The FTSE 100 hit a record high clear of 8,700 thanks to strong numbers from its largest weighting AstraZeneca, while traders ...

Next week will at least bring us nearer to understanding the extent of the stagnation, with the arrival of preliminary UK GDP figures for the fourth quarter. Third-quarter growth was zero, and monthly ...

Schroder UK Income (GB00BDD2DW68), a very value-minded fund, has a historic yield of 5.1 per cent. Its top 10 holdings list is littered with big yielders, from British American Tobacco (BATS) to the ...

The IC team is back with results on two pharmaceutical stocks and a British housebuilder, plus a trading update on a big name in hospitality ...

While the sales market is sluggish, the rental market is booming. Enter build to rent (BTR). Berkeley is not the only investor to identify the opportunity: other housebuilders such as Vistry (VTY) ...

Markets are primed for another strong US payrolls report with +154,000 expected after last month’s blowout of 256,000. Unemployment is seen steady at 4.1 per cent. I guess the Federal Reserve’s Lorie ...

The government wants to give companies easier access to pension surpluses. Banks and life insurers are paying close attention ...

Interim results from Hargreaves Services (HSP:600p), an industrial group and land developer, highlight the benefits of having ...

Amazon (US:AMZN) pointed to a Q1 sales slowdown after hitting Wall St estimates for the last quarter of 2024, sending its shares down 3 per cent in post-close trading. The web giant posted net revenue ...

Consequently, Prudential has been trading at a 25-30 per cent discount to US-Hong Kong–based multinational insurance group AIA (HK:1299). UBS pitches a target rice of 1,270p, with half of the implied ...

The biggest problem for Vodafone is Germany. It is its largest market, but in the past quarter revenue declined 6.4 per cent.

“Tin is a critical mineral, that is essential for the energy transition and anything electronic,” he begins. “South Crofty is a strategic asset with the ability to responsibly provide a secure, high ...