Lowest profit margins in four years predictedElectric vehicle maker appears to have ditched its low-cost model plansStock has fallen 42% this yearMega tech earnings kick-off this week with Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) set to get the ball rolling after the market close Tuesday (23 Apr), and the results and commentary are likely to be bleak.The electric vehicle giant earlier this month reported an 8.5% decli

Private equity firm hoping for valuation up to ?16 billionGoing public would allow firm to expand and diversify modelAmsterdam market picked over New York and LondonPrivate capital investment firm CVC Capital Partners hopes to get an IPO (initial public offering) away at the third attempt later this month.The London-based buyout giant, which owns stakes in Liptons Tea, upmarket watch maker Breitli

This year, Apple (AAPL:NASDAQ) shares have fallen nearly 9%. If that doesn?t sound like a big deal, consider that for the world?s second most valuable company it means the loss of something like $230 billion. That?s the equivalent of an entire PepsiCo (PEP:NASDAQ), or Shell (SHEL) ? the UK?s current largest company ? plus a British American Tobacco (BATS) thrown in.On a one-year view, the stock ha

The prospect of a new British ISA has put the spotlight on the UK market. Some investors will not feel comfortable picking individual shares and an alternative is to look at actively managed funds and investment trusts. Here are some tips on putting together a UK-focused portfolio. WHICH FUNDS AND TRUSTS WILL QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN THE BRITISH ISA? The rules for which investments can qualify for

The UK FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) is falling into line with other financial regulators and softening its stance on investing in digital currencies as bitcoin hits a record high.From April 2024, issuers will be able to list exchange traded products linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum coins on the London Stock Exchange.The FCA banned crypto-related derivatives in 2021 on concerns over the amount o

For anyone who owns a FTSE 100, FTSE 250 or FTSE All-Share tracker fund or ETF, there are one or two changes next week as a result of the latest quarterly index review.Investors in these securities don?t need to do anything themselves as the underlying indices ? compiled by FTSE Russell, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) ? will automatically implement the changes from the start of trading

Revenue lifted by data and analyticsIPO pipeline ?promising? says CEOShares drift to three-month lowGlobal financial and information firm London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) failed to set investors? pulses racing with its preliminary full-year results which showed revenues rising but profits falling.The shares slid 224p or 2.5% to £86.88, their lowest level of the year so far. DISAPPOINTING

Stock prices in London were mostly in the green on Thursday morning following a slew of earnings releases, ahead of a key US inflation reading.The FTSE 100 index opened up 19.31 points, 0.3%, at 7,644.29. The FTSE 250 was up 53.29 points, 0.3%, at 19,066.87, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.68 of a point, 0.1%, at 737.36.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.4% at 766.62, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.3% at 16,429.

By his own admission, Nick Train, manager of Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), isn?t one for nostalgia, whether that is reflecting on past glories or the ?melancholy fact? as he puts it that the popular investment trust has underperformed the FTSE All-Share index for the last three years.Moving into 2024, the trust has again lagged the benchmark with a share price return of -1.9% in January against

London?s FTSE 100 underperformed European peers on Thursday, as traders digested events in a stacked corporate calendar that included expectation beats, misses and M&A impetus.In New York, the S&P 500 was in focus, with the 5,000 point mark in its sights. It was lower in early afternoon dealings, however.The FTSE 100 index fell 33.27 points, 0.4%, at 7,595.48. The FTSE 250 closed well off session

With its shares trading close to all-time highs at $173, there is a lot riding on this week?s fourth-quarter earnings update from JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE).Over the past year, the Jamie Dimon-led bank has seen profits lifted by the acquisition of First Republic and by an influx of customers who have flocked to the larger established banks following the crisis in small regional lenders.On top of it

UK housebuilders Persimmon (PSN) and Taylor Wimpey (TW.) have been on quite a run of late with shares in both jumping around 40% over the last two months.A shift in interest-rate expectations since the middle of November has had a positive effect on mortgage costs, while house prices have perked up after months of decline which has combined to give the downtrodden sector a much-needed boost.Both f

Full year outlook loweredUPS declines on negative read-acrossWarning spells bad news for US economyShares in FedEx (FDX:NYSE) fell nearly 10% in after-hours trading on Wall Street after the air freight and delivery giant?s second quarter results missed expectations.Disappointing figures from FedEx also dragged down industry rival UPS (UPS:NYSE), which fell by nearly 3% on the negative read-across.

The FTSE 100 mustered a small gain, but large-cap peers in Europe returned all of their progress in afternoon dealings.The mood in Europe turned cautious as the hours until the Federal Reserve?s final decision of the year ticked away.?Markets are waiting with bated breath for the US Federal Reserve?s latest interest rate decision and, crucially, the message it sends about when future rate cuts are

Full year earnings to be ahead of consensus estimatesStrong start to new financial year, revenue up 8%Berenberg increases earnings by 1% to 2%Ventilation products maker Volution (FAN) topped the FTSE 250 mid-cap leader board on Wednesday, gaining 6% to 423p after upping full year earnings guidance.Despite challenging conditions in the new build market, the company said its refurbishing activities

Shares fall on unexpected Q2 slowdownFirst half core operating profit up 16%First half dividends up 18%Fantasy miniatures maker Games Workshop (GAW) provided a customarily brief half-year trading update with management estimating core interim revenue of at least £235 million and operating profit of at least £82 million.That implies year on year growth in revenue to 26 November of just over 10% a

Swashbuckling gains were clocked up in November as investors bet that falling inflation, a firm jobs market, and mostly better than expected corporate earnings bode well for the US economy into 2024.The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.8% over the past week, and while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose more modestly, it?s still been a hell of a month for US stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial

In a week foreshortened by the Thanksgiving holiday, US markets, for the most part, consolidated their recent gains.Investors on Wall Street seem increasingly hopeful rates have peaked and this has set the scene for a possible Santa Rally through the remainder of the year.The test will be if the Federal Reserve tries to pour cold water on this idea ? perhaps when it next meets in mid-December. Ent

Highly rated growth stocks are experiencing big share price declines on the mere hint of a sales and earnings slowdown which explains why $31 billion marketing technology company Trade Desk (TTD:NASDAQ) slumped after it cut fourth quarter guidance.The stock has fallen 21% since publishing third quarter results on 9 November, in which it dropped the growth bombshell that EBITDA (earnings before int

Retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS) is the gift that keeps on giving. Its share price is up 162% since October 2022, dividends are back after a four-year absence, and analysts keep finding reasons to upgrade earnings forecasts. In fact, the analyst consensus earnings estimate has increased 11 times this year, according to Stockopedia data.Earnings growth is a key driver for share price growth so it mak