28 Oct 2015 Shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) opened 4.5% lower this morning after an earnings update that, while financially positive in terms of profits, growth and recovery, was light in terms of consensus. What looks like weighing even more is the ugly mug of PPI provisions which is refusing to duck below the…
27 October The flurry of Lloyds Banking Group notes continues, and so it should. We need to break this share offer down and debate its merits, because many an inexperienced investor is being tempted by what might turn out to be a bad deal. Whose ears would prick up at the offer of shares at…
26 Oct 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) shares are top of the UK Index this morning, benefiting from a prime example of ‘buy the rumour…’ even if said rumour has already been swiftly denied. Weekend press speculation suggested ‘ADN’ had been sounding out buyers after turbulent period for markets linked to global growth expectations and…
Odds are you’ve read the success stories all over the Internet about how traders have gone from rags to riches. These success stories used to only come through professional channels, with city slickers the ones cashing in. However, times have changed and these days anyone can get involved with the stock market in the hope…
26 October So the ECB hinted at more QE last week, with December slated by many as the time when confirmation of an extension of Eurozone policy easing will come. This should both alarm and, well, not alarm in equal measure. I’ve been trying to work out whether this is bullish or bearish all weekend,…
UK Index CLOSE: Footsie receives late boost as ‘Super’ Mario Draghi hints that the ECB could increase its QE program This Is Money – 22 Oct http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3284268/UK Index -CLOSE-Footsie-receives-late-boost-Super-Mario-Draghi-hints-ECB-increase-QE-program.html Market Report: Travis Perkins’ profit warning hammers DIY firms Evening Standard – 22 Oct http://www.standard.co.uk/business/market-report-travis-perkins-profit-warning-hammers-diy-firms-a3097011.html ARM shares jump as UK technology star reports profits up 27%…