Shares and the stockmarket

There are two sides to every story and while the headlines are awash with news of a bond market sell-off, retail investors’ appetite for gilts...

In 2024 it looks like shareholders and boardrooms once more showed more patience than football club executives and supporters, even if the FTSE 100 index...

The bond market has taken fright from the growing sense of inflationary pressures in the air. The benchmark UK 10-year gilt has now risen to...

The number of companies on London’s AIM market worth more than £1 billion has hit a nine-year low. A mere six stocks were worth more...

The FTSE 100 was up by almost 6% in 2024 and is offering a forecast dividend yield of some 3.6% on top of that, to...

Whether we like it or not, the US isn’t just the bellwether for the global stock market — it’s most of the herd given the...

Perhaps, thanks to AI, investors need to consider the words of American industrialist J. Paul Getty, who once asserted, ‘In times of rapid change, experience...

Investors continue to show a keen interest in opportunities Stateside, with half of the top 10 most popular stocks among AJ Bell DIY investors being...

UK takeovers moved up a gear in 2024 as predators targeted bigger companies. The average value of deals was £1.07 billion, nearly three times higher...

Ten companies in the FTSE 350 rewarded shareholders with at least 50% higher dividends in 2024, according to analysis by AJ Bell. Five of these...