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The Expert View: Mothercare, Burberry and Moss Bros
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Britvic and Netcall.
Market Blog: bargain hunters drive FTSE to strong finish
'Can we string more than just a one-day bounce together before we have another big sell-off?' ask brokers.
Chart of the Day: an oil spike threat no longer
The oil price has fallen significantly since concerns earlier this year about the threat it posed to markets and the economy.
Shares the pros are buying and selling
A round-up of interesting trades by professional investors in Judges Scientific (JDG.L), BBA (BBA.L), Treatt (TET.L) and Provident Financial (PFG.L).
The Expert View: BP, Cove Energy and Weir
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Savills and Ocado.
Marlborough's Giles Hargreave: my micro share tips
Manager of the Marlborough UK Micro Cap Growth fund explains why he's still hanging onto his 13% cash holding.
Market blog: FTSE closes below 5,300
Shares fall further as European leaders meet to discuss growth and hopes of action wane.
Diary of a Top Stocker: can I invest my way out of trouble?
I've identified 11 Top Stocks that could be good value after the recent falls. Have a look and help me prepare for a big roll of the dice.
Thirst for income distorts investment trust prices, says Urquhart
The price of higher-yielding investment trusts has been distorted by investors' need for income, says Edinburgh Worldwide investment trust manager Mark Urquhart.
LTRO is biggest 'cash for trash' scheme in the world
Irish economist David McWilliams pours scorn on the suggestion that the ECB's €1 trillion liquidity measure has been a success.
The Expert View: Marks & Spencer, Man Group and WH Smith
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Cable & Wireless and ZincOx Resources.
Market blog: FTSE gains momentum to break 5,400
Britain’s markets make strong gains as investors look to tomorrow’s meeting of European leaders to ease fears about the region.
Snap! Greece goes and we’re awash with ‘worthless paper’
Old Mutual's Stewart Cowley is preparing for a frenzy when the last cards are played in the eurozone's high-stakes game of snap.
China economic picture darkening, warns Brevan Howard
Recent figures from China have been poor, and hedge fund Brevan Howard warns that the country is struggling to balance growth with controlled inflation.
Henderson Asian Growth: 1bn new consumers can't be wrong
Chinese policy is geared to encourage consumer spending, but can investments in the sector keep up with inflation? We spoke to Andy Beal, manager of the Henderson Asian Growth investment trust.
Investment trusts: 2 resilient funds for troubled Europe
The discounts on unfashionable European smaller company investment trusts are too wide, argues James Carthew.
The Expert View: Kingfisher, ITV and BTG
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring AG Barr and Informa.
Investment trusts: 10 great dividend growers
With experts recommending equity income funds as a way for investors to overcome choppy stock markets, we look at 10 investment trusts that have consistently increased their dividends over the past 45 years.
The Expert View: BT, Alumasc, and Falkland Oil and Gas
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring National Grid and Berendsen.
Market blog: Facebook frenzy as FTSE logs worst week of 2012
FTSE 100 slides as eurozone officials prepare contingency plans for Greek exit; Facebook sells 80 million shares in its first minute of trading.