Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

By Connor Campbell, Financial Analyst for Spreadex.com The FTSE found itself caught between sterling’s Fed-inspired strength and a decent set of corporate earnings this Thursday. Despite the...

Earnings season is in full swing in the US and Europe with $4.3 trillion in market capitalisation reporting this week. Half of it comes tomorrow.Of particular note there is a very busy session on the...

Just as this afternoon looked like it was going to settle into some traditional pre-Fed dreariness the Dow Jones surged to a fresh all-time high off the back of a decent set of earnings. Boeing...

After Tuesday’s muscular earnings from McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) apparently helped reboot Wall St’s willingness to applaud successful quarters, rising...

Distraction and sideshowDaimler’s report on an “excellent quarter” is somewhat overshadowed by a corporate distraction—reports suggesting its disclosure of alleged price...

Stock of the day: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)It’s still climbing. The social media giant manages to produce some ridiculous figures each time earnings season rolls around, most recently revealing...

The well flagged drop in ITV’s net advertising revenue of as much as 20% in June duly arrived—the fall was actually 18%—but it now looks more like a quick dip than the beginning of a...

The risk-on sentiment is still with traders in Europe this morning as equity markets push higher. Consumer goods and consumer services are sectors that have gained the most on the FTSE 100, as traders...

Despite some fairly significant market movement it’s been a pretty dull day of trading, with all the week’s good stuff coming from Wednesday onward. While the S&P 500 hit a fresh...

Stock of the Day: Just Eat (LON:JE)After a pretty rocky start of the year, with the stock tumbling below £5 by the end of February, Just Eat quickly resumed its record-breaking climb as spring...

A stronger pound, the IMF cutting its UK GDP growth forecast and a number of sector-specific warning bells combined to knock investor sentiment yesterday, seeing the FTSE 100 decline sharply and break...

Equity markets in Europe have gotten off to a good start this morning after a volatile session yesterday. The FTSE 100 was the worst performer of the major European markets yesterday, but the rally in...

Earlier this year Barclays (LON:BARC) reported that its full year profits trebled to £3.2bn, while at the end of its first quarter it saw its profits more than double to £1.7bn from the...

Earlier this year Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) reported its best annual results in ten years, confounding fears that the Brexit vote might have adversely affected its largely UK focussed...