Four important stories from the past week: Capita, Purplebricks, BT and Vodafone

Outsourcer Capita (CPI) is seeking to avoid the fate of its doomed peer Carillion by taking steps to fix its balance sheet under...

Thu, 08/02/2018 - 00:00

Shoppers keep calm and carry on

Despite a testing backdrop for UK shoppers, total retail sales rose 1.4% in January 2018, versus 0.1% growth in January 2017, according to the latest...

Thu, 08/02/2018 - 00:00

BP wins the battle of the oil majors

Of the UK’s two large integrated oil companies, BP (BP.) looks to be the winner over Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) in terms...

Thu, 08/02/2018 - 00:00

Will the Year of the Dog mean China is markets’ best friend or a foe?

While drops in the US dollar, the American Treasury market and even the US stock market are grabbing all of the headlines, China’s currency is...

Wed, 07/02/2018 - 12:59

Five lessons to learn from the market meltdown

As the legendary US baseball player Yogi Berra once noted: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

The task is a precarious and...

Wed, 07/02/2018 - 09:42

Rio Tinto’s impressive comeback, Imperial Brands fights back and Scottish Mortgage tops the leaderboard

“Investors will be relieved that the markets aren’t tanking for another day. The FTSE 100 is up 0.7% to 7,191 in early trading on Wednesday,...

Wed, 07/02/2018 - 09:24

Ocado’s big challenge, good news for BP and sales setback for Babcock

“Global stock markets continue to fall sharply with the FTSE 100 down a further 2.6% to 7,148 in early trading on Tuesday,” says AJ Bell...

Tue, 06/02/2018 - 09:20

Tesco’s important move, Randgold’s mining code shock and Ryanair’s gloomy outlook

“The FTSE 100 starts the week on a bad note, falling 1.1% to 7,358, echoing a similar sell-off in Asia and following a weak session...

Mon, 05/02/2018 - 09:25

BT full year outlook clouded, AstraZeneca drugs sales fall, Cobham cashes in

“The FTSE 100 was treading water in early trading ahead of the widely followed US non-farm payrolls release later,” says AJ Bell Investment Director Russ...

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 09:32

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