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Expectations for tech stocks are high this earnings season
Thursday 17 Oct 2024The US third-quarter earnings season is already upon us and with it earnings from the biggest drivers of the stock market rally this year, the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’. Given the consensus forecast for S&P 500 earnings growth for 2024 is 15%, and with Technology and Communication Services...
The UK market’s buyback boom shows no signs of letting up
Thursday 17 Oct 2024As tobacco firm Imperial Brands (IMB) announced its latest share buyback, there was an extraordinary, albeit logical, observation from broker Panmure Liberum. Analyst Rae Maile noted that, if it continued at its current pace, the company stood a good chance of buying back all of its shares within a...
The seven deadly sins of investing: the big pitfalls to avoid
Thursday 17 Oct 2024There is a huge body of academic work highlighting behavioural biases which consistently trip-up investors’ supposedly rational thinking. In this article we look at seven big sins of investing, with some examples and insights on how to avoid them. A lot of the credit for these principles goes to...
Big returns from small caps: How the experts find the stars of the future and our three best ideas
Thursday 10 Oct 2024Over the long haul, small-caps have historically outperformed large caps, fuelling the research highlighting the so-called ‘small-cap effect’ – the idea that smaller companies offer higher risk-adjusted returns than larger ones. Unfortunately, the higher interest rate environment of recent years...
A crunch Budget: What is in store for the markets and your money?
Thursday 03 Oct 2024Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves have made no bones about making ‘painful’ decisions in order to stabilise public finances and grow the economy, so investors are right to be nervous over what might be included in the Labour party’s first Budget since 2009 at the end of this...
Will China’s stimulus package make a difference for investors?
Thursday 03 Oct 2024On 24 September, the PBOC (People’s Bank of China) unveiled a major stimulus package to support economic growth, promote the expansion of consumption and investment and throw a lifeline to struggling industries and sectors. The central bank also announced a 800-billion-yuan ($114 billion) lending...
Small World: AI and healthcare IPOs and big contract wins
Thursday 26 Sep 2024We start the review on a positive note with the news of two small-cap IPOs (initial public offers), one in the healthcare space and one in the red-hot AI (artificial intelligence) space. Having sold its governance, risk and compliance software business to private equity earlier this year and...
TRUMP vs HARRIS
Thursday 26 Sep 2024With just over a month to go until the US presidential elections, Shares takes stock of where the two candidates stand in the polls and what the implications of a Democrat or Republican victory would mean for investors. There is no question the televised debate earlier this month was negative for...
The story behind China’s long-running e-commerce boom
Thursday 26 Sep 2024According to data from the US International Trade Administration China became the largest global market for e-commerce in 2021 with revenue of $1.5 trillion, overtaking the US itself. Also according to the government agency, the country accounts for 50% of the world’s web-based transactions...
Emerging markets: Chinese e-commerce and property and Mexican peso under pressure
Thursday 26 Sep 20241. Chinese e-commerce: Recent data has confirmed that China is experiencing prolonged softer demand. This has resulted in rising competition. This is especially noticeable in China’s e-commerce firms, which have reported mixed earnings for the most recent quarter. Despite this, our China e-commerce...