Late recovery on Wall Street May 8, 2012 US stocks ended lower yesterdayafter political developments in Greece fanned concerns about Europe’s fiscal health, but a late rally helped cut losses to close above lows. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 76.44 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 12,932.09. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was down 5.86 points, or 0.43 per cent, [...]
FTSE slumps to fresh 2012 low May 8, 2012 A slump in heavyweight mining stocks drove Britain’s benchmark share index down to its lowest level since the start of 2012 yesterday, after Greece’s commitment to bailout pledges was put into question – and dealers said further falls were likely. The FTSE 100 index ended down 100.51 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 5,554.55 points [...]
Time to buy your tickets for our special trading event May 8, 2012 IT IS safe to say that social media is now a key tool in today’s markets – helping you to trade. However, there are dangers too. Here are my top five tips for using social media to trade – a taster for the trading show on 24 May. 1 OPEN YOUR EYES Don’t blindly follow others [...]
SOCIAL MEDIA MEETS TRADING 12.30PM – 1.20PM, 24 MAY May 8, 2012 DAN MOCZULSKI LONDON CAPITAL GROUP Dan is commercial director at London Capital Group, which offers spread betting and contracts for difference. He also consults for Zignals – a Microsoft-backed company supporting easy creation and sharing of algorithmic trading strategies. Twitter: @dan_moczulski YONI ASSIA ETORO Yoni drives eToro’s strategic goals and oversees all its business units. [...]
Providing the intelligence behind the 2012 London Olympic Games May 8, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 79 DAYS TO GO Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A London 2012 offers us a great platform to demonstrate how Nielsen provides information and insights to organisations to give them a comprehensive understanding of global consumers and markets. In addition [...]
NEW YORK REPORT May 7, 2012 INVESTORS brushed off Europe’s election results yesterday, as the S&P 500 rebounded from early losses to end nearly unchanged yesterday, despite the uncertainty surrounding the Eurozone’s ability to tackle its debt crisis. US financial stocks, normally highly sensitive to events that could unsettle the Eurozone’s fiscal stability, were not only the biggest gainers, but had [...]
LONDON REPORT May 7, 2012 THE bank holiday began a short trading week in London that is nevertheless crammed full of corporate results, as well as the much-anticipated Bank rate decision. Results are expected today from Hiscox, HSBC and Tui. Tomorrow’s announcements are set to come from EasyJet, Inmarsat, ITV, Sage, Glencore, ICH Group, Balfour Beatty, Prudential, Carphone Warehouse, Weir [...]
US jobs figures fail to bring joy to markets May 7, 2012 AFTER another torrid week in the Eurozone, the last hope for some positive news to pick up market watchers’ spirits before a bank holiday weekend was US non-farm payroll (NFP) figures. But anybody hoping to go into the weekend on a bounce was disappointed. April non-farm payrolls came in at an anaemic 115k on Friday [...]
FACEBOOK’S FLAWED MODEL IS A GAMBLE ON POTENTIAL May 7, 2012 DIRECTOR OF CURRENCY RESEARCH, GFT IS THE Facebook IPO a good investment opportunity? Naturally, to research that question I went to Twitter. Within minutes I was able to collect all the relevant information on the pros and cons of the IPO. Therein, in my opinion, lies the problem. Facebook is just not nearly as useful [...]
