thinking Next was Gap (NYSE:GPS) after looking at its 2017 chart. The company saw huge shifts following nearly every update across the year, with those 12 months...

European equity markets are mixed this morning, with the FTSE 100 in positive territory after reopening this morning following yesterday’s bank holiday. Continental markets pushed higher...

Hope you all enjoyed the sunny bank holiday weekend!The FTSE Futures were pretty sunny yesterday too rising above the 7600 level to test a high of 7630 before dropping back, but all still looks like...

Tuesday isn’t the most thrilling of days economic calendar-wise, leaving all the early intrigue in the hands of a couple of takeover bids. As the pound awaits Thursday’s Bank of England...

FluffHSBC's pattern of clumsy execution continued in the first quarter of the first full financial year to be overseen by new top management, CEO John Flint and Chairman Mark Tucker. As in the first...

U.S. stock index futures rolled over after a positive start for the 9th time in 10 sessions on Friday, underscoring the drag on equity market momentum from dollar and inflation concerns that have now...

There wasn’t too much movement out there this Friday, investors presumably keeping all the good stuff until after the US non-farm jobs report a bit later.The FTSE climbed 0.2% after the bell,...

Though we’re not even at its mid-point, it’s already been a topsy-turvy 2018 for the supermarket. After trading between £2.15 and £2.30 for the first 2 and a half months, the...

Nerves before US-China trade talks and a little reverberation from yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Reserve have kept markets on edge. As equities fell out of favour, bond yields rose. Fixed...

Despite a lack of news surrounding the ongoing takes between the US and China, the various aggressions reported last night – including news that China has stopped by soybeans from the US, with...