European stock markets got off to a decent start on Monday morning as BP shares led the rally. London, Paris and Frankfurt were all between a third and half a per cent higher in early trade before ...

Shares in ITV (ITV) rose by 3 per cent on the back of a Financial Times story which said that some of its major shareholders would support efforts to realise value by selling some, or all, of its ITV ...

JD’s policy of being more of a long-term partner to brands makes it less willing to follow suit, and although sticking to full-price sales will protect gross margins, it will mean North American sales ...

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 ...

A keen 'Fire' movement follower wants to quit the rat race but wonders if his portfolio is up to the task. Dave Baxter takes a look ...

However, there is a stock that has performed even better than Tesla since Trump’s election victory. Since November, data ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

The performance data below gives an overall summary of how sectors have performed over the past 12 months (although note those sectors don’t always map precisely onto our FTSE 350 groupings). General ...