Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

This morning’s decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to announce that the £11.7bn Fox/Sky deal isn’t in the public interest seems like a strange one given the...

Another dealOcado (LON:OCDO) buyers had another chance to taunt sceptics with a “how do you like them apples?” on Monday. The online grocery pioneer unveiled its second international...

Stock markets in Europe are a mixed bag this morning as investors access the political landscape. The shutdown of the US government hasn’t spooked investors as there was a similar muted reaction...

The US government shutdown has entered its third day today as the Senate fails to end the stalemate. The disruption intensifies efforts by Republicans and Democrats to blame one another for the...

Stock markets in Europe are in positive territory as the sentiment is positive across the board for a change. The FTSE 100 have been edging lower this week, and now are we seeing a bounce back, which...

Well the bears have certainly taken the fight to the bulls finally with a drop off the 7793 area, and yesterday we tested the 7684 level (one measly point above the first major support level at...

Sugar lowSugar strikes again at Associated British Foods (LON:ABF). No sympathy is forthcoming from investors for the group having underestimated the impact of Europe’s quota removal. Little...

Equity markets in Europe are mixed today as volatility remains low. The FTSE 100 is in the red and consumer staples and health care stocks are the biggest fallers. Global markets had a muted reaction...

What’s not to like?Post-earnings trading didn’t quite work out according to ‘plan’ for the final two U.S. megabanks to report final-quarter earnings for 2017. Like their rivals...

Another strained quarterBurberry (LON:BRBY) had another strained quarter. Was it poor enough to warrant sending as much as £640m of share value up in smoke on Wednesday? We doubt it. The decline...

After yesterday’s sizeable drop on Wall Street, which saw the Dow plunge over 350 points from its high to the low, US index futures have bounced back strongly. Investors, who have repeatedly...

Yesterday saw a major wide scale sell-off in cryptocurrencies with market leader Bitcoin shedding almost 20% of its value to post its largest ever daily loss. The pound remains well supported against...

European equity markets are a touch weaker as the negative move that begun around lunchtime time yesterday has continued. In London, the consumer discretionary sector is the biggest faller after...

The bears finally put in an appearance across the board yesterday, with the FTSE 100 retreating from the 7790 level that it has struggled to break all week. The S&P made a new high at 2807 and...