Consolidation in commercial property market shows no signs of slowing

The recent wave of takeovers and mergers in the quoted UK commercial real estate sector has continued this week with the proposed all-share takeover of...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Help: I’ve just started thinking about pension planning and I’m not sure where to start

I have only recently started thinking seriously about my retirement. However, I am paying the maximum I can into my employer’s pension to get matching...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Is MicroStrategy more than just a proxy for Bitcoin?

Is $11 billion US firm MicroStrategy (MSTR:NASDAQ) really the largest independent business intelligence company listed anywhere, as it claims, or merely a proxy for cryptocurrency...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Unilever reassures investors with return to volume growth

Unilever (ULVR) Price: £39.93

Gain to date: 4.6%

We suggested investors buy fast-moving consumer goods goliath Unilever (ULVR) at £38.19 in January 2024 on the grounds the...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Focus on GDP and Fed meeting minutes after big inflation numbers

After an uneventful few days over the tail end of last week and the beginning of this week, the economic calendar moves into high gear...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Global data services specialist Experian continues to deliver positive news

Shares in global data services specialist Experian (EXPN) are on a roll after the firm reported another strong set of results lifted by strong global...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Stock market crash four years on: why the recovery has been patchy

Shares in hundreds of UK and US-listed companies have not fully recovered since the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global stock market crash in February 2020,...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Shares in specialty chemical maker Victrex hit fresh multi-year lows

High-performance polymer-maker Victrex (VCT) delivered a downbeat assessment of the outlook for the current financial year last week citing weakness in demand in several end-markets....

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Why investors are dumping funds which invest in UK stocks

The last two years have seen unprecedented levels of outflows from funds invested in UK equities.

Across the course of 2022 and 2023, around £25...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


Big banks expected to report largely benign fourth quarter earnings

The publication of full-year results by the big four UK high-street banks is imminent and there will inevitably be a good deal of scrutiny of...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 00:00


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