Asian benchmarks once again fell overnight, adding to losses that make this month the worst since the middle of last year. Many investors are, however, applying positive spin; the fact that equities started the year at the most expensive levels in recent memory means that any near-term weakness in demand will help to mitigate fat…
The world was watching Apple’s quarterly results disclosure on Monday after the US markets close. CNBC even managed to have nine pundits simultaneously lined up to give ‘insight’ (which they of course collectively failed to do so!) The most striking number from the Apple numbers was not how many iPhones were sold or how the…
Risers: BskyB +2.02% British Sky Broadcasting has today reported a 7.6% increase in year-on-year revenue to £3.75bn. The group also reported a net profit for the six months to 31 Dec of £411m, a drop from £487m a year earlier. Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch has commented on trading throughout Q2 saying: “Customer demand in the second…
Just a few days ago, I received another call from my good old friend Mr. Speculator. He was worried. He has been long on the stock market since the beginning of the year, but sadly, stocks have come down a bit. He asked, “Do you think there’s more downside on the stock market? Or is…
Today’s threesome on the stocks front is straight from the brain of Spreadbet Magazine founder Richard Jennings, who appears to have picked on three of the more painful / volatile / unpredictable stocks on the London market. This may be a quirk of fate, or it may be deliberate! Either way it is a challenge,…
Investors will be keenly watching the markets today to see what reaction we will have to the Federal Reserve’s decision to taper bond buying further last night. In what was a unanimous decision, Federal Reserve policymakers decided to trim bond buying for a second straight meeting. The Fed will cut bond purchases by a further…
1) The stock market is never obvious. It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time. 2) Play the market only when all factors are in your favor. No person can play the market all the time and win.There are times when you should be completely out of the market, for emotional…
Does history rhyme? What is the R squared on this?
Global indices are in the midst of the most volatile period for equities in quite some time, spurred on by a crash – and now recovery – of emerging market currencies. Major equity gauges began to slide last Thursday when a basket of currencies, most belonging to emerging economies & various Asian countries, started to…
Risers: Afren +5.00% Afren is currently leading the FTSE 250 this morning after reporting full year like-for-like net production increased by 14%. The oil and gas company produced 59,926 barrels of oil per day (boepd) during 2013. The company also revealed they expect to report revenue of $1.65 billion for 2013 and also they are…
