2023-10-23 10:51
Fraud is seemingly on the rise. Last year’s correction caused many once-loved growth stocks to end up in the gutter, while numerous financial scandals have recently come to light.
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2023-10-12 08:00
In the world of investing, we often find ourselves engrossed in numbers—revenue figures, operating margins, FCF yields, and ROIC ratios. These metrics provide us with valuable insights… Read More
2023-09-30 08:37
Aviva Plc (LSE:AV) shares are currently trading at the lowest rates, the lowest since the Covid-19-led pandemic. The insurance business is certainly not the only financial services company t… Read More
2023-09-30 08:26
Taylor Wimpey (LSE:TW) shares have been on a volatile ride after the company announced that it expects annual operating profits to halve in its current year amid wider housing market stress… Read More
2023-09-29 09:24
HSBC Holdings (LSE:HSBA) shares have been one the stars of the FTSE 100 index due to its prolonged bullish journey. Currently trading at 643p, HSBC Holdings shares have consistently risen si… Read More
2023-09-29 09:09
Persimmon Plc (LSE:PSN) shares are down over 15% year to date and 31% in the past year. And when stretching the timeline to five years, the stock has plunged over 56%. Needless to say, it&rs&hell…Read More
2023-09-28 21:06
BP (LSE:BP) shares have been on an exciting bullish journey for quite a while. Ever since the stock hit a low of 196.6p in October 2021, the share has been rising continuously to date.
T… Read More
2023-09-28 04:07
Shell Plc (LSE:SHEL) made headlines when the company faced an unplanned outage at its Pernis refinery. This is one of the biggest refineries in Europe and led to an immediate decline in the… Read More
2023-09-27 07:15
Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) is a financial services group focused on retail and commercial customers. It has branches all across the UK with a wide customer base. And yet Lloyds shares h… Read More
2023-09-26 06:30
Tesco Plc (LSE:TSCO) is an international chain of grocery stores based. One of the most compelling, profit-yielding factors of the business is its flexibility towards operations. At least, t… Read More
2023-08-23 07:01
Landore Resources Ltd (LSE:LND) announcement of dropping plans to sell a few of its assets was received positively by investors1. This news temporarily stabilised the Landore share price. Ad… Read More
2023-08-22 07:01
Advanced Oncotherapy Plc (LSE:AVO) recently announced a prospective recapitalisation and funding plan to raise up to £110m1. Amidst the financial challenges the company is facing, this… Read More
2023-08-21 07:01
Quantum Blockchain Technologies Plc (LSE:QBT) recently filed a new patent application in the UK. This new patent involves the application of AI techniques to predict blockchain behaviour, al… Read More
2023-08-20 07:01
The E-Therapeutics Plc (LSE:ETX) fundraiser of £13.5m has been the highlight of the news since its announcement in September 2022. This newly acquired capital provides E-Therapeutics w… Read More
2023-08-19 07:01
Harland & Wolff Group Holdings Plc (LSE:HARL) made headlines when they announced a widened annual loss for 2022 despite a rise in revenue. The company is expected to report annual revenu… Read More
2023-08-18 07:01
The Watkin Jones Plc (LSE:WJG) share price plummeted this year after the firm announced two shocking revelations. The first news that took the investor community by storm was the increased c… Read More
2023-08-17 07:01
SigmaRoc Plc (LSE:SRC) achieved a major milestone with the successful installation of its first carbon capture module at Nordkalk’s site in Köping, Sweden1. After the fossil fuel… Read More
2023-08-16 07:38
ImmuPharma Plc (LSE:IMM) has been the talk of the town in the biopharma industry in the past few days. The first news that took the industry by storm was the breakthrough in developing a new… Read More
2023-07-25 08:03
Johnson Service Group (LSE:JSG) made headline news when they reported higher-than-expected profits for the current fiscal year. The company will be releasing its half-yearly result for the y… Read More
2023-07-23 06:13
Thor Energy Plc (LSE:THR) has started detailed airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys over its US uranium and vanadium projects. Within six weeks, the results will be received. It will ex… Read More
2023-07-22 07:42
Galileo Resources (LSE:GLR) recently announced the launch of a drilling program at its Kamativi site in Zimbabwe1, following the detection of a lithium anomaly in the soil and streams. This… Read More
2023-07-21 08:16
Savannah Resources Plc (LSE:SAV) is the sole owner of the Barroso Lithium Project in northern Portugal. The mining company recently announced results from a new scoping study on its Barroso… Read More
2023-07-20 07:21
Learning Technologies (LSE:LTG) is a London-based digital learning and talent management company. The company proudly claims to have a strong balance sheet that’s allowed it to make &l&hell…Read More
2023-07-19 07:04
The Phoenix Copper Ltd (LSE:PXC) share price has not returned value for its shareholders since its IPO. In fact, investors who bought the stock when it was first listed are currently down ar… Read More
2023-06-26 13:36
The Petro Matad (LSE:MATD) share price has been on a bearish trend this year, falling by over 30%. Yet zooming out for the last 12 months, the oil exploration stock is actually up by over 40… Read More
2023-06-18 06:53
The Mirriad Advertising (LSE:MIRI) share price recently surged following the announced collaboration with Microsoft. Together they are building a new API to enable Mirriad’s advertisin… Read More
2023-06-17 06:29
Pan African Resources (LSE:PAF) share price came under the limelight recently after announcing a reduction in its production guidance for gold in the current financial year. While the low el… Read More
2023-06-17 06:06
Quadrise Plc (LSE:QED) recently surprised investors with its share price jumping over 40% in June 2023 following its early trial results of using crude sugar oil (CSO) in its bioMSAR alterna… Read More
2023-06-09 07:05
At a market cap of £23.9m, the Alien Metals Ltd (LSE:UFO) share price is trading near 0.435p. Founded in 2006, the mineral mining company has come a long way towards development via ex… Read More
2023-06-09 06:58
The Braveheart Investment Company (LSE:BRH) share price is currently trading near 12p with a market cap of roughly £7.5m after spiking earlier this month. One of the private equity gro… Read More
2023-05-30 13:07
IOG Plc (LSE:IOG) is an oil and gas exploration and development company based in the United Kingdom. The recent announcement from the company’s management that the control event at its… Read More
2023-05-30 12:54
Baron Oil Plc (LSE:BOIL) is an early-stage oil and gas exploration company. With a market capitalisation of around £18m, the Baron Oil share price is currently trading close to 0.1p… Read More
2023-05-28 06:33
The Ariana Resources Plc (LSE:AAU) share price is notoriously volatile. The company has been working around a strategy of expanding and developing through joint ventures. The most recent inv… Read More
2023-05-28 06:21
The Mobile Streams Plc (LSE:MOS) share price has fallen over 63% in the past year. Needless to say, the stock performance has not been so excellent over the last 12 months.
That being sai… Read More
2023-04-26 07:11
Occasionally, a business will receive money upfront for goods or services that have yet to be delivered to a customer. In accrual accounting, revenue can only be recognised on the income sta… Read More
2023-04-25 07:34
Return on equity is one of the most popular financial performance indicators. It tells investors exactly how efficiently a firm’s management team uses their money to generate profit… Read More
2023-04-19 07:42
High-risk, high-return investments are incredibly popular, especially among traders. In most cases, an investment with a high potential return also comes paired with significant risk. Simila… Read More
2023-04-17 07:09
A ticker symbol, or stock symbol, is an abbreviation of letters (and sometimes numbers) that is used to identify publicly listed companies. Each stock on an exchange, like the London Stock E… Read More
2023-04-13 14:03
Inflation is a decrease in the purchasing power of money, resulting in higher prices for products and services. And if left out of control, it can severely impact consumer and investor wealt… Read More
2023-04-12 07:51
Understanding how inflation affects bonds is critical knowledge for fixed-income investors. As a quick recap, bonds are a type of fixed-income security that provides investors with a regular… Read More
2023-04-07 07:28
A reverse merger, or reverse takeover, occurs when a private company acquires a larger, publicly-listed business. It’s a cheaper and faster alternative to an initial public offering (I… Read More
2023-04-05 17:07
Every investment carries risk. And generally speaking, the more risk an investor is willing to take, the higher the potential reward and vice versa. Understanding the investment risk associa… Read More
2023-04-03 08:11
In 2021 over $1trn was spent by private equity firms on corporate buyouts worldwide1. But it’s not just private equity executing these deals. Management teams from businesses, and even… Read More
2023-03-31 12:40
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, have been around since 1993. But they became all the market rage in 2020 and were responsible for raising over $83bn during the year1. In fac… Read More
2023-03-28 08:02
An acquisition is when a company purchases all the assets of another business to gain control over it. These deals are a type of business combination and can come in all shapes and sizes.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-03-27 13:51
A corporate merger is when two or more companies combine to form a new enterprise. They are typically large-scale, mutually beneficial deals. The aim behind every merger is to create a new c… Read More
2023-03-23 14:36
In the world of investing, understanding and staying within the constraints of specified risk tolerance is critical. Every investment carries some level of risk. And there is never a guarant… Read More
2023-03-22 12:50
UK Inflation hit a 41-year high in late 2022. Last year, gas prices increased by 130%, sending energy prices through the roof, with the cost of electricity surging by 66%. A similar story oc… Read More
2023-03-20 12:08
Whenever income investors receive cash dividends, they can choose to automatically reinvest them. This is a popular and influential method of accelerating the wealth-compounding effect. Afte… Read More
2023-03-20 10:43
Stagflation is a rare and problematic combination of high inflation, low economic growth, and a high unemployment rate. Economists once believed stagflation to be impossible. However, in the… Read More
2023-03-20 09:06
Hyperinflation is when the price of goods and services spirals up and out of control, severely disrupting economic activity. This massive erosion of consumer purchasing power leads to deep r… Read More
2023-03-20 07:33
Income stocks are shares of businesses that pay reliable and recurring dividends. And for shareholders, this consistent redistribution of capital can establish a lucrative stream of passive… Read More
2023-03-12 17:20
Learning how to invest in dividend stocks can be an important lesson for new investors. After all, it’s possible to still receive income from a portfolio without selling shares.
So… Read More
2023-03-09 15:58
The dividend payout ratio allows investors to analyse the percentage of profits paid as dividends to shareholders. It can provide valuable insight into dividends’ sustainability and fu… Read More
2023-03-08 09:20
Growth stocks are a popular destination for risk-seeking investors. These equities are typically younger businesses with immense long-term future earnings potential. As such, they often trad… Read More
2023-03-03 13:31
The dividend per share, or DPS, is an important financial metric for income investors. It reveals exactly how much passive income can be generated for each share owned in a business. And the… Read More
2023-03-02 18:04
Income investors who depend on dividends to support their lifestyle or for reinvestment are often curious about when dividends are paid. After all, knowing the key dates regarding shareholde… Read More
2023-03-02 15:40
Dividend growth investing is a popular investment strategy among more aggressive income investors.
As a quick reminder, cash-generative businesses sometimes return excess capital back to… Read More
2023-03-01 16:04
The Tesco Plc (LSE:TSCO) share price is off to a good start in 2023, with its market cap rising by almost 10% year to date. The UK stock’s positive momentum comes on the back of encour… Read More
2023-03-01 13:57
Value stocks are the shares of businesses that are trading below their fair intrinsic value. And investors capable of identifying these investment opportunities can unlock significant portfo… Read More
2023-02-24 09:03
Value investing is an investment strategy focused on finding and buying financial securities below their intrinsic value. While it’s often applied to the stock market, where mispricing… Read More
2023-02-23 08:56
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest equity-based exchange in the world on a total market capitalisation basis. This makes it the biggest marketplace for investors to buy and se… Read More
2023-02-17 11:28
Passive investing strategies seek to maximise investment returns by trading as little as possible. Instead of actively buying and selling securities, passive investors adopt a buy-and-hold a… Read More
2023-02-16 12:00
An investment time horizon is the time set by an investor until they expect to need their invested capital back. They are primarily dictated by investment goals. And can help identify how mu… Read More
2023-02-14 14:59
The Standard & Poor’s 500, or S&P 500, is arguably the most popular stock market index in the United States, with many investors wanting to learn how to invest in it. It contai… Read More
2023-02-13 13:20
A stock market index is a performance tracker of a collection of shares representing a specific segment of the financial markets. They can be designed to follow a particular industry, heed t… Read More
2023-02-10 19:32
The Barclays Plc (LSE:BARC) share price is off to a good start in 2023, and with interest rates on the rise, analysts are becoming increasingly bullish on the bank’s dividend forecast… Read More
2023-02-09 15:09
A stock market correction is defined as a steady decline in stock prices between 10% and 20% from their most recent high. The duration of a correction can vary depending on the underlying ca… Read More
2023-02-07 18:38
A stock exchange is a marketplace where the securities of listed companies, such as stocks and bonds, can be bought and sold by investors as well as traders. The stock market consists of man… Read More
2023-02-06 18:23
With growing uncertainty plaguing the stock market, investors are increasingly interested in the long-term BT Group Plc (LSE:BT.A) dividend forecast. The company lies at the heart of the Bri… Read More
2023-02-03 09:46
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a price-weighted index containing 30 US large-cap stocks covering a variety of industries. It was originally established in 1896, making it one of… Read More
2023-02-02 12:03
Equity investments refer to money invested in a company by purchasing stocks and shares (including preferred shares). These financial securities represent a small piece of an underlying busi… Read More
2023-01-30 13:46
Every year there are a few holidays in the United States and the United Kingdom when the stock market is closed for trading beyond just the weekends. That means trading on the London Stock E… Read More
2023-01-27 18:27
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index containing 30 US large-cap blue chip companies from various industries. On Wall Street, the index is also known as the Dow Jon… Read More
2023-01-25 15:37
A bull market is the opposite of a bear market. It’s sometimes known as a bull run and describes when stock market indices, like the FTSE 250 or S&P 500, enjoy significant upward m… Read More
2023-01-23 19:07
A bear market is the opposite of a bull market. And it’s a phrase often used to describe the stock market when one or more major indices, like the FTSE 100 or S&P 500, suffer a sig… Read More
2023-01-20 10:09
The Standards and Poor’s 500, or S&P 500, is one of the world’s most widely tracked stock market indices. Containing 500 of the largest publically traded US companies by mark… Read More
2023-01-19 21:15
A stock market bubble is when valuations in the equity markets reach unsustainable levels. Investor excitement and heightened enthusiasm can lead to unrealistic expectations pushing stock pr… Read More
2023-01-17 17:44
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is the main stock exchange in the United Kingdom, where shares of publically traded companies can be bought and sold.
The exchange has a long history dati… Read More
2023-01-15 17:58
The FTSE 350, or Financial Ties Stock Exchange 350, is a lesser-used stock market index that combines the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 together. It consists of the largest 350 companies by market c… Read More
2023-01-11 14:22
A stock market crash is defined as a rapid and unexpected drop in the price of stocks and shares. They are typically short-lived events but can last anywhere from a few days to several weeks… Read More
2023-01-08 13:37
The FTSE 250, or Financial Times Stock Exchange 250, is the second most popular stock market index in the United Kingdom. It contains the largest 101st to 350th companies in order of market… Read More
2023-01-07 14:10
The FTSE 100, or Financial Times Stock Exchange 100, is the UK’s flagship stock market index that contains the largest 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market capit… Read More
2023-01-06 15:27
An inverse ETF is a special type of exchange-traded fund that enables investors to profit from a downturn in the stock market.
The most common type of ETF is an index tracker. As the val… Read More
2023-01-05 07:28
The FTSE 350 is a lesser popular stock market index among British investors. It combines the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices, granting exposure to large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks. The… Read More
2023-01-04 09:23
The FTSE 250 is the second most popular index used by British investors to benchmark their portfolio returns. It’s a market capitalisation-weighted index that contains the largest 101s… Read More
2022-12-30 06:28
One of the most common methods used to gauge the performance of the British stock market is the FTSE 100. It’s a weighted index that tracks the performance of the largest 100 companies… Read More
2022-12-25 08:24
A financial goal dreamed of by many individuals is to retire early. After all, who doesn’t love the idea of having as much free time as possible to pursue hobbies, holidays, passion pr… Read More
2022-12-24 08:48
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were invented in the early 1990s in Canada as a more cost-efficient alternative to mutual funds. Today, the popularity of this type of investment fund has grown… Read More
2022-12-23 09:56
Retirement planning, or financial planning, is a critical first step in preparing for the day an individual stops working. It involves identifying long-term retirement goals and building up… Read More
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