How to invest in artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is everywhere – the paranoid will tell you it is taking over – but does the widespread use of AI present an investment opportunity over the long and short-term?
UK household spending squeeze: easing or tightening?
So the household spending squeeze is starting to ease at last, but not quite in the way that the experts had predicted.
Parabolic SAR: what is it and how to use it
Parabolic SAR, or parabolic stop and reverse, is a technical analysis tool developed by the prolific J Welles Wilder
5 warning signs of a corporate share price collapse
A profit warning will always make a company’s share price fall, but what clues are there that a profit warning might be on the way
2017 US earnings review
In 2017 the S&P 500 was on a roll. For the first time in its history it produced positive total returns every month.
Traders: which markets should you trade?
Thanks to the internet there are myriad ways to trade these days, from investing in traditional stocks and shares to buying the current favourite, cryptocurrencies.
ADX: what it is and how to use it
Average directional index (ADX) is a technical analysis tool that measures the strength of trends.
UK inflation - why so sticky?
We’re buying less, our wages aren’t going up much and retailers are having a hard time of it, but inflation marches on
Is it time to invest in the organic foods market?
The UK has an increasing appetite for organic food and drink. A record amount of it was bought in 2017
How could bitcoin and cryptocurrencies be regulated?
Until 2017 cryptocurrencies weren’t really on most people’s radar, but then bitcoin hit the headlines
Asda’s sales up but growth slows
Asda saw sales growth slow in the fourth quarter of 2017, with like-for-like sales increasing 0.5% compared with 1.1% the previous quarter.
Domino’s Pizza shares recover after premarket dip
Shares in Domino’s Pizza have recovered after falling premarket when the chain announced fourth-quarter revenue below market expectations.
The Home Depot’s shares rise on good results
Shares in The Home Depot rose 4% in premarket trading as the retailer announced better than expected fourth-quarter results.
Walmart shares drop after earnings disappoint
Shares in Walmart have fallen 4% in premarket trade after its fourth-quarter earnings fell short of analysts’ predictions.
Maplin looks for a buyer
High Street electronics chain Maplin is looking for a buyer to secure the future of its 200 stores and 2,500 employees.