Investors gave a big thumbs up to the latest US inflation figures which were below expectations, triggering a big rally on Wall Street and putting the Nasdaq index back in bull territory.The US consumer price index advanced by 8.5% year-on-year in July versus forecasts of 8.7%. Investors took this as a positive sign that pressures on consumers and businesses could soon start to ease.The Nasdaq jum

- Disney's combined 221.1 million subscribers tops Netflix's 220.67 million- Unveils 38% price hike for Disney+ service and launch of ads-backed offer- Stock set to jump 8% when Wall Street starts trading todayWalt Disney (DIS:NYSE) bucked a streaming slowdown that has recently bedeviled Hollywood, saying overnight that Disney+ subscriptions soared ahead of expectations.The House of Mouse reported

It was a weak end to an otherwise stronger week for London markets, as the prospect of a higher interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve spooked investors, in spite of positive trading from British American Tobacco and Tate & Lyle.The CAC 40 in Paris saw the worst of the declines in Europe, closing down 1.3%, but London's FTSE 100 and the blue-chip DAX 40 in Frankfurt came off session lows i

The FTSE 100 held onto earlier gains in response to the seemingly positive vaccine news from Pfizer, ending the session up 4.9% at 6,198 points, while Pfizer shares were 9% ahead in morning US trading.There were wild price swings as formerly unloved stocks surged and former 'safe havens' were aggressively sold off.Shares in Rolls-Royce (RR.) leapt 46% to 102p while British Airways owner Internatio

The FTSE 100 added to earlier gains along with European shares after US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and German partner BioNtech said data from a large-scale clinical trial prevented Covid-19 infections in 90% of cases with no serious safety issues.At 12:15 the FTSE was up 4.6% at 6,181 points.Pfizer's stock soared nearly 15% in pre-market trading as investors jumped all over the news but caution ha

The FTSE 100 rose 89 points or 1.5% to 5,999 points, its highest level in three weeks, after global markets opened up on continued investor enthusiasm in the aftermath of Joe Biden's US election victory.There were strong gains for house builders and mining shares as investors adopted a more 'risk-on' attitude.Stocks gained despite continued strength in the pound, which rose to $1.315 against the U

Sports nutrition business Science in Sport (SIS:AIM) reported a surprisingly robust performance for the first half to June on Thursday, which included a marked acceleration in the shift to online sales as well as strong growth in the USA, sending the shares 1.6% higher to 32p.Group revenue was down 5% to £23.6m, a much stronger outcome than the market expected given the enormous second quarter di

A correction at funeral services provider Dignity (DTY) has created a buying opportunity in a quality company. We consider the mark-down of this defensive, cash-generative outfit overdone and believe any obituaries to Dignity's market share gain potential are premature.Not at death's doorSutton-Coldfield-based Dignity's shares slumped on full year results (8 Mar), despite the delivery of better-th

He may not have been to everyone's taste but Michael Winner led a rich and varied life. When he passed away in January his obituaries were full of anecdotes about his career as a film director, most notably vigilante thriller Death Wish in 1974, and his later years spent as a food critic. He will also be fondly remembered by younger generations for dressing as a fairy while uttering the line: 'Cal