Shares and the stockmarket


Nvidia shares slump despite delivering another quarter of growth and new $50 billion share buyback

Investors want more, more and more when it comes to Nvidia. Despite the company’s best efforts to talk up the opportunities once again around AI,...

Thu, 29/08/2024 - 10:22


Three ways to spot cheap shares and generous income payers

Whether you want to generate extra money to pay for school fees, fund next year’s big family holiday or you are saving up for another...

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 17:37


Why silicon chip sales are a good guide to global economic activity

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index – known as the SOX – is a useful guide to both global economic activity and equity investors’ risk appetite and...

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 15:10


Key results and updates this week: JD Sports, Target, McDonald’s, Estee Lauder, Palo Alto

While many investors enjoy the final part of their summer holiday, the business world does not stop and we’ve had updates from big-name companies over...

Thu, 22/08/2024 - 12:50


Key results this week: Unilever, Lloyds, Tesla and Alphabet

This week was a busy one on the stock market, with lots of companies reporting their results. Some impressed, and some left investors underwhelmed. We...

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 15:06


Are UK equities ready for a return to favour?

From the point of view of those investors with exposure to the UK equity market, the bad news is that aggregate consensus forecasts for the...

Tue, 16/07/2024 - 09:01


Takeovers and buybacks supplement flatlining dividend forecasts

After flirting with a new all-time high in May, the FTSE 100 is now paddling sideways, as it awaits both the result of July’s general...

Wed, 03/07/2024 - 15:02


AO World sets about delivering the goods (more profitably)

With its leading market share in major domestic appliances, AO World’s problem has never been delivering the goods, but doing so in a profitable...

Wed, 26/06/2024 - 16:43


Why Raspberry Pi’s IPO success bodes well for other tech firms listing in the UK

Investors of all shapes and sizes have feasted on a slice of Raspberry Pi in what is the most significant IPO for the London...

Wed, 19/06/2024 - 17:38


Potential stock market winners and losers if Labour wins the general election

There have been plenty of hints as to what might appear in Labour’s general election manifesto. The formal document may still be a few days...

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:23


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