Market’s attention turns to exit strategy

As we write the FTSE 100 has reclaimed the 5,700 mantle as it continues to bounce back from the damage wrought by the coronavirus crisis....

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Why Microsoft could thrive despite coronavirus crisis

There are unlikely to be many stock market winners from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, but one of them could well be a company...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Trading platforms see surge in demand amid market volatility

Market volatility is rarely good news for investors but it has been a significant positive for trading platforms as the latest updates from Plus500 (...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


UK industrials ‘unlikely’ to breach debt covenants

Banking covenants across the hard hit engineering and industrials sectors are unlikely to be breached, according to analysis by investment bank Berenberg, even for the...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


£1.6bn fundraising frenzy: companies tap markets to ensure their survival

Against a backcloth of unprecedented dividend and buyback suspensions and director pay cuts, an increasing number of companies are raising money as the global lockdown...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Fundsmith upbeat despite difficult market conditions

Fundsmith Equity (B41YBW7) 416p

Gain to date: 1.2%

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Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Scottish Investment Trust denies ‘style drift’

Alasdair McKinnon, fund manager of Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), has denied that he has succumbed to ‘style drift’ after radically overhauling his portfolio,...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


magazine 9 Apr 2020

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With more than 200 companies having pulled their dividends in recent weeks, Shares looks at who is paying, who is not, and where to still find reliable income.

Discover why a large number of stocks are rallying in Shares’ weekly update on markets during the coronavirus crisis, and read why Microsoft is sitting pretty.

FTSE finishes lower as virus cases mount, Tesco and insurers weigh

Despite Wall Street opening in the green on Wednesday afternoon, European markets remained in the red, perturbed by the EU's lack of cohesion regarding the...

Wed, 08/04/2020 - 17:02


Director Deals - Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)

David Stirling, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 10,575 shares in the company on the 7th April 2020 at a price of 159.00p. The Director now holds...

Wed, 08/04/2020 - 16:50


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