Alphabet and Tesla to kick-start 'Magnificent Seven' reportsBull market 'broadening not rotating' say analystsInvestors spooked recently by semiconductor restriction commentsUS quarterly earnings will hit top gear this week and investors should be watching closely. Will big tech corporate results put a stopper in the recent stock price declines that have cooled this year's US markets rally?The S&P

The FTSE 100 started the week on the front foot, seemingly unfazed by President Joe Biden's decision to bow out of the re-election race, although the travel sector stalled after a Ryanair warning.The FTSE 100 index traded up 30.98 points, or 0.4%, at 8,186.70. The FTSE 250 was up 55.40 points, 0.3%, at 21,123.08, while the AIM All-Share was up just 0.29 of a point at 784.42.The Cboe UK 100 was up

Adds over eight million paying subscribersSecond-quarter revenue up 16.8%Viral hit Baby Reindeer, new season of BridgertonNetflix (NFLX:NASDAQ) shares were marginally lower at $643 in pre-market trading despite the global streaming giant reporting a 16.8% rise in second-quarter revenue to $9.56 billion and adding over eight million paying subscribers.Netflix now has a total of 277.65 million globa

Stocks in London ended higher on Thursday, with promising updates sending retailers Frasers and Dunelm higher, while in mainland Europe, the European Central Bank took centre-stage as it opted to leave rates unmoved.The conviction remains that the ECB will cut at its September meeting, however. In the UK, signs of a softer labour market aided Bank of England rate cut expectations.The FTSE 100 inde

Annual profits power 13.1% higherStand-out showing from Sports Direct'Strong' profit increase expected in FY25Frasers' (FRAS) topped the FTSE 100 leader board on Thursday 18 July, surging 9.5% higher to 899p after the retail giant delivered annual profits at the top end of guidance, driven by Sports Direct, and expressed confidence in delivering 'another strong increase' in profits this year.Contr

I am 72 and retired. I am aware that if I die after my 75th birthday my Pension Pot would be taxed as income by my beneficiaries (wife and children).As this would no doubt incur some 40% liability, would it make sense to draw from the SIPP up to my 20% income tax limit in the next 3 years rather than use other savings such as ISA's to live off?I have every intention of spending enough not to fall

A new market is opening up for retail investors, and it may be coming to a broker near you soon. Traditionally the preserve of institutional investors, T-bills offer investors a secure way of storing money in the short term while getting a return in line with current interest rates. So what are T-bills exactly and how do they work?WHAT ARE T-BILLS?T-bills are basically short-dated government bonds

A major development in retail investing in recent years is the increased availability of vehicles which simply look to track the performance of a market. Thanks to their low cost, these passive funds have proved very popular and drawn money away from actively managed funds, where a professional stock picker makes the investment decisions.In this article we flesh out what active and passive investi

So far, China's Year of the Dragon hasn't brought investors a great deal of prosperity with the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index of Chinese shares up by less than 3% against a 15% gain for the FTSE World Index.Recent data also suggests the economy is slowing with second-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) only rising by 4.7%, its slowest pace for five quarters and well below economists' forecasts

Big US banks kicked-off the second-quarter earnings season on Friday (12 July) and despite earnings largely coming in ahead of Wall Street expectations, the share prices of JPMorgan Chase, (JPM:NYSE), Citigroup (C:NYSE) and Wells Fargo (WFC) all ended the day lower.The results showed a widening divide between the rude health of Wall Street and a struggling Main Street with the former boosting inve

UK government customer pays £21.4 millionRecord revenue of £202.5 million up 11%Cohort shares are up 54% year-to-dateShares in Cohort (CHRT:AIM) were up 4% to 859p in morning trading as the defence specialist said its subsidiary MCL (Marlborough Communications) has been awarded two orders with a total value of £21.4 million by a government customer.In addition, last month the firm's EID subsidi

Stocks in Europe were mostly lower on Wednesday morning, ahead of a eurozone consumer price inflation reading and the King's Speech.The FTSE 100 index opened down 10.32 points, or 0.1%, at 8,155.17. The FTSE 250 was down 55.59 points, or 0.3%, at 21,159.81, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.71 points, or 0.1%, at 787.79.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.2% at 813.97, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.1% at 18,451.

European share prices started lower on Tuesday, after a positive close in New York led into a mixed performance for Asian stock markets.On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.5% on Monday, the S&P 500 up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.4%.Positive bank earnings gave the market a boost, and US investors also took confidence from a further indication from the US Federal Res

London's FTSE 100 index dropped on Monday, as poor Chinese economic data weighed on mining stocks, and shares in luxury fashion house Burberry tumbled.The FTSE 100 index ended down 69.95 points, 0.9%, at 8,182.96. The FTSE 250 closed down 13.37 points, 0.1%, at 21,189.52, and the AIM All-Share edged down 0.69 of a point, 0.1%, at 785.48.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.9% at 816.46, the Cboe UK 250 fe

Stock prices in Europe were in the red midday Monday, after markets reacted relatively calmly to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.The FTSE 100 index in London was dragged down by Burberry, after it announced a profit warning.The FTSE 100 index was down 15.32 points, 0.2%, at 8,237.59. The FTSE 250 was down 11.00 points, 0.1%, at 21,191.89, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.72 of a point,

Warning of potential first-half lossFY25 dividends suspendedNew chief executive appointedLuxury group Burberry (BRBY) posted another disappointing trading update, saying the market weakness it had experienced in the fourth quarter of its financial year to the end of March had continued into July meaning it needed to take drastic action to deliver a second-half improvement.As well as suspending its

European stocks opened lower on Monday morning, after Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an attempted assassination attempt on Saturday in Pennsylvania.The FTSE 100 index opened down 40.49 points, 0.5%, at 8,212.42. The FTSE 250 was down 88.87 points, 0.4%, at 21,114.02, and the AIM All-Share was down 1.71 points, 0.2%, at 784.46.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.5% at 819.66, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.

Full year profit guidance cut by 15%130 jobs axed as schizophrenia drug droppedPeak Sublocade sales guidance reiteratedShares in Indivior (INDV) sank more than 40% to 694.5p after the opioid addiction treatment company issued a full year profit warning and announced 130 job cuts related to the discontinuation of its schizophrenia drug Perseris.The shares have been highly volatile in recent years.

Brewing joint venture sold for £206 millionAccelerates timeframe to reduce net debtCompany to layout capital allocation plansIt was drinks all round for Marston's (MARS) after the pub and hotel group announced the sale of its remaining 40% stake in the Carlsberg Marston's Brewing joint venture back to Danish brewer Carlsberg (CARL-B:CPH) for £206 million in cash.The shares jumped as much as 18%

£13.15 per share bid recommendedPepsiCo waiver key to dealBritvic sales up 6.3% in Q3Another one bites the dust. Soft drinks maker Britvic (BVIC) will become the latest company to leave the London stock market after agreeing to Carlsberg's (CARL-B:CPH) improved £3.3 billion takeover offer.Shares in the Robinsons, Fruit Shoot and J2O maker fizzed up 5% to £12.70 after the FTSE 250 firm said it h