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Is the January rally the real deal or just a bear market trap?

“America’s VIX, or ‘fear index,’ is dipping below 20, CNN’s Greed and Fear index is back into ‘greed’ territory at 65 and Bitcoin and meme...

Wed, 25/01/2023 - 10:44

Shares in wafer-maker IQE crumble as firm warns on 2023 sales

“Investors in silicon wafer-maker IQE are clearly disappointed by the company’s cautious outlook for 2023, as the shares are taking a hammering, but this...

Tue, 17/01/2023 - 11:28

Barratt warns again of slowdown in housing market

“There can be no doubting that times are getting tougher for the house-builders after a near-ten-year boom and Barratt Developments’ second cautious trading update...

Thu, 12/01/2023 - 17:16

The case for and against higher oil prices in 2023

“There are few assets as likely to make a mug of investors (as well as central bankers and policymakers) as oil. Crude is relatively price...

Thu, 05/01/2023 - 18:13

What the markets really think about 2023 after the central bank blitz

“Central banks still seem more frightened of inflation than a recession, but financial markets are split on what to expect in 2023: equity analysts are...

Wed, 21/12/2022 - 11:51

Why the FTSE 100 could still set an all-time high in 2023

“The FTSE 100 is no higher now than it was in spring 2017, when Theresa May was Prime Minister and still trying to make the...

Thu, 15/12/2022 - 16:27

Shaftesbury’s shares remain wary of the new normal for property firm

Shaftesbury’s boss Brian Bickell may be seeing a return to pre-pandemic normality in footfall across the Real Estate Investment Trust’s portfolio of prime West...

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 13:09

Caterer Compass keeps the FTSE 100 buyback pot bubbling

“Investors seem unimpressed that the profits growth for the fiscal year to September 2023 will be weighted toward the first half, between now and March,...

Wed, 23/11/2022 - 11:25

Debt down and dividend up looks a potent formula for Imperial Brands

“The shares may not be doing much in response to Imperial Brands’ full-year results, but they already stand near five-year highs and the figures...

Wed, 16/11/2022 - 17:10

Covid tries to take another bite out of Apple’s profits

“Apple’s admission that shipments of the new iPhone 14 could be hit by covid-enforced downtime at plant owned by key supplier Foxconn in China offers...

Thu, 10/11/2022 - 11:17

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