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FTSE 100 dividends forecast to hit new record in 2023 but slowing profit growth and recession pose a threat

After the index’s autumn rally and cuts to analysts’ dividend forecasts, the FTSE 100 is now expected to yield 3.8% in 2022. The index’s total...

Thu, 12/01/2023 - 15:44


Apple loses a trillion dollars of market cap in a year

Super-spy Austin Power’s nemesis, Dr. Evil, used to get his millions, billions and trillions mixed up when he tried to hold the world to ransom,...

Thu, 05/01/2023 - 18:14


Five key themes that shaped portfolios’ investment returns in 2022

Portfolio builders – not to mention our economies, central bankers and politicians – have become accustomed to an era of cheap energy, food, goods and...

Tue, 20/12/2022 - 10:59


Micron first-quarter results

Silicon chips are a good guide to global economic health owing to their ubiquity – they are everywhere, from smart phones to laptops, car to...

Fri, 16/12/2022 - 10:44


Telecom Plus sends out all the right signals with first-half results

The failure of energy suppliers such as bulb, ampower, igloo, Hub Energy and many, many more has caused great distress to many householders, but a...

Wed, 23/11/2022 - 11:24


BP unveils fourth share buyback of 2022 as tax debate rages on

The debate over the rights and wrongs of BP’s bumper profits will run and run, but from the narrow perspective of investment the oil...

Thu, 03/11/2022 - 17:40


FTSE 100 set for record cash returns to investors but dividend forecasts stall

The FTSE 100 is now expected to yield 4.1% in 2022, as both the headline index and analysts’ dividend forecasts struggle to make any notable...

Thu, 13/10/2022 - 15:03


Drop in reservations rocks Barratt’s share price alongside grim economic backdrop

If government ministers needed any evidence of how policy missteps can affect not just the financial markets but the real economy, then Barratt Developments’...

Thu, 13/10/2022 - 12:52


Another boo-boo from Boohoo as retailer warns on profits again

Increased costs, higher product returns and ongoing investment in warehousing and distribution meant that Boohoo issued profit warnings in December and May and lower-than-expected...

Thu, 29/09/2022 - 11:16


FCA takes aim at Link with £50m fine

News that the FCA has issued Link Fund Solutions a draft Warning Notice in relation to its activities with the Woodford Equity Income...

Thu, 22/09/2022 - 12:01


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