MercadoLibre (MELI:NASDAQ) $1,961.16Gain to date: 28.2% Quarterly reporting maybe great for transparency but it can be a curse for long-run growth stocks, as investors in MercadoLibre (MELI:NASDAQ) are finding out.The stock was thumped last week (7 November) after a third-quarter report saw sales surge but profits miss expectations. Quarterly revenue jumped 35% year-on-year to $5.31 billion, beati

Stock prices in Europe were in the green on Monday morning after data on Saturday showed that annual consumer price inflation in China slowed in October.Swissquote's Ipek Ozkardeskaya said that 'the picture remains bullish for the US equities' following Trump's re-election but 'Elsewhere, worries mount: FTSE 100 and the European Stoxx 600 index both closed last week below the 200-DMA on worries ab

Computacenter director offloads £13 million of stockMoonpig boss in £2.47 million saleMorgan Sindall CEO sells 449,080 sharesA person closely associated with Computacenter (CCC) non-executive director Peter Ogden sold 562,284 shares at £23.12 for a total value of £13 million on 30 October.These ordinary shares have been sold to trusts of which the beneficiaries are members of the Ogden family.

Income and profit top expectationsFull-year income target increasedShares hit highest level since 2017Investors in Barclays (BARC) were treated to a triple helping of good news this morning as the bank beat estimates with its third-quarter results, raised its full-year net interest guidance slightly and its shares touched a new multi-year high.As of mid-morning, the shares were up 9.5p or 4% to 24

London's FTSE 100 was on course to extend its losing run to four at midday on Wednesday as US election and UK budget jitters knocked the mood.US interest rate concerns are also hanging over equities. Traders have fretted over a slower than hoped Federal Reserve rate cutting path, putting pressure on equity and bond prices.The odds of a rate hold by the Federal Reserve next month have increased to

Given the rapturous response last week to results from two of Wall Street's biggest banks and the growing feeling the US economy is on track for a 'soft landing', it should be no surprise shares in leading credit-card provider American Express (AXP:NYSE) are trading at all-time highs ahead of its third-quarter results on 18 October.Revenue for the three months to September are expected to be up ar

US stocks hit fresh all-time highs last week after the third-quarter earnings season started with a bang, with both JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) and Wells Fargo (WFC:NYSE) beating consensus profit forecasts.Heavy buying of both stocks helped push the KBW Banking Index up over 3%, with JPMorgan shares gaining 4.4% to $222.29 and Wells Fargo shares climbing 5.6% to $60.99.JPMorgan reported total revenu

Card Factory (CARD) 95.6pLoss to date: 3.3%We urged readers to buy Card Factory (CARD) at 98.9p on 11 July on the grounds the cash-generative retailer's growth prospects were underappreciated and its low valuation suggested significant re-rating scope.Shares also highlighted the value-focused greetings card-to-gift seller's modest share of a large TAM (total addressable market) and its capacity fo

Tomorrow (11 October) sees the release of third-quarter earnings from JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE), America's biggest bank by market cap and the 12th-largest company in the S&P 500 index. With a market value of $445 billion and annual revenue of around $130 billion, which includes investment banking, corporate lending, retail banking and credit cards, the firm has become a bellwether for the US econo

Over the long haul, small-caps have historically outperformed large caps, fuelling the research highlighting the so-called 'small-cap effect' ? the idea that smaller companies offer higher risk-adjusted returns than larger ones. Unfortunately, the higher interest rate environment of recent years has proved tough for the stock market's small fry, who've spent more than a decade lagging more sizeabl

One of the most important things in investing is risk management. Howard Marks, co-founder of high-yield bond firm Oaktree Capital Management, believes managing risk is the ultimate test of an investor's skill.In this feature we explore the nature of risk, which may surprise you, and reveal how professional money managers like Marks manage it.It may be comforting to believe your fund manager is ac

The list of company directors selling more than £1 million worth of shares since Labour got into power three months ago is growing. It's as if they can see the writing on the wall with a potential hike to capital gains tax in the Budget on 30 October.By crystalising value from their investments now they can avoid handing over more of their wealth to the taxman should we see substantial changes to

DoJ claims anticompetitive conduct to maintain debit card dominanceStock plunges 5.5%, swiping $30 billion off market capCiti analysts tell clients to switch to MastercardAntitrust watchdogs have had Big Tech firmly in theirs sights for months but now its Visa (V:NYSE) that finds itself being hauled over the regulatory coals after the US Department of Justice launched a lawsuit against the credit

The FTSE 100 closed higher in London on Tuesday, as miners enjoyed a boost from stimulus efforts in China, while mid-caps retreated from earlier in the day following US data.The FTSE 100 index closed up 23.05 points, or 0.3%, at 8,282.76. The FTSE 250 ended down 75.00 points, or 0.4%, at 20,770.12, and the AIM All-Share closed down 1.52 points, 0.2%, at 742.80.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.3% at 828.

Blue-chip equities in Europe were on the up heading to Tuesday afternoon, with miners and luxury retail on top after stimulus measures in China were unveiled.Among the measures was a cut to the reserve requirement ratio, which dictates the amount of cash banks must hold in reserve.Lloyds analysts, however, commented: 'It feels like we've been here before when it comes to headline-grabbing bouts of

First half profits plungeFirst interim dividend in five yearsFull year guidance unchangedFollowing a stunning run into the numbers, shares in Card Factory (CARD) cheapened 16% to 121p after the value-focused greeting cards-to-party supplies retailer delivered a drop in first half earnings and warned full year profits will be second half weighted.While some investors took profits on the unnerving n

Stocks in Europe returned some of the prior day's gains on Friday, as sentiment took a knock from gloomy updates from FedEx and Mercedes.The FTSE 100 index was down 40.78 points, 0.5%, at 8,287.94, above early lows. The FTSE 250 slid 199.96 points, 0.9%, at 20,962.75, and the AIM All-Share eased 1.27 points, 0.2%, at 746.81.The Cboe UK 100 fell 0.5% to 829.89, the Cboe UK 250 dipped 1.0% to 18,479

Affordable computer outfit Raspberry Pi (RPI) made an excellent debut on the UK stock market back in June but excitement around the stock has fizzled out.While the shares are still up materially on their 280p issue price, they are some way below their 500p high. The company and its shareholders will hope it can revive enthusiasm for the story when it unveils its results for the six months to 30 Ju

Anniversaries are often an opportunity to take stock so the Shares team has had a look at the best performing shares, funds and investment trusts since the magazine's first issue in September 1999.Read on to discover the identity of the top performers and find out names we think will continue to impress in the years to come and those where we think the good times might be over. But first, Ian Conw

At the start of 2024, I speculated that interest rate cuts could lead to takeovers involving bigger companies than the type of deals seen in 2023. While the rate-cut journey still remains in its infancy for the UK and other key geographies, the predicted wave of large-cap takeovers is firmly in motion. It's a reminder there is value on the UK market in droves.There have been bids or expressions of