DOW does it again!
DOW does it again! The DOW Jones Industrial Average has done it again today – reaching its ninth straight record high to close on Monday (07/08/17) at: 22118 The S&P 500 and NASDAQ also closed up as did the FTSE 100 & FTSE 250 The FTSE 100 is closing in …
Economic news due this week
Economic news due this week Two pieces of economic news due this week (07/08/17) to look out for… UK manufacturing data due on Thursday: 10th August 2017 US inflation data due on Friday: 11th August 2017
FTSE 100 Companies going Ex dividend this week
Ex Dividend FTSE 100 Companies going Ex dividend this week on: 10/08/17 – record date: 11/08/17 AAL – Anglo American PLC AZN – AstraZeneca PLC BARC – Barclays PLC BP. – BP PLC BT.A – BT Group PLC DGE – Diageo PLC DLG – Direct Line Insurance Group PLC FRES …
Wall Street closes up
Wall Street closes up The DOW Jones Industrial Average on Friday (04/08/17) closed up again at: 22090 – that’s now 8 days of new highs! This new high came after the release of better than expected US jobs data.
US Non-farm payroll figures due today
US Non-farm payroll figures due today US Non-Farm payroll data will be closely watched today. Could these figures slow the stock market rally?
DOW Jones hits another new record
DOW Jones hits another new record The DOW Jones Industrial Average yet again today (03/08/17) closed at another new high of 22024 That’s seven days of record breaking highs!
FTSE 100 closes higher
FTSE 100 closes higher The FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday (03/08/17) – up 63 points to close at: 7475 Best FTSE 100 performer was: NEXT PLC (NXT) – shares up by 9.7% on the day. Worst FTSE 100 performer was: ConvaTec Group PLC (CTEC) – down by 6.4%
A list of electric car manufacturers
A list of electric car manufacturers Here is a list of some of the electric vehicles currently available – (no hybrids) – and by no means not an exhaustive list:- Tesla: Model X, Model S & the new Model 3 BMW i3 Volkswagen: e-Golf & the e-Up! Renault Zoe Renault …
What is the relationship between interest rates, consumer spending & debt?
Interest rates, consumer spending and debt What is the relationship between interest rates, consumer spending & debt? If personal debt levels are rising to abnormal levels again and if the UK recovery is relying on the consumer to spend more – surely the UK’s low interest rate policy is simply …
£ Pound falls back
£ Pound falls back The £pound has fallen back against the $dollar to £1.31 (earlier, before the BoE interest announcement, the £pound was at $1.325). The FTSE 100 has climbed to 7450 after the Bank of England news.