Owning Centamin (LON:CEY) as part of a diversified portfolio of shares looks like a sound move given the uncertain outlook for the global economy. One of the big success stories of 2016 has been the rising price of gold. It started the year at $1,061 per ounce and now trades 18.3% higher at $1,255 per…
Domino’s Pizza (DOM) has clearly been a massive success on both a fundamental and technical basis for many years. It still continues in this vein, and therefore anyone attempting to call time on the bull run, or even begin to suggest that the group may be running out of steam, is likely to come a…
My wife and I know Alan and Gina Miller (pictured). Gina is better known in some circles as Mrs Wham Glam and has instructed Lord Pannick QC to appear for her in the RCJ Strand to force HMG to put an irrevocable Brexit decision to the House of Commons first. Mrs Wham Glam is a…
The internet revolution began more than 20 years ago. And yet not a month goes by without news of new internet-based businesses threatening to disrupt traditional business models. Turning my telescope back towards the firmament of cyberspace, I perceive a small cluster of twinkling stars – and the presence of a possible black hole… Micro…
With over 25 years of direct experience of brokers/spreadbetting companies, the big takeaway I have is that it requires a great deal of effort to fail in this space. London Capital Group (LCG): Increased FX volatility could lead back to 8p Clearly the bar tends not to be set too high for broker research amongst…
With the go-ahead for the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor, announced on 14 September, the nuclear power industry is back in the news in the UK. Nuclear power generation is a massive global industry which currently uses a number of related technologies. Yet the sector has been overlooked by investors mainly because most (though not…
Are tech valuations supported by fundamentals or are we partying like it’s 1999? 16 years since the bursting of the dot.com bubble, when the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 37% in the 10 weeks following its peak on March 10, 2000, the continued stellar performance of tech stocks and startups is once again raising eyebrows in…
I may be missing something but I cannot for the life of me begin to see why Unilever (LON:ULVR) must sell to Tesco (LON:TSCO) at a price determined by Tesco. (It is true that my household is dedicated to Tesco and that we have circa six large pots of Marmite and can ride out the…
Summer is now officially over, and with Wall St back at its desk, things are about to heat up in the financial asset markets. Autumn is traditionally an active period across the full scope of assets, and the currency markets are no exception. Combine this increased volume with the political situation in the US and…
Avanti Communications has been making some positive technical noises. That said, going for the underdog in a small-cap situation is not usually the way to go in this space. Avanti Communications (AVN): Extended base could lead to 50p again I have to admit that I am not really that fussed about the alleged negatives on…
