Oil prices fall again The downward pressure on oil continues with Brent crude at around $48.00 a barrel. It followed reports of export data showing a rise in OPEC shipments. Prices in 2016 fell to a low of approximately $28.00 a barrel.

UK productivity falls The productivity of UK workers has fallen back to pre-financial crisis levels of 2007 a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows. Productivity has still not recovered to levels before the financial crisis. Stagnation Austerity measures, public sector pay, government spending all become much more …

Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine? Volvo announced today (5th July 2007) that it intends to build all new cars from 2019 with electric motors. According to the statement released, Volvo cars will either be electric or hybrid from 2019. With Tesla announcing the new low …

Interest rates low – 10 Year Anniversary It’s been ten years since the last UK interest rate raise. On 5th July 2007 the Bank of England raised rates to 5.75% and now, ten years later, the rate is 0.25% with the next UK rate decision due on 3rd August 2017. …

Tesla Model 3 electric car powering ahead Tesla’s first Model 3 electric car will come off the production line two weeks ahead of schedule, CEO Elon Musk announced Monday via his Twitter feed. In my opinion this all new electric car has to be an industry game changer – especially …

FTSE 250 – companies going ex dividend FTSE 250 Companies going Ex Dividend for the week 3rd July 2027 to 7th July 2017… Entertainment One Ltd. (ETO) of Peppa Pig Fame. Ex Date: 06/07/17 – Record date: 07/07/17 – Pay date: 08/09/17 Homeserve PLC. (HSV). Ex date: 06/07/17 – Record …

Trump bump to continue? The DOW Jones pushed to a new intra-day high on 3rd July 2017 ahead of the holiday as the Trump bump effect continues. But just how much of this is attributable to Trump and how much higher can it go? Record highs It’s not that long …

Fuzzy Ball Fixation Time It’s that time of year again – Wimbledon is upon us – arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world. I noticed a report recently about how technology is being used to help bring the famous tennis brand to even more fans around the world. …

Superdry post super sales Shares in the owner of Superdry – Supergroup PLC (SGP) a FTSE 250 company, have moved up again as it reported results on Monday 3rd July 2017. Full year pre-tax profits are up to £84.8 million, a 53% increase – with sales up at £752 million. …

UK & US Manufacturing Data US data Reports show that US manufacturing data came in better-than-expected for June lifting the DOW to a new intra-day high. Manufacturing PMI’s (Purchasing Managers’ Index) – are accepted as a good gauge to judge economic growth. So the US, in general, surges on. Presumably, …