NatWest Group’s (LSE:NWG) results show a stable performance in key areas, with year on year movements across its various segments. However, investor concerns over some aspects of the company’s performance sent the shares down by more than 2%. The company recorded a total income of £14.7 billion, a slight decrease of 0.3% compared to the […]

FXCess, a well-established name in the world of forex trading, has introduced a suite of partner programs designed to help IBs and affiliates grow their income streams. With an emphasis on flexibility and scalability, FXCess is offering three distinct programs—Introducing Brokers (IB), Affiliates, and White Label Solutions—that provide comprehensive opportunities to succeed in the forex...

Barclays (LSE:BARC) reported strong results for 2024, with solid growth across its retail banking, credit card and mortgage operations. The bank’s pre-tax profit increased by 25% to £3.58 billion, up from £2.87 billion the previous year. This improvement was driven primarily by higher net interest income and a one-time gain from the acquisition of Tesco […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors mull GDP data London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data, which showed the economy unexpectedly grew in the fourth quarter of last year, but only just. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,760.61, underperforming European peers, […]

Cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) reported a cautious growth outlook for 2025 on Thursday, which caused its shares to drop over 6%. The company’s organic revenue and operating profit growth for the 2024 financial year were in line with expectations. However, its guidance for 2025 was weaker than anticipated, with projected revenue growth of […]

Consumer goods giant Unilever’s (LSE:ULVR) results, announced on Thursday, were mixed, with overall performance meeting expectations but not offering anything exciting for investors. The company reported 2024 sales of €60.8 billion, which slightly exceeded analyst forecasts. Organic sales growth was 4.3%, a little below the consensus of 4.3%, moderated by price increases. Volume growth...

London open: Stocks flat ahead of US inflation; Barratt Redrow surges London stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was steady at 8,780.90. Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “There’s an overarching sense of calm in the air, […]

Artificial intelligence has been making waves lately, all the more since the readily available ChatGPT and Claude bots broke into the market. To put it simply, AI represents a technology that enables specially created algorithms to carry out a series of actions that require human involvement prior to the AI era. This can be integrated […]

London, 10 February 2025 – The first FinMark Summit is set to take place at the Dutch Hall in the City of London on April 30th, with speakers and attendees from over 50 brokers and investment platforms in attendance. The summit is the first of its kind to focus on bringing together investment platforms with […]

It has been severally demonstrated that the degrees of pushing complexity forces being exercised by bulls against bears in the business operations of Pantheon Resources Plc (LSE:PANR) have been persistently driven alongside the buy signal side of the smaller moving average, as the financial index has it that the price is in an uptrend, holding […]

The periods of inactive price movement, as demonstrated by bulls over several sessions in the stock trading operations of Blackbird Plc (LSE:BIRD), have resulted in a price pause, with the market eyeing key support. A bearish candlestick formation has emerged, signaling a lack of upward momentum for BIRD Plc stock in the near term. However, […]

Oil giant BP (LSE:BP.) has reported a significant fall in its profits for the fourth quarter, citing weaker refining margins, lower energy prices and higher costs. The company posted an underlying replacement cost profit of $1.2 billion for the final quarter of 2024, a drop from $3 billion in the same period a year earlier. […]

Shares in oil giant BP (LSE:BP.) have soared after a report from Bloomberg says that activist investor Elliott Investment Management had acquired a stake in the company. The company’s shares surged over 7% in Monday morning trading on the London Stock Exchange, pushing them to their highest since August. Bloomberg said that Elliott is pushing […]

It has been severally demonstrated that the degrees of pushing complexity forces being exercised by bulls against bears in the business operations of Pantheon Resources Plc (LSE:PANR) have been persistently driven alongside the buy signal side of the smaller moving average, as the financial index has it that the price is in an uptrend, holding […]

Over a couple of weeks back, it was observed that a number of lower lows had been embarked upon before the trade situation in the business activities of Georgina Energy Plc (LSE:GEX) experienced a sudden price upsurge, building back on the threshold of 5. The upward trending forces have been constrained within an optimal bearish […]

Asset tokenization is transforming how we own and trade valuable assets by using blockchain and smart contracts to represent ownership as digital tokens. While commonly associated with tokenized stocks or gold, its potential extends to nearly any asset with monetary value, positioning it as a game-changer in finance. However, tokenization faces challenges, particularly the oracle […]

ETHUSD shows strong bearish momentum with lower price targets. The market is consistently forming lower highs and lower lows, indicating a well-defined downtrend. The price has recently broken below the previous support level of $2,950 and is now hovering around $2,660, suggesting weakness in buying strength. A descending trendline has been respected multiple times, confirming […]