Shares and the stockmarket

The stock market winners and losers from Budget 2020

Looking at the array of policies and initiatives introduced today from the very narrow perspective of the stock market, investors initially seemed mildly impressed –...

Wed, 11/03/2020 - 16:46

Budget 2020: Dramatic increases to JISA allowance and annual allowance taper thresholds

The Budget brought some eye-catching announcements. Tom Selby, AJ Bell's Senior Analyst, and Laura Suter, AJ Bell's Personal Finance Analyst, pick out the key...

Wed, 11/03/2020 - 15:30

No panic selling – savvy investors are hunting bargains

While the market falls yesterday clearly sparked panic among some investors, AJ Bell customers held their nerve and instead went hunting for bargains. While we...

Tue, 10/03/2020 - 14:31

Global airline stocks lose $41 billion of value in one month

As investors try to work out what could be the short- and long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak upon the global economy, corporate profits and...

Fri, 06/03/2020 - 12:17

Worst week for UK stocks since global financial crisis and even gold is out of favour

It is official: last week was the worst week for the UK stock market since the global financial crisis. The FTSE 100 has dropped 11.1%...

Sun, 01/03/2020 - 09:40

RBS falls out of love with investment banking as it cuts profit targets

Not even the combination of a name change to NatWest Group, a meaty increase in the dividend and a laudable attempt to do its bit...

Fri, 14/02/2020 - 14:37

Bitcoin bears down on the $10,000 mark once more

At a time when a FTSE 100 member’s shareholder list looks fake and shares in a fake meat company’s shares are sizzling again in the...

Tue, 11/02/2020 - 15:13

BP shares welcome Dudley’s final flourish but new boss has much to do

BP boss Bob Dudley steps down as the twelfth-longest serving CEO among the current crop of FTSE 100 bosses and investors appear to be...

Tue, 04/02/2020 - 15:22

Apple hits the sweet spot with iPhone 11 (though you can find a few sour notes if you try hard enough)

The contrast with a year ago could hardly be bigger. Apple’s first quarter results for 2018-19 followed on from a January profit warning and...

Wed, 29/01/2020 - 13:34

How investors can cash-in on ‘Veganuary’

As Veganuary sweeps the nation and big brands like Greggs are boosting their profits by offering more vegan foods, there’s an opportunity for investors...

Fri, 24/01/2020 - 09:48

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