This morning saw Petrofac Limited (LSE: PFC), Circle Oil (LSE: COP) and BowLeven (LSE: BLVN) pump out news updates thatmoved the market. However, while Circle shot the lights out with a major oil discovery, BowLevens share price went into reverse so whats happened? Circles troublesome gusher Circle Oils share price Read More...

AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) (NYSE: AZN.US) shares have climbed 8% over the past week to 4,442p, fuelled by speculation that a fresh takeover bid from Pfizer in the US could soon be launched. Pfizers earlier bid was finally withdrawn in late May after the AstraZeneca board gave the idea the coldest Read More...

So, its finally happened. The S&P 500 has hit 2,000 points for the first time in its history. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 has yet to even break its 2000 and 2007 highs, with the UKs leading share index apparently unable to break the 7,000 point barrier. However, heres why it Read More...

All the talk these days is about when central bankers in the US and UK will finally start hiking interest rates. Savers shouldnt get too excited, becauserates will only rise belatedly, and slowly. The search for yield will continue, possibly for many years, as savings accountsstruggle to recapture their former Read More...

Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) (NASDAQOTH: SCBFF.US) has hit the skids after long years of impressive annual growth. The top brass at the Asia-focused bank are on the defensive, with rumblings of shareholder discontent that are as welcome as thunder and rain on a bank holiday weekend. Just how far the Read More...

At the time of the Credit Crunch, there was story after story about the demise of the High Street. Company after company, from Woolworths to HMV and Zavvi, went bust. Thousands of jobs were lost, much of the High Street was derelict. Anyone who was unfortunate enough to have invested Read More...