Is it time to consider stone-cold Greggs shares?
Image source: Getty Images When Greggs (LSE:GRG) shares were trading at over £30, I couldn’t quite believe it. Either I was missing something, or as I suspected, retail investors were simply following the money. The stock had been moving in the right direction for a while and everyone knows the company — it appeared to […]
Sterling firms ahead of BoE as markets push back rate-cut timing – preview of today’s meet
Sterling is firmer into Thursday’s BoE decision as stronger UK data nudges markets to delay rate-cut bets, with the vote split and guidance the key tells. Summary: Sterling firmed to a five-month high vs the euro as markets lean toward a BoE hold BoE is widely expected to keep Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75% Stronger […]
Faux Leather Jackets on Amazon
Cool Without Trying 😎 Faux Leather Jackets That Look Expensive (But Aren’t) Published February 5, 2026 12:05 AM PST TMZ may collect a share of sales or other compensation from links on this page. Real leather? Hard pass. If you want leather vibes without the major splurge, it’s time to go faux … because let’s […]
Prediction: in 12 months the battered Diageo share price and dividend could turn £10,000 into…
Image source: Getty Images. Diageo‘s (LSE:DGE) share price been one of the FTSE 100‘s worst performers over the last year. It begs the question: how much cash have investors like myself lost by holding the Captain Morgan maker? Since 5 February, 2025, Diageo shares have tumbled 25.7% in value. Though this drop has increased the […]
Silver takes a nosedive as dip buyers are dealt a setback
The precious metal has plunged by over 12% on the day and well off the highs from the bounce in the past two days of around $92. The drop now sees silver drop back to around $76 and the technicals highlight the move rather well. After the sharp pullback from last week, it was always […]
Alphabet’s $175bn bombshell just sent a message to the entire stock market
Image source: Getty Images When Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) reported its Q4 earnings on Wednesday (4 February) the stock went down, then up, then down again. The results were great, but that’s not the real story. The company outlined plans to increase its artificial intelligence (AI) spending to huge levels in 2026. But what does that mean […]
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlights will be the BoE and ECB rate decisions. The Bank of England is expected to hold the Bank Rate steady at 3.75% with a 6-3 vote split (although there’s also a strong consensus for a 7-2 split). The guidance in the statement will likely remain unchanged […]
A beaten-down tech stock at just 10.8x earnings… an ISA pick for February?
Image source: Getty Images My ISA hasn’t performed that well this week. It started with a sell-off of software names on Tuesday (3 February) — that was fine as I was quite light on them — but on Wednesday the sell-off moved to hardware. What was behind it? It’s all about the notion that AI […]
Germany December industrial orders +7.8% vs -2.2% m/m expected
Prior +5.6%; revised to +5.7% That’s a huge beat on estimates as German manufacturing orders surged once again in December, after a big jump in November last year as well. A lot of that is to do with a massive increase in large orders though. If you strip that out of the report, new orders […]
Rangers, Mason Thompson Agree To Minor League Deal
The Rangers have agreed to a minor league contract with free agent righty Mason Thompson, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. It’s a homecoming for the Round Rock native, who’ll presumably be in big league camp with the club later this month. A third-round pick by the Padres in 2016, Thompson has pitched in […]
