DIY, cards and gold

Monday 18 January 2016 

The FTSE 100 opened the week in positive territory although oil giants BP and Shell were both near the foot of the...

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 09:44

BHP Billiton dividend in danger

“BHP Billiton (LSE:BHP) is currently forecast to be the FTSE 100’s highest yielding stock in 2016 with a huge yield of more than 11%...

Fri, 15/01/2016 - 11:49

Energy prices, credit checks and homes

Friday 15 January 2016 

The FTSE 100 opened mildly lower ahead of a raft of UK and US economic news and following downward overnight moves...

Fri, 15/01/2016 - 09:29

Five themes that could set the tone in 2016

After last week’s attempts to learn key lessons from 2015, this column will now turn its attention to the year ahead. In the (unfortunate) absence...

Thu, 14/01/2016 - 16:16

Grocers, DIY and fashion

Thursday 14 January 2016 

The blue-chip index slumped in early trading as the global market correction continues on the back of free-falling commodity prices and a...

Thu, 14/01/2016 - 09:30

Sainsbury’s, homes and cuts

Wednesday 13 January 2016

The headline index started strongly after China export figures for December confounded forecasts with a rise of 2.3% from a year...

Wed, 13/01/2016 - 09:18

Sainsbury increases pressure on M&S

“Sainsbury’s (LSE:SBRY) 0.4% drop in like-for-like sales in its fiscal third quarter is another upside surprise from the food retailing sector following on from...

Wed, 13/01/2016 - 09:09

Grocers, high street and baking

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Blue-chips edged higher in early trading but investors were braced for another turbulent session due to the current oil rout...

Tue, 12/01/2016 - 09:20

Property, fashion and mergers

Monday 11 January 2016 

The blue-chip index confounded forecasts and edged slightly higher after an uncertain start and despite ongoing concerns over the Chinese economy,...

Mon, 11/01/2016 - 09:15

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