Shares and the stockmarket

Generating an income has been an increasingly important objective for many investors. The income available from conventional savings accounts has dwindled to near-zero at a...

This column does not stray Down Under too often, barring an occasional foray into the world of mining, but the A$6.3 billion (£3 billion) bid...

Fans and detractors of this column both point out its trainspotter-ish tendencies, something that will be taken as a compliment whether it is meant as...

Here we go again. No sooner does market action start to take a distinctly deflationary bias than a major central bank pipes up with some...

This ratio provides a more accurate reflection of a company's net worth than using PE.

The global M&A market is booming. More than $3 trillion...

AIM’s 1,063 members have a total market cap of around £73 billion compared to the 982 firms which make up the £2.1 trillion Main Market....

The Government’s plans to sell its remaining stake in Lloyds and place a £2 billion block of stock with retail investors next spring means the...

When Goldman Sachs speaks, markets listen. So when the giant US investment bank last month suggested a worst-case scenario could see oil hit $20 a...