Struggling discounter B&M European Value Retail's (BME) stock plunged to a five-year low after the variety retailer delivered its latest profit downgrade (24 February) and announced chief executive Alex Russo would step down at the end of April.Profit warnings almost always put a dent in a company's stock price, but the sheer magnitude of B&M's value destruction over the past year and a bit is ala

GlobalData CEO sells four million sharesJadestone Energy director buys stockJohnson Matthey CFO designate also buysMichael Danson, chief executive of GlobalData (DATA:AIM), sold two separate tranches of shares in London-based data analytics and consulting company on 11 February.Danson sold two million shares at 195p, for a total value of £3.9 million, and a further two million shares at 199p for

With more than half a century of unbroken dividend hikes under its belt, Brunner (BUT) aims to provide long-term growth in capital and dividends by investing in global and UK equities with an 'all-weather' approach designed to adapt to different market conditions.To achieve this resilience, co-managers Julian Bishop and Christian Schneider of Allianz Global Investors focus on structurally-growing,

Professional short sellers are currently circling a small group of UK consuming-facing stocks with the goal of profiting from falls in their share prices, potentially caused by Rachel Reeves' Budget decisions.The UK outlook is getting worse by the day, with business and consumer sentiment weakening amid concerns the new government doesn't have an effective plan to accelerate economic growth.The ou

London stocks were mixed on Tuesday prior to the FTSE 100 closing near a record-high, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the US central bank is in 'no hurry' to lower interest rates.The FTSE 100 index closed up 9.59 points, 0.1%, at 8,777.39. It had earlier hit a new all-time high of 8,789.58.The FTSE 250 ended down 66.56 points, 0.3%, at 20,919.72, and the AIM All-Share closed down jus

The popular perception among most investors at the start of 2025 was that Donald Trump's bark was worse than bite ? in other words, some of the more outlandish promises he made on the hustings were unlikely to translate into actual policies.Three weeks after the inauguration, that assumption has already been tossed out the window as one announcement after another causes havoc in markets.During 72

Quarter sets new sales and earnings recordsiPhone revenues light of estimatesServices revenue hits all-time highCalifornia-based colossus Apple (AAPL:NASDAQ) set new records for revenue and earnings in its first quarter to 28 December 2024 and has now beat earnings expectations for eight quarters in a row, positives that propelled the shares up 3.1% to $245 in pre-market trading across the pond.Ho

The world's second largest cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL:NYSE) is expected to release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings before the market opens on 28 January.Analysts expect the US cruise operator to report a profit of $1.49 per share up 19.2% from $1.25 per share in the same quarter a year ago.Royal Caribbean third quarter 2024 performance exceeded expectations driven

Exchange-traded funds are typically used to track indices like the FTSE 100 but there is a burgeoning list of products which look to tap different themes and even investment styles.This universe was recently added to with the launch of some new ETFs which look to track quality stocks.WHAT ARE THE NEW PRODUCTS?State Street Global Advisors is the name behind these two fresh additions ? SPDR S&P Dev

Stocks in London remained in the red at midday on Monday, trimming a year-to-date gain which already fell short of loftier progress in US stocks.The FTSE 100 index traded down 15.85 points, 0.2%, at 8,133.93. The FTSE 250 was down 62.74 points, 0.3%, at 20,425.91, and the AIM All-Share was up just 0.34 of a point at 715.53.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.1% at 815.90, the Cboe UK 250 down 0.2% at 17,88

Share prices in London started lower on Friday after the two-day Christmas break, as investors dissected initial readings on the strength of holiday sales and the weekly reading on US employment.Out on Boxing Day, US seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims were 219,000 in the week that ended this past Saturday, down 1,000 from the previously week's unrevised total of 220,000, the US Department

Credit/debit card firm has $3.9 billion of previous scheme to investS&P 500 companies on track for record buybacks yearMastercard shares have rallied 26% in 2024The board of Mastercard (MA:NYSE) has approved a new share buyback scheme worth $12 billion of its Class A shares, about 1.3% of its total share capital.Mastercard, one half of the world's debit and credit card duopoly with Visa (V:NYSE),

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

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

Eight months in, 2024 is already a record year for M&A (mergers and acquisitions) in the investment trust sector.Trust boards are increasingly focused on value for money and shareholder returns amid persistently wide discounts to NAV (net asset value) and with activists nosing around. A major trend underway is mergers between sub-scale trusts with similar remits to create funds large and liquid en

2024 profits to be at lower end of expectationsOrders returned to growth in Q2£20 million buyback launchedTakeaway firm Domino's Pizza (DOM) served up news of a tasty pick-up in second quarter orders and also launched a fresh £20 million share buyback programme in show of confidence in its future prospects.So why did shares in the firm, which holds the master franchise agreement to own, operate

Stocks in Europe traded higher on Wednesday morning amid a slew of corporate earnings and a rise in oil prices, after the Bank of Japan raised its main interest rate and before the Federal Reserve's decision later.The FTSE 100 index shot up 93.67 points, or 1.1%, at 8,368.08 on Wednesday morning. But the FTSE 250 rose 194.53 points, 0.9%, at 21,627.04, while the AIM All-Share added 3.72 points, 0.

Given that the American consumer is buckling under the strain of sticky inflation and high interest rates, Procter & Gamble's (PG:NYSE) organic sales growth performance and forward guidance will be closely monitored when the consumer products powerhouse posts fourth quarter earnings (30 July).Analysts will be hanging on management's every word pertaining to currency headwinds, input cost pressures

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

Craneware will use Microsoft's Azure platformShares up 38% year-to-dateStrengthens existing relationship with MicrosoftShares in Craneware (CRW:AIM) were up over 2% to £23.65 in morning trading as the Edinburgh-based healthcare software company announced a tie-up with tech giant Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ).Craneware provides software solutions that help hospitals and other healthcare providers discov