Analyst news

• 'The pips are squeaking!'

  24-02-2017 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of independent shopkeepers with distinctive shops explain how they will be hit by business rate revaluation in England.
  
  Read more

• Lesotho's 'pilot' fruit and flower farm

  24-02-2017 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As part of a World Bank pilot programme, smallholders in Lesotho have been offered a stake in a commercial venture.
  
  Read more

• Why Is 8point3 Energy Partners' Yield So High?

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  Yieldco 8point3 Energy Partners NASDAQ CAFD 160 boasts a whopping 7 4 dividend yield which to many investors might seem a little too high In this clip from Industry Focus Energy our energy analysts explain why it s good to be wary of such high
  
  Read more

• Why Investors Are Paying a Premium for Core Laboratories

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  Investors may be wondering why they are paying such a high premium for oilfield services company Core Laboratories NYSE CLB The stock trades at 77 times trailing earnings a price to book ratio of 32 and a price to sales ratio of 8 4 all of which are higher than
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• This Simple Calculation Tells You Exactly When It's Smart to Refinance Your Mortgage

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  Credit Getty Images With 30 year fixed mortgage rates spiking from multi decade lows there may be no better time than now to refinance your mortgage In fact 30 year fixed mortgage rates are perched at 4 29 today well below the nearly 7 rate reached in the last decade
  
  Read more

• The Only Reason Philip Morris International Boosted Its 2017 Guidance

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  Investors in Philip Morris International NYSE PM have had to deal with considerable turbulence in the global tobacco giant s financial results in recent years Even though many markets around the world have fewer regulations and other impediments to tobacco sales than the U S
  
  Read more

• Some Risks Facebook Will Have To Address

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  Facebook NASDAQ FB 160 is a titan of a company but it still has huge potential for long term investors But no company is without obstacles to growth and Facebook is no exception In this clip from Industry Focus Tech Motley Fool tech analyst Dylan Lewis
  
  Read more

• Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Reveals Some Major Changes to Its Portfolio

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  In this segment from Market Foolery the team reviews the latest portfolio updates from Berkshire Hathaway NYSE BRK A NYSE BRK B 160 and its legendary CEO Warren Buffett The company sold off its position in a major retailer while picking up stakes in the
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 3 Cloud Stocks that Turned $7,000 into Over $100,000

  24-02-2017 21:50
  
  7 000 isn t a lot of money in the investing world most financial advisors will likely tell you to put that small sum into a low cost index fund While that s certainly a sound conservative strategy investors should also note that 7 000 placed on the right stock can blossom
  
  Read more

• Walmart, Tesla, and Your Complete Guide to Snapchat's IPO

  24-02-2017 21:49
  
  1 45 Walmart Earnings 5 00 Tesla Earnings 11 55 Snapchat IPO 15 20 CEO Evan Spiegel The Youngest Billionaire 18 15 Snapchat Spectacles 20 25 Everyone is Copying Snapchat 25 30 Episode Recap On today
  
  Read more

• Volume Growth Drives Strong Results for Impinj

  24-02-2017 21:49
  
  Impinj NASDAQ PI a provider of RAIN radio frequency identification solutions reported its fourth quarter and full year results on Feb 16 Revenue expanded by nearly 50 compared with the fourth quarter of 2015 driven by strong endpoint 160 integrated circuit IC unit
  
  Read more

• VW cracks down on executive pay after diesel scandal

  24-02-2017 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German car maker returns to profit and posts record sales in 2016 despite emissions testing furore.
  
  Read more

• TSXV Biggest Percentage Decliners Mid-Afternoon: BlueRush Media, Makena Resources, Caracara Silver

  24-02-2017 21:09
  
  The following are the biggest percentage decliners on the TSX Venture Exchange in mid afternoon trading with their price movements The following are the biggest percentage decliners on the TSX Venture Exchange in mid afternoon trading with their price movements BlueRush Media Group BTV V 0
  
  Read more

• Why Shares of RH Are Soaring Today

  24-02-2017 20:50
  
  What happened Shares of RH NYSE RH a leading luxury retailer within the home furnishing industry are soaring more than 25 as of 1 27 p m EST after the company released preliminary fourth quarter results that indicate its business could be getting back on track So
  
  Read more

• TSX Tumbles 256 Points Mid-Afternoon; Energy, Healthcare Biggest Losers

  24-02-2017 20:50
  
  The TSX shed 256 points in the mid afternoon session pressured by the continued decline in energy and healthcare stocks The TSX shed 256 points in the mid afternoon session pressured by the continued decline in energy and healthcare stocks Oil was down by about 1 and Action Economics
  
  Read more

• Priceline Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Monday

  24-02-2017 20:50
  
  It s time for Priceline Group NASDAQ PCLN 160 to observe the seatbelt sign and buckle up The online travel giant reports fresh financials after the market close on Monday and at least one Wall Street pro is getting pumped about Priceline s prospects MKM Partners analyst
  
  Read more

• Better Buy: Suncor Energy Inc. vs. Sunoco LP

  24-02-2017 20:50
  
  A rising tide may lift all ships but not all ships are carrying the same cargo Two companies looking to benefit from crude oil prices that are trending upward are retail and wholesale fuels distributor Sunoco LP NYSE SUN and the much larger Canadian oil sands
  
  Read more

• TSXV Biggest Percentage Gainers Mid-Afternoon: Durango Resources, Caspian Energy, Altima Resources

  24-02-2017 20:49
  
  The following are the biggest percentage gainers on the TSX Venture Exchange in mid afternoon trading with their price movements The following are the biggest percentage gainers on the TSX Venture Exchange in mid afternoon trading with their price movements Durango Resources DGO V 0
  
  Read more

• Apple checking 'exploding' iPhone video

  24-02-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A video of a smoking iPhone 7 Plus has gone viral on Twitter - Apple is investigating.
  
  Read more

• BA cabin crew to stage a new seven-day strike over pay

  24-02-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Unite union announces further industrial action from 3 March in the continuing BA pay dispute.
  
  Read more

• Pensioners sold wrong annuities to get thousands in redress

  24-02-2017 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prudential and Standard Life are to pay compensation to thousands of pensioners sold the wrong annuities.
  
  Read more

• Why Are Treasury Yields Falling As Stocks Are Climbing And The Fed Is Raising Rates?

  24-02-2017 15:56
  
  Over the last couple of months, there has been a noticeable disconnect between what conventional wisdom says should be the relationship between stocks and bonds and what is actually occurring in those markets.According to the book, those two markets move in opposite directions. Stock market strength should be
  
  Read more

• Vauxhall pensions 'won't be hit by PSA Group deal'

  24-02-2017 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK business minister is told members of Vauxhall's pension "will be no worse off" after a PSA deal.
  
  Read more

• Boeing to open factory in South Yorkshire

  24-02-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The facility near Rotherham will produce high-tech aircraft components.
  
  Read more

• Gasoline Glut Remains The Biggest Red Flag For Oil Markets

  24-02-2017 14:09
  
  In a sign that the gasoline glut is not going away, U.S. refiners are succumbing to poor market conditions, reluctantly moving to cut back on production as they drown in oversupply.The gasoline glut is the worst in nearlythree decades , with stocks rising to their highest level since data collection began in
  
  Read more

• Why is China investing more in Europe?

  24-02-2017 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colm O'Regan explores the growth of Chinese foreign direct investment in Europe.
  
  Read more

• Price of stamps to rise next month

  24-02-2017 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail says the rises are necessary to maintain the universal service.
  
  Read more

• Market Anxiety? What Anxiety?

  24-02-2017 13:19
  
  The US dollar is finishing the week on a mixed note in choppy activity in narrow ranges.  It is an apt way to finish this week, which has been largely directionless as investors wait for fresh incentives, and are especially looking toward Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress next week.   It is hard to
  
  Read more

• FX: Dollar Wobbles Into End Of Week

  24-02-2017 13:16
  
  Market Drivers February 24, 2017RBA's Lowe - hard to say AUD is overvalued USD/JPY drop below 112.50 Nikkei -0.45% Dax -0.33% Oil $54/bbl Gold $1256/oz.Europe and Asia:GBP BBA Mortgage Approvals 44.7K vs. 41.9KNorth AmericaCAD CPI 8:30 USD New Home Sales 10:00 The dollar dribbled lower in end of week
  
  Read more

• Rate debate

  24-02-2017 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pay ruling triggers a passionate backlash about the rights of hospitality and retails workers.
  
  Read more

• Royal Bank of Scotland losses more than treble to £7bn

  24-02-2017 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bank, which is 72%-owned by taxpayers, reports its ninth consecutive year of losses.
  
  Read more

• India police arrest 'world's cheapest smartphone' firm boss

  24-02-2017 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A distribution company says many of the 251 Freedom handsets it paid for have not been delivered.
  
  Read more

• Why are Japanese workers being forced to go home early?

  24-02-2017 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan is trying out a new scheme called Premium Friday. It lets workers go home early one Friday a month, in a bid to reduce suicide.
  
  Read more

• How a paralysed man invented aids for disabled people

  24-02-2017 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paralysed after an accident, Rob Smith set up a firm making gripping aids for disabled people.
  
  Read more

• One-armed DJ's passion for music

  24-02-2017 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Darren Marsh, who was born without his lower right arm, tells the BBC's disability correspondent Nikki Fox about his passion for music.
  
  Read more

• Don’t be a dinosaur

  24-02-2017 01:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology advances mean work will never be the same again, say industry experts.
  
  Read more

• Agile: What does the new boardroom buzzword mean?

  24-02-2017 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bosses talk about being "agile" as the new way to lead a company. But what does it actually mean?
  
  Read more

• Searching for Genghis

  24-02-2017 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How satellite images shared via the cloud are helping us discover more about the earth.
  
  Read more

• Government meddling makes energy costlier, peers say

  24-02-2017 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  House of Lords report says ensuring energy security should be the top priority for ministers.
  
  Read more

Follow @analyst_uk on Twitter!