Valencia v Barcelona: Line-ups, stats and preview
Champions Barcelona travel to Mestalla on Saturday night looking to finish their La Liga campaign with another win against Valencia. Hansi Flick’s side secured the title earlier this month and remain comfortably clear at the top of the standings, while Valencia still have hopes of sneaking into Europe heading into the final weekend. Los Che […]
Djimon Hounsou Fighting Ex For Custody Months After Restraining Order Drama
Djimon Hounsou Custody War Erupts After Restraining Order Dropped Published May 22, 2026 12:00 AM PDT Djimon Hounsou is dragging his baby mama, Ri’za Marie Simpson, to court to fight over custody and child support … months after she was arrested for alleged assault … TMZ has learned. According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, […]
France’s business climate remains gloomy in May as services sector remains gloomy
Business confidence 94 vs 94 expected Prior 94 Services confidence 93 Prior 94 Industrial confidence 102 Prior 100 The French business climate remains gloomy, with yet another drop in services confidence as dark clouds continue to circle amid the Middle East crisis. The unrevised estimate reflects a drop to 93.6, marking the lowest such reading […]
How I just witnessed the mighty dividend-paying power of Lloyds shares at first hand…
Image source: Getty Images Lloyds‘ (LSE: LLOY) shares have had a solid run. They’re up more than 22% in the last year, and 88.5% over five. I own the stock, so I’m happy. In fact, I’m sitting on even bigger gains than that. How come? Should you buy Lloyds Banking Group Plc shares today? Before […]
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight was the UK retail sales report. The data missed expectations across the board but it didn’t change much for the BoE, so the market reaction was muted. Looking ahead, we have the German IFO survey. The IFO is correlated to the German Composite PMI given that […]
Is the Nvidia share price worth considering after falling, post-earnings?
Image source: Getty Images The Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 1% in post-market trading after its results were released late Wednesday (20 May). Even though it was a modest move, it made the fourth consecutive quarter in which the stock had fallen immediately after results were released. Yet given the strong headline numbers, is the stock worth […]
UK April retail sales -1.3% vs -0.6% m/m expected
Prior +0.7%; revised to +0.6% Retail sales 0.0% vs +1.3% y/y expected Prior +1.7%; revised to +1.4% Retail sales (ex autos, fuel) -0.4% vs -0.3% m/m expected Prior +0.2%; revised to +0.1% Retail sales (ex autos, fuel) +1.1% vs +1.5% y/y expected Prior +1.7%; revised to +1.5% Well, the negative impact stirred up by the […]
I’m fed up with the Unilever share price. Do I sell my stock?
Image source: Getty Images The past six months have been profitable for owners of most FTSE 100 shares. Alas, while the UK’s elite stock-market index has jumped 9.1% in half a year, some constituent shares have done poorly. For example, the Unilever (LSE: ULVR) share price has dropped 14% in this period. Should Unilever shareholders […]
Pakistan interior minister said to have met with Iran foreign minister again – report
This just reconfirms what was already aired by the IRNA. The meet up again is “to review proposals for resolving the ongoing dispute with the US”. For some context, this was Mohsin Naqvi’s second trip to Tehran in less than a week as Pakistan continues to step up mediation efforts in trying to get something […]
FX option expiries for 22 May 10am New York cut
There are just a few expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. The first ones are for EUR/USD at the 1.1600 and 1.1630 levels. As things stand, the currency pair – like the others – remain very much tied to dollar and broader market sentiment. US-Iran headlines remain the […]
