Inflation probably falls in the second camp of known unknowns. A higher number would have fed the stagflation narrative more. But I don’t see how the lower-than-expected number is a signal of strength ...

But as with several portfolio stalwarts, the income case has just about delivered. On its own, an unbroken stream of generous quarterly dividends has provided a 128 per cent return over 12 years, ...

Shareholders in Creightons (CRL:26p), a Peterborough-based manufacturer of beauty products, have voted overwhelmingly in ...

However, a Trump risk premium appeared in US stocks. They badly underperformed overseas equities in a shift in the prevalent trend of the last decade. The main fear overhanging an already expensive US ...

On the data front today look out for US CPI inflation – expected 0.3 per cent month-over-month for both the headline and core ...

Hochschild Mining (HOC) has committed to handing shareholders at least $10mn (£7.7mn) a year in dividends as record gold prices drive up its earnings. The company pulled the payout two years ago as ...

Legal & General (LGEN) has announced a £500mn buyback, as part of a plan to return £5bn to shareholders within three years.

It wasn’t just a tech rout though, the Dow Jones dropped 2 per cent and overall the S&P 500 fell 2.7 per cent. This is a ...

Annual general meetings (AGM) of the largest FTSE 100 companies are often well attended by individual shareholders. But ...

Previous episodes of stagflation have been associated with soaring joblessness. In the 1970s, unemployment rose to ...

Moreover, reflecting recent geopolitical developments and potential for additional defence contracts, Solid State’s ...

This story can be seen in CoreWeave’s remarkable revenue growth. In 2024, it made $1.9bn (£1.5bn) in sales, up from $229mn in ...