Wall Street hits new highs on better-than-expected bank results

US stocks hit fresh all-time highs last week after the third-quarter earnings season started with a bang, with both JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) and Wells Fargo (WFC:NYSE)...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


Why Simply Be owner N Brown is enjoying a major bounce

Shares in N Brown (BWNG:AIM) have enjoyed a bounce since early summer, taking year-to-date gains to the best part of 60% as investors applaud progress...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


Lloyds Banking Group to kick off UK third-quarter earnings season

Despite the strong market reaction to results from the US banks last week, we can’t see investors getting quite so excited when the UK’s biggest...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


The seven deadly sins of investing: the big pitfalls to avoid

There is a huge body of academic work highlighting behavioural biases which consistently trip-up investors’ supposedly rational thinking. In this article we look at seven big...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


Is it time for emerging markets to pop higher?

In the coming week (22-24 October), Russia will host the latest annual BRICS summit in Kazan. For all that one of the meeting’s key goals...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


The UK market’s buyback boom shows no signs of letting up

As tobacco firm Imperial Brands (IMB) announced its latest share buyback, there was an extraordinary, albeit logical, observation from broker Panmure Liberum.

Analyst Rae Maile...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


The dividend champion investment trusts going cheap

A central bank interest rate cutting cycle is well underway, the Federal Reserve having slashed US rates by 50 basis points and further cuts expected...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


Expectations for tech stocks are high this earnings season

The US third-quarter earnings season is already upon us and with it earnings from the biggest drivers of the stock market rally this year, the...

Thu, 17/10/2024 - 00:00


DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Foresight’s Pineiro share sale worth £1.1 million

The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Bellway PLC...

Wed, 16/10/2024 - 21:57


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