I dont know about you, but I spend quite a bit of my time as an investor trying to figure out what certain companies actually do. For example, a colleague told me Seaenergy might be a canny buy. Sea who? Exactly! It turns out that the exciting thing about Seaenergy Read More...

2014 has been a highly disappointing year for investors in the major supermarkets. For example, Morrisons (LSE: MRW) is down 28% since the turn of the year, while Sainsburys (LSE: SBRY) has seen its share price fall by 16% over the same time period. Both companies have severely underperformed the Read More...

Shares in online fashion retailer ASOS (LSE: ASC) have climbed by more than 20% this week, thanks to rumours that the firms biggest shareholder, Danish firm Bestseller, had been offered 50 per share by a US buyer. Despite this weeks gains, however, ASOS shares remain down by around 55% so Read More...

Today I am outlining why BP (LSE: BP) (NYSE: BP.US) could be considered an attractive addition to any stocks portfolio. Asset sales beef up efficiency drive In a bid to repair its smashed-up balance sheet following the 2008/2009 financial crash, BP underwent a vast asset-shedding scheme thatsaw it rid itself Read More...

2014 has been a hugely positive year for British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) and Imperial Tobacco (LSE: IMT). Indeed, shares in the two UK-listed tobacco stocks have risen by 8% (British American Tobacco) and 10% (Imperial Tobacco) since the turn of the year, which is well above the FTSE 100s Read More...

Although we dont believe in timing the market or panicking over every stock fluctuation, understanding how a business is performing, competing and changing is vital to sensible investment. Shares in mobile banking and payments service providerMonitise (LSE: MONI) lifted by more than 14% in early trade this morning, following the Read More...