There are, of course, counter-arguments. One reason for paying executives in shares is to place them in the same position as shareholders. Investors acquiring the shares on the date of the share award ...

Our Big Reliables screen is, in the words of its inventor, a “simple beast”. It looks for companies that are big (at least by UK standards), increasing earnings (the ‘reliable’ bit), and generating ...

Starting this month, we’re using our stock screens to look beyond the UK (and the few dozen US names everyone already knows) ...

The combined payout will come from Barratt Redrow (BTRW), Bellway (BWY), Berkeley Group (BKG), Bloor Homes, Persimmon (PSN), Taylor Wimpey (TW.) and Vistry (VTY). The listed housebuilders (barring ...

The FTSE 100 rose early Wednesday despite miners Glencore and Anglo American taking a hit from the copper tariffs. BP and Shell rose as oil prices ticked up. Elsewhere, the Dax and Cac both notched ...

Speaking with Alice Guy, independent pension and money expert and chartered accountant, Val also looks at practical tips for ...

Some 19mn passengers set sail from the US on a cruise last year, and two-thirds of them sailed to the Caribbean, the CLIA said.

Windar Photonics (WPHO:49p) is a Danish technology company that develops cost-efficient and innovative Light Detection and ...

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It is especially memorable for UK savers investing in the world’s largest market: the S&P 500 is up in dollar terms but a slumping greenback means that it lost 3.6 per cent in sterling terms. The ...

However, it now appears the US is following the lead of China. If the bill passes, it will shift wealth from the low-income to high-income earners, which will decrease consumption and increase savings ...

In the first half, Synectics also secured a five-year extension to an existing contract with another customer in the casino sector. It is worth at least $4.8mn in revenue. The leisure and hospitality ...