British American Tobacco says on track as US revenue returns to growth

British American Tobacco PLC on Thursday said its first-half financial results exceeded its expectations and said it is on track to meet its annual guidance....

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 08:32

Anglo American cuts interim dividend by 80% as De Beers disappoints

Anglo American PLC on Thursday slashed its interim dividend as rough diamond business De Beers continued to underperform, at the time when the diversified miner...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 07:51

Standard Chartered sets new share buyback after profit beats consensus

Standard Chartered PLC on Thursday announced a new $1.3 billion share buyback as it reported a rise in second quarter earnings amid a strong period...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 06:53

Second-quarter earnings from bellwether Caterpillar will be closely watched

Irving, Texas-based construction and mining equipment-maker Caterpillar (CAT:NYSE) has always been regarded as something of a bellwether, not just for the state of the US...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

Why Verizon Communications could add valuable predictability to portfolios

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

(VZ:NYSE) $42.36

Market cap: $178.6 billion

For most of this year, shares of US mobile network giant Verizon Communications (VZ:NYSE) have acted...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

Second-quarter dividends dip on fewer one-offs and strong pound

After a year-on-year decline of 4.6% in the amount of dividends paid out by UK firms in the first quarter of 2025 (to £14 billion),...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

UK bank results suggest consumers are ‘resilient’ for now despite sluggish economy

Whereas the biggest banks in the US, such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) and Bank of America (BAC:NYSE), are heavily dependent on trading and investment banking...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

Trump hails EU-US trade deal as greatest in history

Markets are all about pricing in expectations, so when the range of potential outcomes narrows, there is naturally some relief that the worst case didn’t...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

Investors should stick with UK property portal Rightmove

Rightmove (RMV) 796p

Gain to date:  30%

Market Cap: £6.1 billion

In January last year, we argued investors should snap up FTSE 100 property...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

Buy earnings compounder Inditex while it is going cheap

Inditex

(ITX:BME) €43.6

Market cap: €136 billion

A 15% year-to-date share-price decline presents a buying opportunity at Inditex (ITX:BME), the Spanish clothing colossus with...

Thu, 31/07/2025 - 00:00

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