Trading conditions remain mixedFuture shares down by a third year-to-dateAdjusted operating profits expected at £254.1 millionShares in Future Publishing (FUTR) were up over 23% to 879.5p in morning trading as the publishing firm said its adjusted operating profit for the year is 'expected to be in line with board expectations' (at company compiled consensus) of £254.1 million.Future made this a

The recent share price performance of certain advertising companies has not impressed investors. WPP (WPP) has seen its share price fall by 8% year-to-date and S4 Capital (SFOR) has seen its shares dramatically fall 62% in the same period.Both companies have cited tech clients in the US cutting their advertising spend and the current macroeconomic climate as reasons for weak performance. This is a

Global advertising spend expected to grow by 3%Sporting events and US presidential election gave ad spend a boostEmerging digital categories to experience high growth in 2023Global advertising spend is expected to grow by 3.3% in 2023 with inflation driving the increase to reach $727.9 billion, according to the latest Dentsu Global Ad Spend Forecasts report.This boosted ad spend is being driven by

There is no hotter area to invest in today than artificial intelligence, or AI as it is commonly known. Ever since OpenAI's ChatGPT took the world by storm, investors have been racing to find winners from this explosive trend.Corporate leaders, meanwhile, have been scrambling to prove to investors that they are harnessing the technology to drive revenue growth, improve operational efficiency, and

The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Tuesday as inflation levels continued to accelerate in the US, with the blue chip benchmark ending the session pretty much flat at 7,124.72 points.By 4.30pm UK time the S&P 500 index in the US was up 0.1% at 4,390.52.The CPI print of 0.9% for June was very much stronger than expectations of a 0.5% advance, leaving the Federal Reserve's repeated assertions th

Sometimes investors ignore funds which have accumulated a limited amount of funds from investors, often because they are seen as not having much of a future due to a lack of scale or just because they don't have the marketing budgets of the big asset managers.However, ignoring these smaller funds could mean neglecting some potentially interesting investment options.VICTIMS OF SUCCESSWhile we are l

UK stocks have started the week in spectacular fashion with London's FTSE 100 closing a whopping 2.52% higher to 6,756.11 on Monday, buoyed by strength in the oil price and rising hopes for a vaccine-led economic recovery.Oil prices went close to $65 per barrel, with the boost in the commodity's price helping FTSE stalwarts BP (BP.) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) jump 6.5% to 278.9p and 6.1% to £13

UK stocks have got off to a flyer this week with London's FTSE 100 soaring 1.8% to 6,708.55 by lunchtime on Monday, buoyed by strength in the oil price and rising hopes for a vaccine-led economic recovery.Brent crude oil futures are up 1.15% to $63.36 per barrel, with the boost in the commodity's price helping FTSE stalwarts BP (BP.) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) rise 2.6% to 268.5p and 3.8% to £1

UK markets got off to a strong start to the new trading week as the FTSE 100 advanced almost 70 points, around 1%, in early deals to 6,657.14, taking its cue from Asia, which enjoyed a buoyant opening session.Stimulus and vaccine roll-out optimism provided international markets with the early shot in the arm. Japan provided much of the fuel, with the Nikkei 225 broke through the 30,000 point level

Marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity (EBQ:AIM) surged 24% to 32.2p as it confirmed full year guidance and revealed a drastic improvement in its balance sheet.In reality today's move represented a recovery from a very low base, with negative sentiment towards the company recently driving the share price to its lowest level in more than a decade.The company said annual performance met its expect

The FTSE 100 advances 26 points to 7,155 on Tuesday, extending yesterday's gains with miners, tobacco stocks, banks and healthcare firms helping to drive up the blue-chip benchmark early on.Online trading platform Plus500 (PLUS) plummets 35.2% lower to £10.06 on a warning 2019 profit is likely to be 'materially lower than current market expectations' due to the revenue impact of tighter UK regula

Marketing analytics firm Ebiquity (EBQ:AIM) is looking more streamlined having agreed the £26m sale of its AdIntel division to global consultancy Nielsen (13 Feb).This business formed the bulk of the group's Marketing Intelligence operation - which aids firms in understanding their market and what other companies are spending cash on. Chief executive Michael Kargs tells Shares this has increasing

Marketing analytics business Ebiquity (EBQ:AIM) is sacrificing short-term margin performance as it invests for future growth. Earnings are forecast to decline near-term, perhaps explaining why the shares are trading close to a two-year low of 102.5p.Contrarian investors may wish to consider taking a position now while the shares are depressed. The best time to buy something is when others are fear

Events company ITE (ITE) sinks 4% to 156p as an otherwise in line pre-close trading update is accompanied by warning on the impact of the attempted coup in Turkey in July.The company says the instability hit September events in the region. In addition, World Food, its major Q4 event, was down 10.6% in terms of bookings, reflecting the challenging Russian events market. The one bright spot is a cur

The financial markets offer a route to achieving inflation-busting returns. Are you taking advantage of this opportunity or letting cash sit idle in the bank with minimal returns? Now is the time to sit up and put your money to work.The latest Barclays Equity Gilt Study - a widely followed benchmark of the returns from different assets - shows that over the past 50 years, once the impact of inflat

Many financial services companies give the impression that investors only top up their ISAs in the last few weeks of March and the first week of April, such is the intensity of their advertising during this period. That is not true. The clever investor is the one who invests throughout the year and not simply the days leading up to the end of the tax year.The new tax year is now underway and you c

Marketing performance analyst Ebiquity (EBQ:AIM) is a growth story - adjusted pre-tax profits have increased at a compound annual growth rate of 32.5% over the last five years - but its valuation does not reflect this trajectory.Based on stockbroker Numis' 11p earnings per share forecast for the April 2016 financial year the shares trade on a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.7. That's very low for a

Eagle Eye (EYE:AIM) 165pAIM is littered with strugglers chasing the mobile commerce dream but Eagle Eye is off to a decent start. SMS marketing and vouchers space has potential, but this is also high-risk territory.Earthport (EPO:AIM) 45.25pNew management is key to ending years of failure and cash calls. Making rapid progress to promised global platform for medium-sized cross-border payments goal.

Property and casualty insurer Beazley (BEZ) continues to tumble following yesterday's interim results. Down a further 10% to 217p, investors don't like the 27% drop in pre-tax profits during the first half of the year. Analysts have questioned how the returns from Beazley's underwriting operations will perform in an increasingly competitive market. Yet Joanna Parsons at Westhouse reckons the compa