On April 11th 2019, Uber Technologies Inc. filed an S-1 registration, opening the path towards its initial public offering. And thus, one of the most anticipated IPOs in history was born. The tech and transportation giant offering up its shares to the public will be a real test for the maturity and stability of a…
The end of the year is fast approaching and now is an excellent time for traders – both bullish and bearish – to consider what December and January may have in store for their financial portfolios. Analysing historical data going back over three decades, we have noted that December often sees a stock market rally…
Halloween may be behind us, but London investors are still feeling spooked by the general equity sell-off that left no stone unturned and sent the blue-chip UK Index index as low as 9% down, a mere whisker away from a 10% technical market correction. But while the UK Index may be down a full 11%…
Q3 began with the UK 100 index of blue chip stocks trading just off fresh record highs. Optimism was strong thanks to good weather and excitement ahead of the bumper summer of sport which had the potential to benefit UK high street retailers, pubs and supermarkets. That said, not everything was rosy, the US picking…
License to make a killing? James Bond’s favourite car, the marque automaker Aston Martin has finally announced details of its Initial Public Offering (IPO). Eagerly-awaited trading of shares in the first British carmaker to go public since 1970’s has generated tremendous excitement. Most traders were hopeful that the IPO, first announced in late August, might…
Ever since the Bitcoin phenomenon gripped the world in 2017, it is hard to avoid hearing friends, relatives and co-workers discussing the relative benefits and drawbacks of various cryptocurrencies. As cryptocurrencies, or “cryptos”, are now more accepted as a form of payment, they also become available to retail investors as tradable securities. Investment platforms like…