BHP Billiton (BLT) is underperforming a weak commodity sector, one which is already under the cosh from a USD rebound, an oil price turning over from its highs and persistent global growth concerns after the latest China data. The reason for it faring worse than peers this morning – echoing losses by its Aussie dual-listing…
Shares in broadband satellite operator Inmarsat (ISAT) are the UK Index losers this morning, taking another painful leg down as shareholders jettison their holdings. It would appear that yesterday’s scrapping of revenue guidance that had only recently been given (early March FY results) is continuing to send a bad signal to investors. Capitulation is never…
It’s back! The return of the 100% Barclays mortgage might bring a new wave of first time home buyers. It should also inspire confidence and concern in equal measure. For seasoned investors and arguably anyone who remembers the last financial crisis (which is hardly anyone, evidently), the fact that it came about as the result of a massive property boom in the…
I just can’t see it happening. I don’t even need numbers to back up my view. After all, both the Leave and Remain camp are having a hard enough time as it is getting us to believe their numbers. Why should I bother making life hard for myself, claiming to have calculated the Brexit impact correctly…
The oil price has had a good time of late, capped by a spate of profit taking at the end of April this year. Are investors now worried about the ever-present US shale drillers returning their rigs to the vertical? Or is it simply a case of shredded nerves? More pertinently, we wonder whether the exploration…
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