Higher crude prices seem to be the main driver of the FTSE holding the line, as index heavyweights BP and Shell both rose ...

In Merck’s case, worries over rising competition from so-called ‘biosimilar’ generic products, which approximate the biological chemical structure of branded medicines, is behind much of the ...

Its precious metal holdings are on a tear and there should be material gains from its two largest unlisted investments, too ...

The depressed share price means that the trust currently offers a yield of about 14 per cent. In many cases, investors in the renewable energy infrastructure sector are being paid to wait for either a ...

The macroeconomic environment looks to have turned against top dividend payers BP and Shell, raising questions about their new strategies ...

The tone of this week’s spending review was set days before the event itself when one of Labour’s bolder attempts to demonstrate its commitment to fiscal responsibility – axing the winter fuel payment ...

The company trades on a 34 per cent discount to NAV (ex-cash) even though the portfolio continues to overdeliver ...

Shifting dynamics, where investor demand skews towards shorter maturity debt and interest costs are higher for long-term borrowing, compound the problem. It means a tremendous onus on economic growth ...

Investing is male-dominated but the data shows that women are better at it. We look at what’s holding women back and how they can get started ...

Markets dislike this, as it reduces the potential attractiveness of foreign investment in the US. China has already voted with its feet, leaving the UK as the second-largest investor in US Treasuries ...

These are the Core UK Gilts ETF (IGLT), the Physical Gold ETC (SGLN) and three international equity index trackers: the S&P 500 ETF (CSP1), the MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EMIM) and the MSCI ...

The index is now up 8.6 per cent year-to-date, which is a sign that a) it’s offering some relative shelter with defensive names, b) it’s benefiting from flow dynamics and c) is seen as potential ...