Lloyds’ dividends threatened by MBNA deal

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) looks unlikely to pay a special dividend previously forecast by analysts.

Its £1.9bn acquisition of MBNA’s consumer...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Top 10 for 2017

Every December we publish a list of stocks carefully chosen by Shares’ team of journalists. We consider these to be our best ideas for...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Rentokil on a roll as it nets £437m

Shares in Rentokil (RTO) enjoyed a boost after it punted non-core assets into a joint venture with family business Haniel in exchange...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


$34.25/lb: Uranium price slump

Uranium, the key fuel for nuclear power stations, was among the worst performing commodities in 2016.

In a strong year for industrial metals,...

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


FTSE All-Share

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00



UK Small Cap Funds

Thu, 22/12/2016 - 00:00


Five themes that look set to shape portfolio returns in 2017

After last week’s attempts to learn key lessons from 2016, this column will now turn its attention to the year ahead. In the (unfortunate) absence...

Wed, 21/12/2016 - 11:44


World investment outlook 2017: The rest of the world

The world investment outlook is written by Russ Mould, AJ Bell Investment Director and contains a wealth of information on the world financial markets and...

Wed, 21/12/2016 - 11:16


CH Bailey, cloudBuy and QinetiQ

“The FTSE100 opened in positive territory mirroring the modest overnight gains on Wall Street. Traders will be looking to UK public-sector net borrowing, while in...

Wed, 21/12/2016 - 09:12


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