UK company interest payments skyrocket as rate hikes eat into profits Finance UK company interest costs have skyrocketed almost 30 per cent as higher interest rates and rising debt ate into the profits of British businesses.
Global share buybacks drop despite dividend spike INVESTMENT Global share buybacks dipped by 14 per cent last year to $1.1 trillion (£880bn) despite record dividend issuance from global companies.
Chasing dividends? The data suggests the best place to look is the banks Dividends Global dividends rose five per cent last year to a record $1.66trn (£1.3trn), with almost half of the growth coming from banks.