by Michael Chapman | Mar 31, 2020 | Latest News
Two of the world’s biggest cruise ship companies have seen their share prices rocket in recent days as investors speculating on which operators will survive the downturn threw rescue lines to both. On Friday (20 March) shares in Carnival, the biggest US cruise...
by Michael Chapman | Feb 12, 2020 | Latest News
On Monday (3 February) the Chinese stock market saw its biggest fall in four years as it reopened after the Lunar New Year Holiday. The Shanghai Composite Index fell around 8%, despite the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) attempt to mitigate the impact of the...
by Michael Chapman | Feb 4, 2020 | Latest News
After gaining over 100% in the last year, shares in technology giant Apple added another 3% in after-hours trading on Tuesday (28 January) after it reported better than expected fourth quarter sales. In a reversal of recent fortunes where iPhone sales have slipped,...
by Michael Chapman | Jan 29, 2020 | Latest News
Streaming giant Netflix ended 2019 on a strong note with increased subscribers and revenue, but acknowledged it’s feeling the squeeze from rival streaming services run by Apple and Disney. The fourth quarter results included a 31% increase in revenue year-on-year,...
by Michael Chapman | Jan 29, 2020 | Latest News
The news that a new form of coronavirus had been identified in the major Chinese city of Wuhan was enough to send Asian stock markets into retreat on Monday (20 January) while in Europe, luxury-goods makers with Chinese order books also took a hit. Despite the start...
by Michael Chapman | Jan 14, 2020 | Latest News
UK supermarkets experienced the worst Christmas period since 2015 as sales growth amongst the leading discount chains Lidl and Aldi failed to offset falling sales among the top four supermarkets. The ‘big four’– Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons and Asda – all suffered...
