Beyond Bond: Driving the new Aston Martin DB12 through Austin Texas December 4, 2023 We head to Austin to drive the new Aston Martin DB12 and meet the man with the brand’s real licence to thrill.
LGIM calls for more mining sector funding to meet net zero goals April 5, 2022 Funding for the mining industry will have to be ramped up to ensure the successful decarbonisation of global economies, warned LGIM.
Markets: Standard Chartered, Flutter and miners put FTSE 100 in a hole November 2, 2021 The FTSE 100 is down this morning, weighed on by Paddy Power owner Flutter and Asia-focussed bank StanChart. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index eased 0.5 per cent after closing at fresh February 2020 highs yesterday, while the UK-centric mid-cap index slipped 0.2 per cent. Miners BHP, Rio Tinto and Anglo American were among the worst performers on [...]
Dividends scale to new heights as companies shake off pandemic hangover November 15, 2021 Companies are rewarding shareholders with record levels of dividends as corporate balance sheets shake off the hangover of the Covid-19 crisis. Firms paid shareholders $403.5bn in dividends in the third quarter of the year, the highest total ever recorded for the three months to September, research by Janus Henderson has found. Dividends are 22 per [...]
UK dividends slump to $14.7bn in first quarter after slowdown in special payouts May 24, 2022 UK dividends slumped in the first quarter of the year after a slowdown in frothy one-off payouts that caused an $18.8bn spike between January and March last year.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher on the heels of strong US tech earnings April 26, 2024 Asian stocks rallied alongside a strong tech sector fuelled by impressive US earnings. Bank of Japan maintained its short-term interest rate target at 0-0.1 per cent. Oil prices climbed, while Microsoft and Alphabet shares surged post-earnings beats. Investors await US inflation data and focus on ExxonMobil and NatWest earnings.
Dividends to soar to $1.52tn in 2022 after post pandemic rebound March 1, 2022 Global dividends will surge to record levels in 2022 after payouts rebounded from a pandemic slump last year, a leading asset management firm has predicted.
Why the Twisted Defender is the Land Rover we really need January 8, 2023 In 2016, after 67 continuous years of production, Land Rover ceased production of its iconic Defender causing CAMRA members to wail into their beer as though they’d lost a childhood pet. Men with beards and rubber shoes will tell you the car’s likeness should have gone straight onto a banknote. Land Rover recently launched a [...]
Slumping profits, massive writedowns and a crumbling valuation – what’s happening with Anglo American? February 26, 2024 Anglo American is struggling from falling diamond and platium prices as well as instability in South Africa.
Glencore’s Teck takeover saga shows coal is just too hot to handle April 24, 2023 Glencore's struggles to win over Teck's shareholders suggest that coal might be too hot for climate-focused investors to accept.