FTSE 100 Performers Today
FTSE 100 best performing stock today was: Severn Trent PLC (SVT) – up 4.1% FTSE 100 worst performing stock today was: Imperial Brands PLC (IMB) – down 5.9%
FTSE 100 Companies going Ex Dividend
FTSE 100 Companies going Ex Dividend this week: (31/07/17 – 04/08/17) Micro Focus International PLC (MCRO) – Ex dividend date: 03/08/17 – record date: 04/08/17 Unilever PLC (ULVR) – Ex dividend date: 03/08/17 – record date: 04/08/17 RELIX PLC (REL)- Ex dividend date: 03/08/17 – record date: 04/08/17
DOW Jones Industrial Average three consecutive day record
The DOW Jones achieved another record high on Friday (28/07/17) closing at: 21830 – holding on to smaller gains this session. That’s three new highs on consecutive days! Can the DOW Jones Industrial Average really reach 22000 this year?
FTSE 100 High & Lows
The top FTSE 100 performer today was: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) – up 3.6% – Share price: £44.81 The bottom FTSE 100 performer today was: British American Tobacco PLC (BATS) – down 6.8% – Share price: £49.60
And the richest man in the world is…
Jeff Bezos of Amazon, taking the lead from Bill Gates of Microsoft as richest man in the world… No…hang on a minute – Jeff Bezos has handed the baton back to Bill Gates. Amazon share price dropped following disappointing results and Mr. Bezos had to relinquish the top spot held …
US growth up!
US growth rate rises to 2.6% compared to 1.2% in the first three months initial estimates show. The US economy grew in the second quarter of the year – led by business investment and consumer spending.
Why are US Indices at record highs?
Are the recent record highs all down to Donald Trump’s growth agenda policy promises he was elected on? Back in November 2016 he made a number of commitments – one of which was to reduce taxes. Since he was elected and with these ‘commitments’ queued up, the US economy has …
Wall Street up again!
Another high for the DOW Jones Industrial Average closing at 21797 (27/07/17)
Personal debt rising?
Are we storing up a problem by increasing debt levels? Car loans, personal loans, credit cards and balance transfers are increasing. Contrasting this with lower household incomes eroded by inflation – it does make me wonder if we are brewing up a problem for the future. Struggling families on low …
Emissions Scandal – Too good to cheat?
Aren’t these companies just too good to cheat (if indeed they have)? Did they really need to do this sort of thing? Aren’t they better than this? Weren’t profits good enough? If these companies have cheated on emissions – I have just one very simple question… Why?