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BP goes back to the future to defend its dividend

BP’s $0.1050-a-share first-quarter dividend offers £1.7 billion of income to hard-pressed investors and the oil major’s cost reductions, cuts to capital investment, asset sales...

Tue, 28/04/2020 - 15:50

£8.4 billion in quarterly dividends from FTSE 100’s five biggest payers on the line this week

Even though the insurer’s decision to cancel its proposed 20.7p-per-share special dividend will be a blow, Admiral’s retention of its £166 million final, ordinary...

Mon, 27/04/2020 - 12:40

Asian stock markets show strength in adversity

Global stock markets are still well down for the year, despite a big rally since late March, but two trends in the regional performance figures...

Fri, 24/04/2020 - 15:04

How bad could loan losses get for the UK banks in Q1 (and beyond?)

The FTSE All-Share Banks sector is down by 43% over the past year and it will be uncomfortable for holders of Barclays, HSBC,...

Thu, 23/04/2020 - 11:01

Oil price crash drags inflation down to 1.5%

Even before the recent capitulation, the price of oil was on the slide in March and this dragged inflation down slightly from February’s 1.7% to...

Wed, 22/04/2020 - 12:51

Clarkson drops clear hint that the oil tanker market is hitting top gear

While the stunning collapse of the price of West Texas Intermediate oil for May delivery has got markets in a tizzy, shrewd investors will be...

Tue, 21/04/2020 - 17:50

Stockpiling and streaming soar, but consumer spending plummets in March

According to the latest consumer spending figures from Barclaycard, in March Brits spent the month stockpiling toilet roll and pasta, and sitting on their sofa...

Thu, 16/04/2020 - 14:51

Half of UK adults expect finances to get worse due to COVID-19

According to the latest ONS figures on the impact of Coronavirus on household finances, almost half of the working age population have seen their work...

Thu, 16/04/2020 - 14:44

Just ten firms now forecast to pay two-thirds of FTSE 100's 2020 dividends

As Smurfit Kappa and Ferguson decide to withhold their next scheduled dividend payments, no fewer than 32 members of the FTSE 100 have...

Wed, 15/04/2020 - 15:17

Stocks are rallying but gold is still leaving them in the dust

After a huge rally, America’s S&P 500 index is up 23% from its lows and therefore back in bull market territory but it is those...

Tue, 14/04/2020 - 16:48

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