How stocks perform after the first rate cut in the cycle

It may have been overshadowed since by significant market volatility but, widely expected as it was, the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Balfour Beatty half-year earnings unlikely to produce a major shock

Although shares in leading infrastructure group Balfour Beatty (BBY) haven’t been immune to the recent pull-back in markets, they were recently sitting at their best...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Why small- and mid-cap specialist Smithson remains a smart idea

Smithson Investment Trust

(SSON) £13.58

Loss to date: 2.5%


We urged readers to buy investment trust Smithson (SSON) at £13.93 on 25 January in the...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Why the yen holds the key to markets and what may lie ahead

A market storm is emerging from a seemingly cloudless summer sky. The question now is whether this is just a tempest in a teapot, and...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Will Broadcom be the next member of the exclusive trillion-dollar club?

It seems fair to say Broadcom (AVGO:NASDAQ) is one of the unsung heroes of the modern technological revolution. A couple of years back, the Silicon...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Hard yards ahead for the world’s largest home improvement retailer

A subdued US housing market and a consumer who remains hard-pressed across the pond mean expectations are subdued ahead of second quarter earnings (13 August)...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Why the strong yen is behind the ‘tech wreck’ and the broader market meltdown

Investors looking to pin the blame for the sudden panic in markets might wonder whether US chip firm Intel’s (INTC:NASDAQ) decision to lay off staff...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


How Pershing Square’s $25 billion IPO vanished into thin air

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is not the shy, retiring type who shuns publicity, so when he announced plans to launch an IPO (initial...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Markets skid as US jobs data prompts ‘growth scare’ among investors

All along, the US Federal Reserve has maintained the economic data hasn’t justified cutting rates early and risking letting the inflation genie back out of...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


Wizz Air spirals to six-month low on first-quarter loss

Budapest-based low-cost airline Wizz Air (WIZZ) posted (1 August) a slight increase in revenue to €1.26 billion for the quarter to the end of June,...

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 00:00


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