Archive for 'Investments'
Should we borrow in euros?
We are considering buying a property in Southern Spain for £150,000. Our home in the UK is worth £250,000 with a £60,000 mortgage outstanding, we have a £10,000 deposit to invest and our combined income is £65,000.
Initially we though it would be best to re-mortgage our UK home but we have seen a number of […]
Posted: November 26th, 2006 under Finance, Investments, Currency, Home Loans.
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London rallies after early losses, lifted by buoyant miners
London’s bluechip Stocks rallied after early losses, adding 0.2 per cent to 6,204.5 after strong gains in the mining sector and continued merger and acquisition activity.
Consolidation hopes following news of another big takeover in the North America - Freeport - McMoran bid $19.4bn for copper producer Phelps Dodge - was the trigger for the mining […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006 under Finance, General Business, Stocks & Shares.
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Stock Exchange Rejects Takeover Bid
The London Stock Exchange has rejected a £2.7bn takeover offer from New York-based Nasdaq. The offer “substantially undervalues” the company, the LSE said in a statement. It “failed to reflect its unique strategic position and the powerful earnings and operational momentum of the business,” it said of the offer.
The New York-based technology stock trading platform […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006 under Finance, Investments, General Business, Stocks & Shares.
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Can trade unions reverse their decline?
At the end of June, the GMB trade union scored a rare success. It cajoled Asda into recognising the union on behalf of tens of thousands of the company’s staff.
The deal was notable because Britain’s third largest supermarket group is owned by the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart which does not recognise unions in its home […]
Posted: November 5th, 2006 under Stocks & Shares.
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Flying into turbulence: what the future holds for airlines
The Irish government will sell part of its stake in national airline Aer Lingus next month, in a stockmarket flotation valuing the carrier at between €840 million and €940 million (£568 million and £635 million).
Aer Lingus’ privatisation will throw interesting light on the debate surrounding the future of the airline industry.
The long-term future of airlines […]
Posted: November 5th, 2006 under Stocks & Shares.
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Is now the right time to invest in football?
All of a sudden it seems that Premiership football clubs are back in vogue. Last week’s announcement of a £63 million bid for Aston Villa by US tycoon Randy Lerner has been followed by strong speculation surrounding Newcastle United.
The Jersey-based investment company Belgravia Group has confirmed that it is in discussions (albeit the very early […]
Posted: November 5th, 2006 under Stocks & Shares.
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Playing Footsie - where does the market go from here?
It seems that we are currently in the grip of the “one step forward, two steps back” scenario, where each piece of good news is overshadowed by yet another reason for the markets to become uncertain and increasingly nervous about the general direction.
Yet the market in the year to date is up just over 4%. […]
Posted: November 5th, 2006 under Stocks & Shares.
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Stoctober! Then a November to Remember
We’ve just had the best October in the US markets for three years. They are calling it ‘stoctober’ and so will it be a November to remember? The Dow is looking weak on the daily charts, but on the weekly, longer-term price charts it looks stronger. Looks like a bit of a breather is due.We’ve […]
Posted: November 5th, 2006 under Stocks & Shares.
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