Shares and the stockmarket

Johnson Matthey dividend cut another jolt for income seekers

Johnson Matthey’s decision to cut its dividend – and in the process end a streak of increases that dates back to the late 1980s...

Thu, 11/06/2020 - 13:29

Little cheer from Chinatown owner Shaftesbury – but how much bad news is already in the valuation?

An 11% in Net Asset Value (NAV) per share, a slowdown in leasing activity and the well-flagged cancellation of the interim dividend at Shaftesbury...

Wed, 10/06/2020 - 17:40

UK workers prepared to pay extra 4% income tax to fund £300bn pandemic bill

Battling back from Covid-19 is going to be a long hard journey. As the UK Government eases lockdown restrictions and state support for the economy...

Thu, 04/06/2020 - 17:05

Tesco’s Stewart becomes latest change in FTSE CFO list (sixteen and counting in 2020 or 2021)

One of the odd features that characterised the FTSE 100 before the Covid-19 crisis was the number of chief executive (CEO) and chief financial officers...

Tue, 02/06/2020 - 14:27

FTSE 100 could be in for its biggest shake-up since 2009 as latest index shuffle looms

Despite their latest sharp rallies, easyJet and Carnival are still very likely to lose their FTSE 100 status in the latest quarterly reshuffle,...

Wed, 27/05/2020 - 13:43

Dividend cuts by UK companies this year exceed £30 billion

Dividend cuts and deferrals have now topped £30bn leaving income investors with a large hole in their portfolios. While some investors might be hoping the...

Wed, 20/05/2020 - 16:34

Inflation plummets as impacts of lockdown kick in

April saw a dramatic fall in inflation, down to 0.8% from the 1.5% in March. This marks the lowest rate for CPI inflation since August...

Wed, 20/05/2020 - 10:06

Land Securities shares crumble as rents and asset values slide

Land Securities’ shares are on the slide after its results and it is hard to work out what is upsetting investors more – the...

Tue, 12/05/2020 - 16:44

50 days of lockdown – how have investors fared?

We’re now 50 days into lockdown in the UK, and although for many of us it will feel like day 500, there has been some...

Tue, 12/05/2020 - 16:17

BT shares back to 1984 levels as £3.3 billion in dividends blown away

A third dividend cut in its history means that BT is finally finding the combination of hefty debts, big pension deficit, tight regulation and...

Thu, 07/05/2020 - 13:56

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