“I think our support for the EEC has been very half-hearted. You really cannot join any group of nations and spend all your time criticising it. The EEC is free Europe getting together. Had we had some vision like that after the First World War, we might never had the Second. My son does not…
– The FTSE 100 rose 9.93 points to 6,844.80. – The FTSE 250 dropped 72.84 points to 17,924.78. – The FTSE All Share increased by 2.11 points to 3,727.59. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.74 points higher at 771.06. Improved business margins have led to a 0.6% rise in French GDP for the…
Central banks have a long track record of failure when it comes to stabilising the price of money. Many decades after their creation and they still know very little about the full consequences of their actions. But one can’t blame them, because there are so many variables in the process that aren’t under their control…
– The FTSE 100 rose 9.20 points to 6,834.87. – The FTSE 250 climbed 91.33 points to 17,997.62. – The FTSE All Share increased by 7.30 points to 3,725.48. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.59 points higher at 770.32. The Office for National Statistics has reported that the volume of property sales in…
– The FTSE 100 jumped 112.72 points to 6,723.17. – The FTSE 250 climbed 185.57 points to 17,890.56. – The FTSE All Share rallied by 56.31 points to 3,716.37. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.90 points higher at 769.83. Despite Friday’s fresh round of emergency funds, a true plan to resolve the Greek…
– The FTSE 100 rose 2.57 points to 6,710.45. – The FTSE 250 climbed 9.83 points to 17,688.73. – The FTSE All Share increased by 2.16 points to 3,660.69. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 4.04 points higher at 768.06. UK Government borrowing in May was at its lowest rate since 2007, after receipts rose…
– The FTSE 100 rose 27.33 points to 6,707.88. – The FTSE 250 dropped 27.27 points to 17,678.90. – The FTSE All Share declined 10.90 points to 3,658.53. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.92 points lower at 764.02. UK retail sales saw a minor increase in May, with an improvement in supermarket performances…
“We found opposing us an axis of powers… led by the governments of Spain and Portugal which for obvious political reasons attempted to lead the entire negotiations to the brink.” ― Alexis Tsipras An Unrealistic Expectation During the last six years, global markets have been oiled by two major pipelines: at one side stands the…
– The FTSE 100 fell 29.55 points to 6,680.55. – The FTSE 250 dropped 30.02 points to 17,706.17. – The FTSE All Share declined 13.21 points to 3,647.63. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.05 points lower at 766.61. Annual UK wage growth in April was 2.7%, the highest rate since 2007. The figures…
By James Tuckett, Co-founder and CEO of investUP – the crowdfunding supermarket Back in 2010 the crowdfunding was a fledgling industry. As with much early stage growth, very little of note happened. Move forward five years and the contrast is startling. Namely the man on the street is starting to take notice and get involved. Of course the…
