Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

FTSE closes higher as pound skids sub $1.40After spending most the day hugging the flatline, the FTSE finally picked up in the afternoon, lifted higher by continued weakness in the pound versus the...

Sentiment rebounded mid-Monday, with European shares turning positive and Wall Street opening narrowly higher after bond yields slipped back from earlier highs. The US 10-Year treasury yield on the...

It took a while but the FTSE finally woke up this Monday, while the Dow Jones couldn’t decide which way to go after the bell rang on Wall Street. Having spent the morning in a state of unmoving...

One could argue the FTSE had to work hard not to post any growth this Monday, given that it has so many factors in its favour.Not only was there the easing of macro-political tensions on two fronts...

Last year was a typically excellent 12 months for the multi-hyphenate retailer. Bar a bit of lost momentum between August and October, Amazon was almost always on the up and up in 2017; starting at...

Despite Wall Street closing a solid 0.8% lower at the end of last week and mixed trading in Asia overnight, the FTSE stumbled out of the blocks on Monday in a subdued start to the week. Some...

Despite the fallout of the US election, and its Russian role in the rise of Donald Trump, Facebook had a typically excellent 2017. From an opening price of $116.38 it closed out the year at $176.52,...

It was a second day of mixed performance across global stock markets. A warning from the IMF on global debt levels is a worry most investors share but choose to ignore when the economic growth outlook...

Stocks are a mixed bag this morning, as the macroeconomic outlook remains unchanged. Geopolitical tensions are still high, with relations between the US and Russia strained, and the prospect of a...

The online fashion retailer, often in the shadow of fellow AIM superstar ASOS (LON:ASOS), has been in the doghouse since last September, the stock falling afoul of investors' sky-high expectations....

European bourses are pointing to a positive start at the open, despite a mixed finish on Wall Street from a lacklustre session. Whilst the S&P and the Nasdaq rose for a third straight session, the...

Stocks cautiously attempted to maintain recent bullish momentum on Wednesday as corporate earnings early in the reporting season continued to show mostly better-than-expected results. While...

Yesterday was a good day for US stocks. Equities continue to rise even as geopolitical risk hasn't abated after Saturday's airstrike against Syria, the looming potential that Russia may escalate the...

2017 was a topsy-turvy year for the Costa Coffee and Premier Inn-owner. Though it only rose 5.6% across the 12 months, that period encompassed £43-crossing 7 month highs and £35-grazing 11...