UK economic growth slows in second quarter but beats forecast

The UK economy expanded at a faster pace than expected in the second quarter, numbers on Thursday showed, but growth slowed from the start of...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 07:14

Starmer to welcome Zelensky to No 10 ahead of Trump meeting with Putin

Keir Starmer will be joined by the Ukrainian president at Downing Street on Thursday morning, as Europe braces for the outcome of Donald Trump’s face-to-face...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 06:34

Bellway brings a ray of light to the housebuilders with its half-year update

For the second time this year, Newcastle upon Tyne-based developer Bellway (BWY) has lifted investor spirits in the moribund housebuilding sector with a positive trading...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

Meet the new UK market addition which is set to join the FTSE 100 soon

Amid the understandable hand-wringing about the future of the UK market, the addition of a new company which could soon be joining the ranks of...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

Why we believe investors should stay invested in Oracle

Oracle (ORCL:NYSE) $252.68

Gain to date: 52.3%

Markets were slow to pick up on Oracle’s (ORCL:NYSE) cloud computing growth opportunity but investors are making...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

All eyes on second-quarter retail bellwether Walmart

The world’s biggest retailer Walmart (WMT:NYSE) is set to report its second-quarter earnings on 21 August.

Investors will be hoping for more of the same...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

Buy AVI Global to take advantage of its double discount

AVI Global (AGT) 260p

Market cap: £1.1 billion

With stock markets trading near all-time highs, it might seem like there are few bargains to be...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

Anpario can nourish portfolios with growth and income

Anpario (ANP:AIM) 384.6p

Market cap: £79.2 million

Consistently beating analysts’ expectations is usually a recipe for share price gains and it is a trend...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

Fresnillo up 180% year-to-date after latest strong results

Silver and gold producer Fresnillo (FRES) is comfortably the best performing share in the FTSE 100 so far in 2025.

In one sense this is...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

Record numbers of US companies are beating revenue and earnings forecasts

As Shares went to print, over 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 index had posted their results for the second quarter with 81%...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 00:00

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