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…
A quick heads up. We’re noting a lot going on to do with air pollution today, and it really does seem to be the topic of the moment as we round off the week. As yet more revelations surface about car emissions in the wake of last year’s VW scandal, it’s now become apparent that…
This week has been a cracker for those trading around corporate results, with updated quarterly financials providing attractive share prices moves for both long-term investors and short-term traders. How did you and your positions fare? Were you proactive or reactive? Were you on the right side of the risers and fallers or were you chasing…