12 Sep 2013 @ 23:46
The share price of Morrison (WM) Supermarkets (
LSE:MRW) led the FTSE this morning, rising from 294.oo at yesterday’s close to to 312.00 minutes after 9:00 am. The MRW share price remains up 3.06% at 13:20 today, an increase of 9.10 pence to 306.30. The investor response followed the release of Morrison’s first half results and […]
12 Sep 2013 @ 00:12
Every evening Americans turn on their TV’s to catch up on the news of the day. Among the top five headlines of the day, there is inevitably something like this: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 32 points today on news that . . .” For the average American, that’s the most attention that […]
06 Sep 2013 @ 23:51
The share price of Marks & Spencer (
LSE:MKS) jumped 16.2 pence to 494.9 yesterday, 05 September, the highest is has been since 2008 and was the second-highest stock increase among the FTSE 100. It is continuing to climb today, having reached as high as 502.00, and appears likely to close over the 500.00 mark for the […]
06 Sep 2013 @ 00:22
I’m not going to write about stocks today, but I will at least mention one. Instead, I wish to direct your attention to the economy in general. I’m also going to say some things that the media does not often say and politicians don’t want them to say it. The economy is out of control. […]
30 Aug 2013 @ 20:24
Pound Sterling The Pound spent most of the week softer against its peers as concerns over possible military action against Syria was the main driving force behind the markets. Tuesday’s session saw the Pound fall against the Euro following the release of positive data out of the Eurozone and as tensions over Syria saw investors […]
23 Aug 2013 @ 23:51
I can still remember when “Casual Friday” became all the rage. (You youngsters thought there was always a “Casual Friday,” didn’t you?) I know of one company where the “Casual Friday” expanded to five working days, so they instituted a “Tie Tuesday.” I got to thinking this morning that today might be an ideal day […]
23 Aug 2013 @ 21:45
Pound Sterling The Pound spent most of the week higher against its major peers and on Monday it continued to ride higher against the US Dollar and Euro thanks to last week’s positive economic data releases. House price data released in the afternoon showed that prices had fallen for the first time in six-months in […]
19 Aug 2013 @ 23:53
The share price of the Royal Bank of Scotland (
LSE:RBS) had dropped from 343.6 to 339.3 as of 13:20 today. The consensus on the street is that the decline has come as the result of an statement by W&G Investments (
LSE:WGI). The statement was in reference to the government-mandated divestiture of 315 under-performing RBS branches. […]
16 Aug 2013 @ 19:29
Pound Sterling The Pound made a second weekly gain after the UK currency received support from a host of positive economic data releases. On Monday Sterling made gains against the Euro as data showed that British banks increased the number of mortgages being approved .The data added credence to the belief that the UK recovery […]
13 Aug 2013 @ 00:48
Pound Sterling – The Pound began the week on a positive note after economic data continued to support hopes that the UK economy is making a strong recovery. A better than expected services PMI climbed from 56.9 in June to 57.4 in July. To ask a currency expert a question direct, click HERE Or to […]