Dial down portfolio risk with dividend growth star Law Debenture

Law Debenture Corporation 

(LWDB) 899p

Market cap: £1.19 billion

Financial markets have been rocked by the twists and turns of the tariff situation created by US...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


Markets brought back from the brink after planned tariffs put on hold

In a fitting irony for our high-tech 21st century world, it was an old-fashioned technology which brought markets back from the brink on 3 February...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


A return to growth in international markets in focus at McDonald's

Wall Street analysts are expecting McDonald’s (MCD:NYSE) to report a 4.4% year-on-year decline in EPS (earnings per share) to $2.82 for the fourth quarter as...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


Futura Medical’s profit warning leaves nagging doubts so exit now

Futura Medical (FUM:AIM) 16.5p

Loss to date: 50%


In October 2024, we highlighted sexual health specialist Futura Medical (FUM:AIM) as a great opportunity to...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


Mitchells & Butlers shares knocked by £100 million ‘cost headwinds’

Shares in Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) seem to be in a downward spiral despite the pubs, bars and restaurants group reporting strong trading during its...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


Trump tariffs, why UK stocks could be well placed and the benefits of investor participation

Investors now have a flavour of how unpredictable life could be under a Trump administration as tariffs on neighbours Mexico and Canada were announced and...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


Barclays set to deliver strong annual profit growth after doubling share price

Next week sees the start of the UK fourth-quarter reporting season proper, with the big banks kicking off proceedings as usual.

First up is Barclays...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


Screening the UK small cap market for value, income and growth

In the third of our four-part series on small caps (you can read part two on UK small cap funds and trusts elsewhere in this...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


The factors driving Imperial Brands to 52-week highs

Shares in Imperial Brands (IMB) have gained nearly 30% over the past six months due to a combination of investors piling into defensive stocks amid...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


US companies on course for highest quarterly earnings growth since 2021

Although much of the market’s focus last week was on president Donald Trump on the one hand, and Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek, on the other,...

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 00:00


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