What is the repo market and why is it behaving oddly?

Real film buffs will remember Repo Man, a 1984 science fiction film directed by the UK’s Alex Cox but it is the repo rate that investors need...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


How to turn your dream of early retirement into reality

The FIRE movement sounds nothing like a retirement planning strategy, but it’s a movement where people are saving their cash and retiring young.

Financial Independence,...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Getting your head round Greggs’ share price slump

To be a good investor you must be able to understand why shares are moving in a certain direction. Greggs’ (GRG) 12.5% share...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Our top picks in the UK supermarket sector

While last year saw grocery spending lifted by high temperatures, World Cup fever and a Royal Wedding, the big supermarket chains haven’t had much to...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Revamped Ultra Electronics is tougher and more focused

A slight pullback in the share price for defence firm Ultra Electronics (ULE) represents a good buying opportunity.

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Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


US trade war extends to European shores

Last week the World Trade Organisation (WTO) gave the US the green light to impose billions of dollars of tariffs on European companies in retaliation for more...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Why we got it wrong on Ted Baker

Ted Baker (TED) 459.2p

Stop loss triggered 

Original entry price: 912p, 22 August 2019


We have to hold...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Why stock markets around the world plunged last week

Last week was not a good one for stock market investors in pretty much every part of the world.

Big countries from the UK to...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Recruiters, insurers and the week’s other big news

Recruitment firms were heavily under the cosh on 8 October with Robert Walters (RWA) and Michael Page (PAGE) falling by nearly...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


Investors won’t have made much from FAANG stocks this year

The leading US technology shares known as the FAANGs, an acronym for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google, have led the stock market higher during...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00


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