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Tesla revenues up but with losses

Tesla revenues up but with losses Tesla revenues up but with losses. Tesla Inc., reported revenues yesterday (02/08/17) up on the same period last year (April to June 2017). Losses increased but the share price went up by 8%. Investors appear to be content about Tesla’s future prospects. It’s not …

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Super Thursday

Super Thursday At midday today the Bank of England (BOE) will announce its interest rate decision, latest inflation report and release minutes of the monetary policy meeting. I don’t intend to guess the outcome – I’ll leave that to the clever guys, you know – the analysts who never get …

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DOW closes at record high

DOW closes at record high The DOW Jones reaches milestone – breaking through 22000 to close at 22016 – that’s now six consecutive days of record highs.

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FTSE 100 lower

FTSE 100 lower The FTSE 100 closed lower today (02/08/17) at 7411 Old Mutual PLC (OML) was the best performer up 2.8% to 203p and Standard Chartered PLC (STAN) was at the bottom of the pile down 6.1% to 795p

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UK construction growth falls

UK construction growth falls Latest construction survey data of purchasing managers out today (02/08/17) from IHS Market/CIPS show UK construction sector growth fell below analysts expectations. IHS Market/CIPS index fell from 54.8 in June to 51.9 in July. PMI data for the service sector due on Thursday 3rd August 2017

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Apple shares up

Apple shares up Apple Inc. produced stellar results yesterday (01/08/17) and its share price has zoomed today – up in early trade by 6% to $159.00 Its not just down to hardware either – all areas of the business have done well including: Apple Pay, App Store, its cloud service …

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Rise of the DOW

Rise of the DOW The DOW Industrial Average continues on its meteoric path of record breaking milestones… In November 2016 the DOW breaks through 19000 for the first time – record no. 1 In January 2017 the DOW breaks through 20000 for the first time – record no. 2 In …

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DOW does it again – closes at record high

The DOW Jones Industrial Average didn’t quite make it to 22000 today (01/08/17) and closes at: 21966 This is the fifth day straight that the DOW makes new records – will it be 22000 and six days of consecutive records tomorrow? The NASDAQ and the S&P 500 also finished higher.

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The £ Pound is up

Sterling is trading up against the dollar today at $1.32 – the highest level since September helped by good manufacturing figures for July.

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Electric Trucks, Vans & Cars

Electric Trucks, Vans & Cars. Maybe it has been a reluctant move for car manufacturers to adopt electric vehicles into their mainstream production plans. After all, electric vehicles have been around for sometime and not really that much has happened through the years. But it is now gathering general interest …

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FTSE 100 companies going ex dividend this week

FTSE 100 companies going ex dividend this week on 28th September 2017… Worldpay Group PLC (WPG) Intertek Group PLC (ITRK) Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (SKG) Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets PLC Hargreaves Lansdown PLC  

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Federal Reserve meeting update

Federal Reserve meeting update. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday (20/09/17) announced it will start reducing the size of its balance sheet. At something like $4.5 trillion it will now, after nine years finally start reducing the balance in October 2017 on a monthly basis. US interest rates were held at …

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Dow Jones Industrial Average up again

Dow Jones Industrial Average up again I don’t know how many more times I will report on the rise of the Dow but it did it yet again yesterday (19/09/17). A new high was reached and at close the DJIA was: 22370 The outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting …

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Record breakers

Record breakers. The record breaking highs just keep on coming as the Dow Jones Industrial Average yet again sets another record high on 18/09/17. The Dow Jones closed up at: 22331 The S&P 500 closed up at: 2503 The NASDAQ closed up at: 6454 For how much longer can these …

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Dow Jones flying high again

Dow Jones flying high again New record high set by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The DJIA closed up at: 22268 – yet another new record high!

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FTSE 100 companies going ex dividend this week

FTSE 100 companies going ex dividend this week on Thursday 21st September 2017 Old Mutual PLC (OML) Taylor Wimpey PLC (TW.    

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Sterling continues upward march

Sterling continues upward march. The pound bashed through $1.36 against the dollar on Friday (am 15/09/17) as the FTSE 100 falls back. Will it hold on to these gains?  

Investing
J D Wetherspoon reports

J D Wetherspoon reports. End of year accounts from J D Wetherspoon report sales and profits up! Profit before tax is reported at: £102.8 million (up from £80.60 million in 2016). Sales up by: 4% (like-for-like). Where else can you get such good value? J D Wetherspoon PLC (JDW) is …

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Asian stock markets end the week subdued

Asian stock markets end the week subdued Investors appear to largely shrug off the latest provocation from North Korea as another missile is fired over Japan. Japan’s NIKKEI index closed up to end the week at: 19909 and South Korea’s KOSPI index closed up at: 2386. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng …