The Best & Worst Performers: FTSE 350, Global Market, Commodities, Forex, Sovereign Yields (Click o tables to enlarge) 28 January 2016
Market report: BHP flags $4.9 billion write-off UK equities are set a drift in early deals on Friday with little corporate news to provide direction despite a solid session of gains on Wall Street overnight. The FTSE 100 index slides around 50 points, or 0.8%, to 5,869, declines... 15 January 2016
Investing in Africa When an investor is scouting for places to invest in 2016, Africa may not immediately stand out: Not only has it been left reeling by the commodities rout, it has also been subject to some uncomfortable political change. 2015 was a... 14 January 2016
El Niño is bad news for energy Unseasonably warm winter weather this year has impacted significantly on agricultural commodity production but its effects on energy prices are set to be even more far-reaching according to recent research from Goldman Sachs.It... 23 December 2015
Special dividend doubt at Paypoint Stalling discussions with potential buyers of Paypoint's (PAY) mobile and online payments business mean market expectations for a special dividend may have to be scaled back.Analysts at Numis previously forecast a full-year pay-out... 26 November 2015
Wincanton can deliver A newly streamlined Wincanton (WIN) - up nearly a quarter year-to-date to 199.6p - can maintain the momentum as it looks to apply its established expertise in logistics to a retail sector in transition.The £60 million sale (4 Nov)... 26 November 2015
The revival of 'old media' We live in a digital world. An increasing amount of our entertainment, learning and social interaction takes place electronically, often over the internet. But the demise of traditional formats like watching live TV through a... 12 November 2015
Cyber Crime Fighters For the best part of two weeks the cyber attack on broadband and calls supplier TalkTalk (TALK) has been the talk of the town, there's been blanket coverage across UK newspapers and the web-o-sphere. That attack meant the group's... 05 November 2015
Harvesting an alternative return Mainstream discussions of commodity prices tend to be dominated by energy and metals markets which have been under severe pressure in 2015. Amid all the negative commentary it might surprise you to learn there is a commodity which... 10 September 2015
Brand Power Year-to-date, a number of British brands with rich heritage have been picked off at a premium. Derbyshire-based Thorntons (THT), the beloved British chocolate brand established by Joseph William Thornton back in 1911, exited the... 03 September 2015