Stock Market Analysis & Forecasts

A better feel for markets this morning ahead of key US inflation data, which is due out at 1.30 pm London time today. The FTSE 100 is up by +0.18% at the time of writing, and there are also gains in European indices with the German Dax up by +0.38%, the Dutch AEX 25 by

European markets were mixed this morning following weaker sessions in the US and Asia. The FTSE 100 is flat on the day despite gains in the share price of miners Anglo American +1.33% and house builders Berkeley Group, which are up by +1.50%. Persimmon (PSN) sales decline factored in Berkley’s sector rival, Persimmon Group, posted

2023 was a mixed year for the UK’s FTSE 100 index. While some stocks within the index soared, delivering strong gains, others tanked, producing nasty losses. In this article, I am going to highlight five of the worst-performing FTSE stocks last year. While buying last year’s losers is not guaranteed to pay off, I think

High-growth small-cap companies are the backbone of the British stock markets and allocating a little bit of capital to penny stocks can pay off. These shares are high up on the risk spectrum. However, they can potentially deliver explosive returns. Here, I am going to highlight seven UK penny stocks that I feel are worth

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot investment theme over the last 12 months. Thanks to the success of AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT, investors have woken up to the power of this exciting technology. The good news is that it’s not too late to invest in artificial intelligence as the technology is still in its infancy.

When investing for income, it can pay to look beyond well-known dividend stocks such as BP, Tesco, and GSK. There’s nothing wrong with investing in these kinds of ‘blue-chip’ companies, of course. However, taking a more adventurous approach to stock picking can potentially generate higher levels of income while simultaneously increasing portfolio d… Get unlimited