US equities look to recover a little after a rough few days
It’s been a day of mixed fortunes for US futures so far today. Tech shares were battered in Wall Street yesterday and that continued after Amazon faced a backlash on their earnings reporting. Big tech continues to try and justify their increased AI infrastructure spending but investors are slowly but surely moving on to the […]
Barcelona v Mallorca – Line-ups, stats and preview
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What on earth just happened to the Lloyds share price?
Image source: Getty Images Even the soaring Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price was bound to come back down to earth at some point. And yesterday (5 February) it did just that, plunging 5.6%. What’s going on? The FTSE 100 bank has had a terrific run. Even after that one-day drop, its stock is up 70% […]
How have interest rate expectations changed after this week’s events?
Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 58 bps (77% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) BoE: 45 bps (49% probability of rate cut at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 6 bps (98% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) SNB: 5 bps (95% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) Rate hikes by […]
Was ‘Damp January’ the turning point for Diageo shares?
Image source: Getty Images Could the crisis for Diageo (LSE: DGE) shares be over? That there is a crisis is hard to contest. The share price has plunged 57% since 2021 on the back of concerns about the imminent decline and fall of alcohol consumption across the world. Interestingly, the fall has been mostly due […]
Germany December industrial production -1.9% vs -0.3% m/m expected
Prior +0.8%; revised to +0.2% At the same time, we’re getting German trade figures released as per the following: December trade balance €17.1 billion vs €14.1 billion expected Prior €13.1 billion Exports +4.0% m/m Prior -2.5% Imports +1.4% m/m Prior +0.8% That’s a steep drop in German industrial output to wrap up the year, well […]
California billionaire tax ‘economically disastrous’ expert warns
FOX Business host Marcus Lemonis discusses billionaires fleeing California to avoid a proposed wealth tax on ‘The Bottom Line.’ A proposed tax targeting California’s wealthiest residents is drawing strong support from likely voters, but critics warn it would discourage investment and trigger an exodus of high-income earners and businesses from the state. “I think it’s […]
Rams’ Matthew Stafford named MVP over Patriots’ Drake Maye
Matthew Stafford has been named NFL Most Valuable Player and confirmed he will return for another season with the Los Angeles Rams. The 37-year-old edged New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in one of the closest MVP races in league history before using his acceptance speech to announce he is not retiring. Stafford received 24 […]
Some of the best FTSE 100 growth stocks have gone mad. Time to snap them up?
Image source: Getty Images If someone had asked me to compile a list of the best FTSE 100 growth stocks a week ago, it would almost certainly have included data specialist RELX (LSE: REL). That’s a stock I’ve wanted to buy for years. Is this my moment? My list might also have included software provider Sage […]
Oil prices in the spotlight as focus remains on US-Iran negotiations in Oman
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Oil prices are consolidating between key levels as traders await new developments from the US-Iran negotiations. On Wednesday, prices surged after reports suggested that US-Iran talks scheduled for today were called off. The gains were eventually erased after Iran’s foreign minister said the talks were still on. Given the low probabilities of a […]
