Markets enjoy relief rally as China and US step back from brink of all-out trade war

Initial enthusiasm may have waned but US stocks are still comfortably above their pre-Liberation Day levels following a de-escalation in the tariff stand-off between the US...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


UK consumer confidence falls as unemployment begins to rise

The latest survey from consultants PwC shows another fall in UK consumer sentiment and a new round of belt-tightening by households concerned over the state of...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Discover why automated postal machine operator InPost is one of Europe’s fastest growing companies

InPost (INPST:AMS) €15.90

Market cap: £6.67 billion


Luxembourg-based ecommerce and fulfilment services platform InPost (INPST:AMS) is one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies, yet it is...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Are we past the peak of uncertainty or is this just the beginning?

Bulls of the US market and technology stocks will be rubbing their hands this week after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite spiked, taking them...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Explaining the lump sum allowance and the money purchase annual allowance

If a person has defined benefit pension and two SIPPs, can they take a tax-free lump sum from that pension in, say, year 1, and...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Raft of bad news sends Mobico shares 62% lower year-to-date

National Express coach owner Mobico (MCG) has seen its shares fall 85% over the past five years as recovery remains slow since the Covid pandemic.

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Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Gear4music’s recovery story should strike a chord with investors

Gear4music (G4M:AIM)

Price: 140p

Market cap: £29.1 million


Patient investors seeking a growth company trading at a discount to its recent history and offering...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


JD Wetherspoon continues to demonstrate resilient trading

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) 724.4p

Profit to date: 20.3%

We highlighted pubs group JD Wetherspoon (JDW) in November 2024 as an ‘absolute steal’ based on what we...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Will the struggling US housing market weigh on Home Depot?

US home improvement chain Home Depot (HD:NYSE) is set to post its earnings for the three months to 30 April on 20 May.

Investors will...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


Focus on cyber attack as Marks & Spencer readies full-year results

The focus when Marks & Spencer (MKS) posts its full-year results may be less about the numbers themselves and more about the company quantifying the...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00


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