A please explain how higher inte rates make banks more profitable. The spread between market and retail rates will be much the same. Or at least it was when I lectured on Economics..
have you not heard of the Law of Diminishing Returns? US has a ridiculously high Vorp Tax @ 35% this leading to numerous invertions. Why do US companies jump ship and land up frequently in IRELAND where the rate is about one third. Unfortunately these extreme socialist view still hold sway. remember in the 1970 s the tax rate was 83% at the top and in some cases could hit 98%. Do you really want those days again. Ripe for evasion which is why we see Amazon, Starbucks etc evading as fast as they can.
AIM is a market like any other and behaves as such. On AIM for stability look at Clinigen ASOS, GVC, REdde and numerous others. Just be selective. Young companies are always speculative wherever they are quoted,
The following are a few of the airlines who use Stansted - it is not only own brand whoever that is! America Airlines, El Al Airlines, , Easyjet, Air Berlin, Atlantic
H/L have a consensus of brokers 4 strong buy no other statuses. Now on FTSE250. Pre adjusted tax profit more than doubled in first six months of this year. Old FDA does not depart till Feb 2017. The new ex WONGA guy Paul Miles has been with RSA, Phoenix etc. Therre is a new B2B agreement with Brtfred which will not benefit until late 2017. II have sold half my holding which was too big on a three bagger happy to keep the rest!
Standard stock market procedure to balance the books. You will note the sell of 30000 at 16.35 marked UT which means Uncrossing trade. Sell ones are less usual. The jobber may prefer not to load his book on a spike.
Well just look at the South Sea Bubble. It was ever thus. I have had mine for ages and p,eased to see movement even though I only have about 5000. Shares in total.
The stock market will always get the valuation of a value company right over time. Eg those with steady earnings, dividends etc. For resources companies especially junior ones. It has been like this since the .17th century. If you don't like it invest in blue chips.