Stocks in Europe were mixed on Monday midday amid more staffing announcements by incoming US president Donald Trump, while the gold price continued to climb.'The FTSE 100 ticked higher on Monday, helped by a decent showing for resources and financial stocks,' commented AJ Bell's Russ Mould.Meanwhile in Europe, the eurozone's trade surplus with the rest of the world grew significantly in September,

Nvidia recently overtook Apple as world's largest companyChipmaker replaces peer IntelUnlikely to impact Nvidia's share priceEvery Brit expected fireworks on 5th November but there where more in store on Friday (8 Nov) for investors, as news broke that Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) will replace Intel (INTC:NASDAQ) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.Rumours of the change had been swirling ever since Nvidia

I am a 51 years old, and have worked for the majority of my life. After my children were born in 2010 and 2012, I decided to take a break from work for a few years, returning to part-time work in 2016.I have heard people have a limited time to pay the government to make up for missing national insurance contributions so they can boost their state pension and think this could apply to me. I would l

Personal thresholds to rise from 2028Capital gains and carried interest tax to riseEmployers' NI bill to rise significantlyIn terms of lowering expectations among the business community, the Labour party did a good job heading into today's autumn statement by letting slip potentially negative information such as the intention to raise employers' NI (National Insurance) contributions and a hike in

Stock hits three-month high $181Cloud and YouTube shineAI a battlefield for AlphabetOut of the mega tech blocks first - excluding Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) ? Alphabet (GOOG:NASDAQ) calmed nerves on Wall Street after-hours Tuesday (29 Oct) with a sharp acceleration in Google Cloud's third-quarter growth rate, while election spending also boosted advertisement sales, especially on YouTube. Going from the

Blue chip stocks in the UK, France and Germany opened higher on Monday morning, but shares in London-listed oil majors BP and Shell fell alongside the price of Brent.The FTSE 100 index opened up 13.33 points, 0.2%, at 8,262.17. The FTSE 250 was up 89.53 points, 0.4%, at 20,909.44, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.81 points, 0.3%, at 724.48.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 827.28, the Cboe UK 250 rose

Chip maker tops analyst estimates on revenue and earningsStock seen rising 4%, according to pre-market dataElectric vehicles in China helping offset soft industrials demandThere's been plenty for investors to think about around the chips space after ASML's (ASML:AMS) shock bookings miss rocked the sector. TSMC (2330:TPE), the world's biggest contract chip manufacturer, has subsequently offered a b

Q3 like-for-likes down 0.5%Robust performance from health brandsOperational separation on trackReckitt Benckiser's (RKT) shares bounced up 3.3% to £49.20, extending their recent rally off of five-year lows, after the consumer goods goliath's third quarter sales beat subdued expectations.An organic sales decline of 0.5% proved better than the 1.8% drop called for by consensus, as a beat from the h

The FTSE 100 saw mixed fortunes on Friday, with stronger-than-expected Chinese economic data boosting miners, though housebuilders suffered on stamp duty speculation.The FTSE 100 index closed down 26.88 points, or 0.3%, at 8,358.25. The FTSE 250 ended up 48.66 points, or 0.2%, at 21,149.58, and the AIM All-Share lost 1.70 points, 0.2%, at 740.69.For the week, the FTSE 100 added 1.3%, the FTSE 250

Strategic review launchedDebt refinancing agreedSales continue to slideAfter an inglorious five years with the group, John Lyttle is to step down as Boohoo (BOO:AIM) chief executive as the struggling online fashion retailer launches a strategic review to 'unlock and maximise shareholder value'.That is code for corporate restructuring and points to a sale or demerger of some of its assets.The loss-

Shares in N Brown (BWNG:AIM) have enjoyed a bounce since early summer, taking year-to-date gains to the best part of 60% as investors applaud progress against CEO Steve Johnson's multi-year transformation plan.The turnaround of the Manchester-headquartered online clothing and homewares seller is all the more impressive considering a soft trading backdrop and 2024's unseasonal weather.N Brown whose

Transformational year for beauty retailerFirst-half sales down by a fifthReturn to growth forecast for Q4Revolution Beauty's (REVB:AIM) share price chart looked ugly on Wednesday, the stock cheapening 11.5% to 16p after the cosmetics minnow unmasked a mixed first-half update including a worse-than-expected plunge in revenue.In the midst of a painful corporate makeover, the beauty retailer expects

European stocks made a limp start to trading on Monday as investors eye this week's US inflation data in the wake of Friday's blow-out payrolls report.The FTSE 100 index was down 12.60 points, 0.2%, at 8,268.03, having briefly seen slight gains immediately after the opening bell. The FTSE 250 was down 55.56 points, 0.3%, at 20,844.52, but the AIM All-Share was up 1.72 points, 0.2%, at 740.08.The C

London's FTSE 100 ended lower, while the pound struggled after hawkish comments from a Bank of England policymaker were outweighed by a blockbuster US jobs report, which boosted the odds of a smaller 25 basis point cut at the next Federal Reserve meeting.'The September employment report was much stronger than expected, with job growth blowing past expectations, the unemployment rate declining and

Stocks in London were mixed during midday trade on Friday, with the FTSE underperforming its European equivalents, in anticipation of critical data on US jobs.The FTSE 100 index was down 36.14 points, 0.4%, at 8,246.38. The FTSE 250 was up 53.28 points, 0.3%, at 20,793.34, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.11 points, 0.3%, at 735.95.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.4% at 825.03, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.5%

Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) 76pGain to date: 0%We suggested investing in the company in late March on the basis income was rising due to strong sales at supermarkets and the shares were yielding 8% with the dividend fully covered by earnings.While zero returns isn't quite what we'd hoped for, in the meantime investors have received two interim payments of 1.515p per share, one in mid-May and on

The defensive lean to London's FTSE 100 index served it well on Tuesday, as tensions mounted in the Middle East amid reports that Iran is planning an imminent missile attack on Israel.The FTSE 100 index ended up 39.70 points, 0.5%, at 8,276.65. The FTSE 250 closed 112.46 lower, 0.5%, at 20,940.73, and the AIM All-Share shed 3.63 points, 0.5%, at 736.80.The Cboe UK 100 ended 0.5% higher at 828.74 o

Stocks in London closed higher on Thursday, as China's ongoing stimulus measures continued to buoy risk sentiment.Miners continued to rise, while luxury retail also moved higher again, boosting the CAC 40 in Paris. Travel stocks joined in on the rally, after a bullish update from a US peer.Share price falls for oil majors kept a lid on the FTSE 100's progress, however.The FTSE 100 index closed up

With just over a month to go until the US presidential elections, Shares takes stock of where the two candidates stand in the polls and what the implications of a Democrat or Republican victory would mean for investors.There is no question the televised debate earlier this month was negative for Donald Trump, to the extent he refused to schedule a re-match.Yet, despite his poor performance, voting

The FTSE 100 and 250 closed in the red on Friday, as this week's US interest rate cut was offset by a disappointing consumer confidence reading.The FTSE 100 index closed down 98.73 points, or 1.2%, at 8,229.99. The FTSE 250 ended down 330.87 points, or 1.6%, at 20,831.84, and the AIM All-Share closed down 0.3%, or 2.46 points, at 745.62.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 1.2% at 823.77, the Cboe UK 250 cl