Asian markets head back up Despite disappointing economic data from China and continuing tensions between North Korea and the US . Asian markets chugged higher on Monday breaking a three day losing streak.

European markets regain ground Tensions between North Korea and the US unsettled markets last week. This morning European indices have recovered somewhat. The FTSE 100 rebounded by 50 points touching 7350 and the DAX 30 was up by 130 points raising it above the 12000 mark it fell below last …

FTSE 100 companies going ex dividend this week on Thursday 17th August 2017… FTSE 100 Companies EX Dividend this week Pearson PLC (PSON) Merlin Entertainments PLC (MERL) Ashtead Group PLC (AHT) Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (RB.) British American Tobacco PLC (BATS Legal & General PLC (LGEN) Imperial Brands PLC (IMB) …

FTSE 100 closes down The FTSE 100 closes down today (11/08/17) at: 7309 as tensions between the US and North Korea continued. Mining companies: Rio Tinto PLC, Anglo American PLC, BHP Billiton PLC & Glencore PLC were all down today. The FTSE 100 top performer today was: Smurfit Kappa Group …

Snap shares fall Snap Inc. share price is under pressure again on Thursday (10/08/17) after quarterly figures showed losses. The share price dropped by 14%. Facebook offer similar features and this is placing some pressure on Snap Inc. Snap Inc. shares were priced at $17.00 for its IPO – they …

Gold gains as a safe haven Gold is often considered a safe haven for investors during periods of uncertainty and with the continuing tension between the US and North Korea, now is no exception. Gold reached $1291 earlier (11/08/17) but has since fallen back.

Asia markets fall as US & North Korea tensions escalate Asian stocks also came under downward selling pressure. Due to the ongoing tensions between North Korea and US  – global stock markets continue to slide. Investors were moving to safer investment havens such as gold.

DOW Jones below 22000 Escalating tensions between the US and North Korea have pushed the DOW Jones Industrial Average below 22000 for the first time in August as investors become concerned. Other indices are under pressure including the FTSE 100 and DAX 30

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UK Economic growth slows UK Economic growth slows as latest data suggests UK economic growth appears to remain sluggish. With the backdrop of a weaker pound and improving global growth its somewhat surprising exporters aren’t doing better than this data suggests. The service sector also appears to have slowed. Consumer …