Whisper it, but Walmart (WMT:NYSE) may be about to have its global retail crown swiped off its head by online giant Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ). Walmart has...

With sales of its cut-priced make-up seemingly going gangbusters investors might ponder why ELF Beauty’s (ELF:NYSE) share price performance is anything but pretty.

The Californian business...

It already felt like a day of destiny, postponed so chief executive Murray Auchincloss could undergo an undisclosed medical procedure, but the stakes have been...

Consolidation across the investment trust sector continues, against a backdrop of wide NAV (net asset value) discounts, pressure on sub-scale funds and shareholder activism.

2024...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba could have been forgiven for a degree of trepidation before his recent visit to the White House. 

Tariffs would have a...

The resilience of the US labour market looks likely to keep Federal Reserve rate cuts on hold for the foreseeable future.

Although non-farm payrolls for...

BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust (BRFI) 158.5p

Market cap: £300 million

Investing in frontier markets might seem too risky for some, yet the world’s youngest...

I have been interested to read recent commentary on the proposals to extend IHT (inheritance tax) to pensions. 

One point caught my attention which was the...

HgCapital Trust

(HGT) 520p

Gain to date: 13.2%

Private equity investment trust HgCapital (HGT) has continued to put in a robust performance since we said...