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Software giant Salesforce needs a growth narrative change
Thursday 28 Aug 2025US technology firm Salesforce (CRM:NYSE) finds itself at a critical juncture. The customer relationship management gorilla has been talking up the impact of its new autonomous AI agent for business customers AgentForce since its launch in October 2024, but the stock has remained dogged by slowing...
Investors unnerved by Trump’s attempt to oust Federal Reserve Governor
Thursday 28 Aug 2025You might think investors would be used to President Trump’s idiosyncratic interventions, especially given his constant haranguing of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for not having cut interest rates at his bidding. Yet the move to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, following allegations she...
Beazley shares wipe out 2025 gains after guidance cut
Thursday 21 Aug 2025Shares in Lloyds of London insurer Beazley (BEZ) fell sharply last week, eradicating their gains for the year, after the firm guided down expectations for premium growth from mid-single-digits to low-single-digits due to concern over market conditions. Despite posting better-than-expected earnings...
Secure Trust Bank has been a stellar performer this year
Thursday 21 Aug 2025Considering how variable UK retail sales and consumer confidence surveys have been since the start of this year, few people would have put money on store card and retail lender Secure Trust Bank (STB) being one of the best-performing stocks in the market. Shares in the Solihull-based firm have...
Berkshire Hathaway buys the dip at embattled UnitedHealth
Thursday 21 Aug 2025According to Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.B:NYSE) latest 13F regulatory filing with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), Warren Buffett and his two investment officers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler bought more than five million shares in UnitedHealth (UNH:NYSE) during the second quarter...
Should the Federal Reserve lower interest rates next month?
Thursday 21 Aug 2025No doubt as Fed chair Jerome Powell heads for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to deliver his annual speech on 22 August, the White House will be back on its favourite hobby horse ramping up calls for the central bank to cut interest rates when it meets in September. The question is, does the US economy...
Tesco continues to stretch its lead in UK grocery market
Thursday 21 Aug 2025UK grocery sales continue to tick along nicely over the summer with the latest data from Worldpanel showing a 4.5% rise in take-home shopping in the 12 weeks to 10 August, with market leaders Sainsbury (SBRY) and Tesco (TSCO) outperforming the market. However, in the last four weeks at least, all...
Recruiter Hays set to update expectations with shares at decade-low
Thursday 14 Aug 2025Staffing stocks have been terrible performers in recent years, and Hays (HAS) is no exception with its shares currently trading at their lowest level in more than a decade. Therefore, the firm’s full-year results and outlook will be keenly watched when it reports on 21 August. After the post-Covid...
Record numbers of US companies are beating revenue and earnings forecasts
Thursday 14 Aug 2025As 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% reporting EPS (earnings per share) above consensus estimates according to data from FactSet Insight. If the same proportion of companies has beaten forecasts by the...
Fresnillo up 180% year-to-date after latest strong results
Thursday 14 Aug 2025Silver and gold producer Fresnillo (FRES) is comfortably the best performing share in the FTSE 100 so far in 2025. In one sense this is unsurprising given the unprecedented strength in precious metals prices so far this year. However, the Mexico-focused company’s latest update showed the company is...