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Vodafone offers investors welcome income relief

“It is all a far cry from last May, when Vodafone CEO Nick Read sanctioned the first dividend cut in Vodafone’s history, as the...

Tue, 12/05/2020 - 14:29

HSBC off to worst start in over 10 years thanks to credit losses and lower lending margins

“Expected losses of $3 billion on its loan book, the highest figure since Q3 2011, means that HSBC’s first-quarter pre-tax profit slumped 48% to...

Tue, 28/04/2020 - 13:44

Why are US equities proving so resilient and can it last?

“It might be St George’s Day but at the moment investors are more likely to pay homage to Uncle Sam, because America’s benchmark S&P 500...

Thu, 23/04/2020 - 16:25

Has the FTSE 100 failed a key technical test?

“In the long run, share prices and company valuations are dictated by profits and cash flow, but sentiment and narrative can dominate in the short...

Thu, 16/04/2020 - 14:54

James Halstead’s proud dividend growth record is (temporarily?) floored

“Given how well the company is run and how solidly it is financed, it was always going to take something extraordinary to break James...

Tue, 31/03/2020 - 11:51

The one chart that explains why global equities have tried to rally this week

“No-one knows for sure whether this week’s spectacular rally is a sign that the bottom is in or the first of a series of vicious...

Fri, 27/03/2020 - 13:11

Redrow becomes third builder to cut its dividend pay-out plans

“Redrow’s decision to cancel its interim dividend means the FTSE 250 firm is the third housebuilder to scale back its plans to return cash...

Tue, 24/03/2020 - 14:24

Why banking shares may not welcome emergency rate cut as much as investors think

“Banking stocks are giving the Bank of England’s emergency rate cut a guarded welcome, with small gains across the board, and the biggest gains coming...

Wed, 11/03/2020 - 17:19

Three lessons to draw from the oil price crash (and why it might actually be a GOOD thing)

“There is an old saying that ‘you can’t buck the market’ and Saudi Arabia is learning this twice over today, as the price of both...

Mon, 09/03/2020 - 15:17

Why Intertek is a good barometer for the effects of the Coronavirus

“Globalisation and the steady growth of trade flows around the world have been a boon to testing and certification specialist Intertek and the FTSE...

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 13:42

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