TOP NEWS: British American Tobacco to sell Russian, Belarusian units

British American Tobacco PLC announced on Thursday it had formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses following West-led sanctions aimed...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 08:35


TOP NEWS: UK house prices see quickest monthly fall since late 2022

UK house prices saw their sharpest monthly fall since last November in August, according to the Halifax House Price Index on Thursday.

Halifax said average house...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 07:12


Sunak vows to ’unleash businesses’ as he denounces economy ’naysayers’

Rishi Sunak has vowed to make Britain ‘the best place in the world to do business’ as he criticised ‘naysayers’ on the economy.

The Prime Minister,...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 06:20


How do global tracker funds like Fidelity Index World and iShares MSCI World differ?

Global equity tracker funds are popular among investors as they provide an easy and low-cost way to get exposure to stocks around the world. Choosing...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


The economic data points every investor should follow and why they matter

Markets are very data driven so it is important to stay on top of the latest economic information. This is particularly topical because investors are...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


Can European shares finally shrug off their ‘value’ tag?

As we have observed many times, when global investors look at Europe they tend to think ‘value’ rather than ‘growth’ due to the heavy weighting...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


What should investors make of the big slump in small cap shares?

Making money from the financial markets is never easy – if it were,
then none of us would be working and there would be...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


Boom time for cash savers – but you need to be smart

It’s boom time for cash savers. The best easy access account is now paying interest of 5% according to Moneyfacts. If you had forecast that...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


What next for wind? Orsted shares blown over on big US warning

The collapse in the shares of Danish offshore wind developer Orsted (ORSTED:CPH) has been alarming and has wider implications for the renewables sector.

While the...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


Discover the best stocks for exposure to the beer, wine and spirits business

Persistent inflation and higher interest rates are squeezing disposable incomes. In this scenario there is logic in investors putting their cash behind companies which make...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 00:00


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