Time for a new era of an unexceptional America?

When a presidential social media post is capable of sending stock, bond, currency and commodity markets spinning, up or down, there is a danger that...

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Weak US market and operational difficulties sink TT Electronics stock

Shares in TT Electronics (TTG) slumped as much as 21p or 25% to a decade-low price of 62p at the open on 10 April after...

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


Housing services provider Mears hits five-year high on ’beat-and-raise’

Shares in Gloucester-based social housing and care provider Mears (MER) surged 10% to a new five-year high last week after the firm posted strong full-year...

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


What to think about when markets are volatile in the run-up to your retirement

The recent volatility in the global stock markets triggered by Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement may have panicked people approaching retirement or already in drawdown....

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


Gold at $4,000: What it would take for the precious metal to hit this milestone

In mid-February we posited the idea that gold might hit $3,000 per ounce in the not-to-distant future, and within a month the precious metal had...

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


How money market funds work and the role they can play in a portfolio

Investors have flocked to money market funds in recent years, attracted by the high rates on offer, reflecting the sharp rise in official interest rates...

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


Why now is the time to sharpen your pencil and make a shopping list

Watching the wild gyrations of the stock market every day is not healthy, and even those of us whose job it is to analyse and...

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


Why do share buybacks matter so much nowadays?

These days it seems as though every company and their dog are buying back shares, if the morning flood of RNS (regulatory news service) announcements is...

Thu, 17/04/2025 - 00:00


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The factors which could push gold to $4,000 and why companies buy back their own shares.

EARNINGS AND TRADING: HEIT changes tack and backs Foresight cash bid

The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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