Trending: Twitter finds no investor eggs in its nest
Twitter’s Inc shares were grounded on Friday after the recent swirl of takeover rumours appeared to fizzle out and fresh questions were raised about just how undesirable is the micro-blogging site to...
View ArticleUS stocks sharply lower on the week after Fed's Rosengen remarks, oil price...
US stocks ended sharply lower on Friday as well as the week after a Boston central banker’s hawkish comments and tumble by oil prices soured the session
View ArticleSmall cap highlights: Hurricane Energy, Sound Energy, Futura Medical & Strat...
High profile small cap oilers were very much in focus this past week.
View ArticlePREVIEW: Primark in focus as investors await Associated British Foods Plc...
Monday’s update will fill the gaps for the whole year, ending September 10, following July’s statement covering the 40 weeks to June 18 (with the odd date cut-offs tailored to Primark, the clothing...
View ArticleTrending: HP inks US$1bln deal with Samsung’s printing arm
HP says it bought the business to disrupt and reinvent” the US$55bln industry, while a senior Bank of England official is to step down
View ArticleUS shares recover, S&P500 makes best gains in 2 months as rate hike risk fades
Wall Street shares closed sharply higher, with the S&P 500 market bellwether achieving its biggest single day gain in over two months as expectations for a Federal Reserve rate rise this month slid...
View ArticleTrending: Titanic Agrium-Potash tie up faces hurdles in north America
Already the world’s largest fertiliser producer by capacity, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc stands to become the world’s largest crop nutrient business worth $27bn if a merger with Agrium Inc...
View ArticleTrending: Fed rates are uncertain to remain on hold
Now that the hawks who demand a rate hike, and the doves who prefer to leave US interest rates on hold, have had their say, there is an eight-day vigil for what the Federal Reserve Board will actually...
View ArticleUS shares unwind Fed-based rally as oil demand sinks
Wall Street shares closed sharply lower Tuesday, unwinding the previous day’s Fed-fuelled rally, as oil prices dropped on shaky outlook for Asian oil demand.
View ArticleTrending: Social Media titans turn on fake stories
Social media titans Facebook and Twitter joined forces with more than 30 other companies in a joint effort to keep fake news from spreading over social media
View ArticleWall St shares edge lower after oil supply data setback
US stocks edged lower on Wednesday after oil prices sagged on supply data
View ArticleMereo BioPharma to come under investor microscope
Rare disease specialist may update market on bone disease treatment
View ArticleApple iPhone 7 sold out but do the headphones matter?
Receiving praise and punches in equal measure this week, the eight-day old news of the arrival of the next generation Apple smartphone culminates with its sales on Friday
View ArticleWall St shares end higher as IT stocks power gains
US stocks extended their gains on Thursday after Apple shares advanced for a fourth day and higher crude prices buttressed the bourse
View ArticleOil: Few signs of price recovery as Libya and Nigeria supplies come back online
On Friday, Brent crude was priced close to US$46 with WTI above US$43 a barrel.
View ArticleTrending: Should oil companies write down assets?
With more than two years of falling, and fallen, oil prices, most oil producers have faced reality about what their businesses are worth
View ArticleUS shares end down on oil, banks, but resilient on week
US stocks ended Friday lower after oil prices and a spat involving Deutsche Bank saw investors flee energy and banking stocks – but resilient on the week
View ArticleProactive oil highlights: 88 Energy, Aminex, Hurricane, Rockhopper, Solo Oil...
The weekly round up of oil news from the world of Proactive.
View ArticleWall St shares end flat-to-higher
US top line stocks gave up all their intraday gains on growing fears oil supply will not be curbed this month, while mid- and small-cap stocks advanced on Monday
View ArticleTrending: McDonalds numbers again taxed in Luxembourg
McDonald's is but one more US company that has fallen foul of the hungry European Union exchequer and is now being pursued for alleged unpaid tax in Luxembourg after a probe by Brussels authorities...
View ArticleTrending: Britain listens to US corporates over Brexit
Britain's Prime Minister May met US businesses in New York this week. The government has heard the British electorate. Now it wants to canvas the views of US business on Brexit
View ArticleUS shares end flat-to-lower, Fed watch continues
US stocks ended flat-to-lower on Tuesday as the Fed rate vigil engulfed rational thought and led investors to a conclusive stalemate
View ArticleProactive news highlights: Fitbug, Concepta, PireCircle, Midatech Pharma,...
Wednesday's small cap news highlights from Proactive Investors.
View ArticleTrending: Fed rates held but December still looks a go
Markets have raced higher after the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave rates on hold on Wednesday, but more out of a relief rally that it is over for another month
View ArticleUS stocks rally after Fed leaves rates on hold
US stocks rallied on Wednesday in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave rates on hold, for now. The relief rally was immediate and led the Nasdaq Composite to climb to a new record...
View ArticleUS stocks end higher with oil prices and dovish Fed echo
US stocks ended higher on Thursday as headier oil prices and the continued echo of a dovish Fed rate decision helped the market build on the previous session’s rally
View ArticleTrending: Wayward gains by Weyerhaeuser
Fed rates and Apple eyeing a move into Formula 1 possibly, while Weyerhaeuser was top of the S&P 500 index
View ArticleOil remains range bound ahead of Algeria gathering
In early trading on Friday, Brent crude was priced above US$47 with WTI close to US$46 a barrel.
View ArticleTrending: Commodity markets could lose a friend
Forget the US interest rate theatre. Commodity markets have something greater to worry about, while corporates need to take a long hard look at rising debt
View ArticleUS stocks end lower but best weekly gains since July
US stocks ended lower on Friday as oil prices sagged, but on the week the S&P 500 posted its best gains since July
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