Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

US stocks markets are on the road to recovery after a brief flash crash on Monday afternoon that saw the Dow shed more than 1,500 points, a large chunk of which occurred in a very short period of...

Though the Dow Jones avoided the precipitous plunge promised by the index’s futures, that ended up meaning very little to the European indices.Given that at one point the index was nearing...

A large drop at the start of the week has provided a cause for concern amongst investors with the FTSE 100 lower by almost 100 points on the day. The declines were evident in the futures markets after...

A mixed bag of European services PMIs did little to change the bloody scenes this Monday – with the US open unlikely to help matters this afternoon.With the UK services data completing a trio of...

The oil giant had a rather tempestuous 2017. Things were not looking good early in the year, with the stock falling from £5.10 at the start of January to a range of £4.40 and £4.70...

Stocks look like they are set for a correction of some sorts after huge losses over the last few sessions that has left many bulls worried that the bull run may have come to an end. On Friday the Dow...

It’s been a bad week for UK blue-chips with some substantial declines seen and the FTSE 100 on course for its largest weekly drop since August. Despite more murmurings of political instability...

Stocks are in the red this morning as traders look ahead to the US non-farm payrolls report. Continental Europe is feeling the pain far worse than the London market.Shares in BT Group (LON:BT) fell...

Following yesterday’s late tumble the European markets are struggling to pick themselves up this morning.As it did on Thursday, when Daimler’s muted forecasts for 2018 dragged it lower,...

Will GlaxoSmithKline’s dividend survive Emma Walmsley’s first full year report as CEO next Wednesday?The pharma-giant ended up having an awful 2017. While it managed to hit a an 8 month...

The 7475 area provided support yesterday, midway between the 7450 and 7500 levels that were showing as main supports, and remains in tact for today as well.Meanwhile the GBP/USD rate continues to...

Delay reactionFacebook’s earnings look better to investors during the day than at night. Thursday trading brought a delayed positive reaction to a quarterly report meriting the term...

Though the Dow Jones avoided any serious losses after the bell, the US open saw the European indices dramatically reverse their early gains. A solid Markit manufacturing PMI, and a better than...

Sterling has made another push higher this morning but the rise has been, at least temporarily halted by a worse than expected manufacturing PMI miss. A resilient pound continues to act as a drag on...