News in brief: Wolseley, Goldman Sachs, Merlin, Redx, SiS, Sinclair Wolseley's £100m restructuringBuilding products supplier Wolseley (WOS) plans to scale back its UK operations, cutting 80 branches and 800 jobs at a cost of £100 million. The move leads broker Jefferies to speculate the £10.4... 29 September 2016
News in brief: GSK, Petra Diamonds, GVC GSK names new bossUK drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has decided to promote from within by appointing the head of its consumer healthcare division Emma Walmsley as group chief executive. She takes up the role in April 2017 and will... 22 September 2016
Tech in the face of Brexit The technology sector is unlikely to feel as direct an impact from the UK's decision to leave the European Union as some other sectors. While it cannot entirely escape the ramifications from the recent vote, we believe that much of... 22 September 2016
Beat the spread Access to trading a whole range of financial markets is now easier than ever before. Whether you are at your PC or on a smartphone, wanting to trade gold or some exotic currency pair, it is very straightforward to get a real-time... 22 September 2016
The Best & Worst Performers: FTSE 350, Global Market, Commodities, Forex, Sovereign Yields (Click on tables to enlarge) 22 September 2016
Mixed views on property House prices dominate table-talk up and down the country and these conversations are as topical as ever since June's EU referendum. Nothing quite sums up the post-Brexit zeitgeist than fretting over house prices - that and how much... 15 September 2016
News in brief: Edinburgh investor evening, Hikma Shares is coming to ScotlandWe've just confirmed the line-up for the next Shares investor evening to be held in Scotland. Appearing on stage on 5 October 2016 at the Edinburgh Radisson Blu Hotel will be financial services giant... 15 September 2016
Turnaround trades Volatility is returning to stock markets. The Dow Jones index in the US finished Friday (9 Sep) down by almost 400 points and at its lowest level in two months. Although this does not change the uptrend that has been in place for... 15 September 2016