UK Treasury reported to be considering strategic companies bailout

Having already committed to £330bn of funding, equivalent to 2.3% of GDP, to help businesses get through the current coronavirus lockdown, the UK Treasury may...

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Help the coronavirus fight now and profit later

Investors and the general public are going to view many companies in one of two ways once the coronavirus crisis has abated. They will either...

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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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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.

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