(Reuters) Wall St ended sharply lower on Mon amid rising US Treasury yields as Middle East simmering tensions curbed investor risk appetite
US retail sales data for March blew past analyst expectations, suggesting the Fed could hold off cutting rates for longer than anticipated:

#AEI Aberdeen Equity Income Trust
Dividend 7.7% Discount to NAV -6.30%
Updated top holdings
DS Smith - BP - National Grid
Imperial Brands - Shell - HSBC Holdings
SSE - British American Tobacco
CMC Markets - Conduit Holdings Ltd

🔔 Dow -0.65% S&P -1.20% Nas -1.79% Russel -1.51% Vix +10.98%

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A poll showed over 60% of investors would not register to view data
When Companies direct you to sign in to view Research, they are effectively turning away potential investors as well as those already invested #Management

JUST IN: United Airlines, Air France and KLM temporarily suspend flights to Tel Aviv

EasyJet has suspended planes travelling to Tel Aviv until 21 April following Tehran's attack

When USA Sneezes the Rest of the World Catches a Cold
FTSE futures turned negative 7937 -18.7 -0.24% atm

(Reuters) Goldman Sachs gained 5.1% after its first-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates as a recovery in underwriting and dealmaking boosted its investment banking unit, helping it post the highest earnings per share since 2021

Had a Nibble! on #DWL Dowlais - Director buy, Major holdings alert, year high 148p Multiples - P/E 7.7 - Ajusted EPS 13.80 - Turnover £4.8 billion - profit before tax £522 million -31/12/23 -

To be fair to Analysts! who get a lot of unwarranted criticism
They all called oil higher before last nights open, But just like The Big Short, maybe the timing is out but not their forecasts? Time will Tell

City analysts have warned any short-term retraction on prices could be temporary & Brent crude a benchmark for global oil prices – could resurface above $100
Money managers have been upping their long positions on US crude futures & options in anticipation - Proactive

Foxtons (LSE:FOXT) edged higher after reports at the weekend that it had asked adviser Rothschild to find a buyer after pressure from activist investors - Proactive

Primark has lowered the price on hundreds of its essential kids’ clothing & accessories
Including swim shorts & swimsuits, t-shirts & shorts, sliders & baseball caps, by an average of 21%
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#POW Charts dont Lie - Power Metal Resources Spin Out Playing Out
Stock correlation for all to see, Golden Metal Resources (near 60% holding) First Class Metals (23%) Uranium Exploration next #UEE then, First Development Resources #FDR & PowerArabia with more in the pipeline:

Lost count of the amount of analysts/strategists saying Oil was to go higher last night on Oil markets opening Bell, They are the best talent the markets have to offer, A Market Makers dream #Related ?

RNS 6109K - Dowlais Group - Holdings
BlackRock, Wilmington raises stake to 5.02% (below 5%)

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#MARS down near 1% #ALittleHarsh

#OCTP Oxford Cannabinoid up near 10% #MedicinalCannabis

Central Bankers - Hawks or Doves - More Hawks than Doves? We need another Hawk for required outcone She Cried!
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