Global chip revenues to hit $725 billion in 2025Nvidia seen as a sector winner on Blackwell deploymentCadence Designs and ON Semiconductor other predicted winnersMicrochip industry sales are set to rise by 15% in 2025, believes Bank of America, hitting $725 billion. No prizes for guessing that Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) is a predicted winner.'We see 2025 as a year of two different trends. In the first h

The FTSE 100 index closed up on Thursday, with AstraZeneca shares rising on US FDA approval of its Imfinzi treatment.Also on Thursday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised a 'relentless focus on delivering for working people' ahead of a major speech setting out targets to measure progress on his government's plans.AJ Bell's Danni Hewson noted: 'The prime minister today said that households will

Share price drifts as investors take a breatherAge of AI in full steam, states CEO Jensen HuangExpect analyst upgrades to flood inWhichever way you look at it, Nvidia's (NVDA:NASDAQ) Q3 earnings crushed it, surging past forecasts while continuing to demonstrate remarkable growth across its key business segments. 'The numbers speak for themselves', said AJ Bell investment analyst Dan Coatsworth. 'N

US stock markets were a little quieter this week following the election excitement of the prior week with 'Trump trade' stocks and sectors giving back some of their gains.Cautious comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell (15 Nov) on the cadence of further interest rate cuts sent markets lower with the benchmark S&P 500 index off 0.7% and the small-cap Russell index losing 2%.!function(){"

Like-for-like sales up 4.7%Sales up 19.2% in first halfOn schedule to open 35 sites for the yearLoungers' (LGRS:AIM) unique all-day cafe/bar restaurants format continued to outperform the wider hospitality market with like-for-like sales growing 4.7% for the 24 weeks to 6 October compared with the same period in 2023.The news was warmly received as the shares gained 4p or 1.5% to 270p, taking the

Strong half despite weak film slateFull year results expected to meet expectationsReduced rate of new openings in 2025Investors gave a rousing applause for posh cinema group Everyman (EMAN:AIM), sending the shares up 3.5p or 6.2% to 60p after it delivered a strong first half performance.The shares continued their recovery, rising 22% from the lows in June, taking gains over the last 12 months to 8

The starting gun has sounded for the second-quarter US earnings season but expect the excitement level to climb next week when big tech firms start reporting, with Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) among the first out of the gate on 23 July.These results will be crucial as there's a great deal riding on whether the AI (artificial intelligence) runners, which have driven most of the gains for US markets this

Major indices in Europe were in the green around midday Friday, as investors await producer price inflation data coming from the US.The FTSE 100 index was up 19.98 points, 0.2%, at 8,243.32. The FTSE 250 was down 31.65 points, 0.2%, at 21,157.26, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.60 points, 0.3%, at 784.13.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 822.37, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.1% at 18,423.27, and the Cboe

Like-for-like sales down 8%Chinese demand softensFull-year guidance unchangedWhen we lifted the bonnet on FTSE 250 precision equipment-maker Spectris (SXS) back in March, we suggested the first-quarter update would be the first test of whether analysts were on track with their downbeat views on the firm's prospects.As expected, the group reported a decline in like-for-like revenue against a strong

One of the chocolate industry?s seasonal peaks, Easter is upon us with eggs from the world?s major brands adorning retailer?s shelves.Chocolates are tough for consumers to resist at this time of year, but is this an opportune time to put money to work with purveyors of one of the world?s most popular little luxuries?SWEET CONSUMER CATEGORYAccording to MarkNtel Advisors, the global chocolate market

We begin this article with the cautionary tale of former high-flying cloud telephony and conferencing firm LoopUp (LOOP:AIM).At the beginning of March, the firm dropped a bombshell on investors by announcing the board had unanimously decided that canceling its listing on AIM and raising money from a handful of private backers was ?in the best interests of the group and our shareholders?.The stock

At a huge indoor concert venue in Silicon Valley on 18 March Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) founder and chief executive Jensen Huang took the stage to a score composed entirely by AI (artificial intelligence) to introduce his company?s latest creation. Assembled at the developer conference were researchers and experts from just about every field which uses Nvidia?s chips to process large data sets, from cli

US stocks continued their journey skyward ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday night only to return to earth with a bump on Thursday on a combination of hawkish comments from the central bank and uninspiring tech earnings.While no-one expected interest rates to be cut from their current level of 5.25% to 5.5%, the monetary policy statement was less conciliatory than expected with Fed

Swashbuckling gains were clocked up in November as investors bet that falling inflation, a firm jobs market, and mostly better than expected corporate earnings bode well for the US economy into 2024.The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.8% over the past week, and while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose more modestly, it?s still been a hell of a month for US stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial

Revenue beat for 28th consecutive quarterEnthusiasm dampened by lightly soft guidanceAI has helped stock rally 50% in 2023Chip technology reporting season kicked off overnight with robust third-quarter earnings from Cadence Design Systems (CDNS:NASDAQ). The San Jose-based company provides electronic design automation software which helps chip designers and manufacturers develop next-generation sys

Obesity is one of the fastest growing public health issues facing the world. The World Health Organisation estimates there are two billion overweight adults, of which around 650 million are technically obese.Having a body mass index over 30 means someone is obese, while anyone with a score over 25 is classified under this system as being overweight. Experts predict almost half of US adults will be

Investors excited by return to equity markets for UK tech championChip design giant aiming for $60 billion to $70 billion valuationIPOs this year suggest a much lower price tagGiant UK microchips designer ARM has filed its highly anticipated Wall Street IPO (initial public offering), marking a return to equity markets for the Cambridge-based company having been owned by Japan's Softbank (9984:TYO)

The FTSE 100 had another tepid session on Wednesday, succumbing to Bank of England interest rate worries, and with growth concerns from China still keeping a lid on mining shares and HSBC.A robust UK core inflation reading means a Bank of England rate hike pause could be a distant prospect. The data, which showed the annual inflation rate excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, remained at 6.

Given how hard it has been to pick winning stocks this year, due to the outsized gains enjoyed by a narrow collection of stocks in the US in particular, we are delighted with the performance of our 2023 Tips of The Year.Against a FTSE All-Share index which has basically gone nowhere, eking out just a 0.5% positive return at this stage, our basket of 10 stocks has returned an average of 23.3% on an

The US version of pizza delivery outfit Domino's Pizza (DPZ:NYSE) spooked investors in April when it warned of pressure on sales as hard-pressed consumers were cooking at home rather than splashing out on takeaways.Investors will be looking to see if that trend has continued when the company reports its second quarter results on 24 July or if the relative resilience of the US economy has helped ma