Shares and the stockmarket

U-turns, new levies on second homes and infrastructure spending plans dominate the headlines after George Osborne’s Autumn Statement and there are a number of things...

Cyber-crime is rarely out of the headlines these days. The list of the household names which have had data stolen by hackers breaking into their...

Generating an income has been an increasingly important objective for many investors. The income available from conventional savings accounts has dwindled to near-zero at a...

This column does not stray Down Under too often, barring an occasional foray into the world of mining, but the A$6.3 billion (£3 billion) bid...

Fans and detractors of this column both point out its trainspotter-ish tendencies, something that will be taken as a compliment whether it is meant as...

Here we go again. No sooner does market action start to take a distinctly deflationary bias than a major central bank pipes up with some...

This ratio provides a more accurate reflection of a company's net worth than using PE.

The global M&A market is booming. More than $3 trillion...

AIM’s 1,063 members have a total market cap of around £73 billion compared to the 982 firms which make up the £2.1 trillion Main Market....

The Government’s plans to sell its remaining stake in Lloyds and place a £2 billion block of stock with retail investors next spring means the...