WPP Group PLC reports slowing sales WPP Group PLC reported slowing sales yesterday and warned about future growth. WPP is seen as bellwether for the advertising industry. It is suggested that clients are bypassing more traditional advertising methods in favour of digital platforms such as google and Facebook. How will …

Central bankers head to Jackson Hole. Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi et al, will be meeting this Friday to make their eagerly anticipated speeches at Jackson Hole. Debate about QE roll back, interest rates and inflation will presumably take centre stage. The US …

Provident Financial PLC shares down. Provident Financial PLC (PFG) shares are taking a hammering again today. They have been falling all day again and at 15:00 on 21/08/17 they were down 68% at £5.51  and falling! In May this year the shares were trading at a high of £32.50 and …

FTSE 100 companies going ex dividend this week on: 24th August 2017 Prudential PLC (PRU) London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE) Mondi PLC (MNDI) Carnival PLC (CCL) Paddy Power Betfair PLC (PPB)

UK stock markets close down The FTSE 100 closed down at: 7328 The FTSE 250 closed down at: 19640 Only eight companies in the FTSE 100 finished in positive territory. The best performer was: Randgold Resources Ltd (RRS) – up 1.2% at £74.95 At the bottom was: Paddy Power Betfair …

European stock markets continue to slide. The FTSE 100, FTSE 250, DAX 30 & CAC 40 have all struggled to make gains this morning. The unsettled US political environment and the horrific terror attack in Spain are weighing heavy.  

Markets fall Wall Street’s market fall yesterday was closely followed down by Asian stocks on Friday. A number of collective incidents have led to this current market fall. Markets were already under pressure on Thursday as news of Donald Trump’s handling of the unrest in Charlottesville became clear. Reactions to …

US stock markets down The DOW Jones Industrial Average dropped 272 points today to close lower at: 21752 The S&P 500 closed at: 2430 down by 38 points. The NASDAQ  closed down at: 6221 All companies making up the DOW Jones Industrial Average saw red today! Investors are taking a …

FTSE 100 & FTSE 250 indices close lower on Thursday 17th August 2017 The FSTE closed below 7400 at: 7396 The FTSE 250 also close lower at: 19791

Inflation concerns drag on US stocks. The DOW Jones Industrial Average is falling and is under pressure today. Investors are likely to be concerned about comments made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in its July meeting. Minutes released recently cast some concern over rising inflation. Also, the fallout …