BUSINESS CLOSE: CBI warns of staff shortages hitting competitiveness; ‘No decision’ on break-up, says SSE; Tech sector raises £13.5bn; Home prices spike in South West; Gas crunch bites By This Is Money Published: 03:06 EDT, 20 September 2021 | Updated: 18:02 EDT, 20 September 2021 The FTSE 100 closed down 0.79 per cent, or 55.2 … Read more
Report warns Britain faces repeat of Carillion collapse because big companies ‘cannibalise’ balance sheets to boost dividends to shareholders By Adam Luck, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 17:23 EDT, 24 July 2021 Britain faces a repeat of the Carillion collapse because big companies have ‘cannibalised’ their balance sheets … Read more
Dividend payouts by FTSE 100 firms are forecast to rise for the first time in three years to nearly £77billion as companies start to recover from the pandemic. Many of the biggest UK-listed companies were forced to suspend or cut their dividend payments to conserve cash in the wake of the pandemic last year, including … Read more
After crashing to an all-time low last year, the postal service’s stock is trading at three-year highs. It is seen as a ‘prime contender’ for promotion. The blue chip index is due to be reshuffled on June 2.
Inflation fears send global stock markets tumbling with £57bn wiped off FTSE firms By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 Billions of pounds were wiped off the value of Britain’s leading companies yesterday as the spectre of inflation sent global stock markets … Read more
Chinese investors have spent at least £134billion on UK assets, including private schools, infrastructure businesses and top ranked British firms, it has today been reported. Investors and businesses based China or Hong Kong now own stakes in key infrastructure businesses such as Thames Water, Heathrow Airport and UK Power Networks, according to the Sunday Times. … Read more
Chinese investors have spent at least £134billion on UK assets, including private schools, infrastructure businesses and top ranked British firms, it has today been reported. Investors and businesses based China or Hong Kong now own stakes in key infrastructure businesses such as Thames Water, Heathrow Airport and UK Power Networks, according to the Sunday Times. … Read more
Fury at pay surge for FTSE chiefs as BetFair chief executive Peter Jackson reaps a 17% rise By Neil Craven And Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 Investors at a string of Britain’s largest companies have been warned over rich rewards handed … Read more
FTSE 100 powers through 7000 mark for first time in more than a year as optimism rises about a global economic recovery The last time the blue-chip index was above that milestone was in late February 2020 A month later it had fallen below the 5000 mark after weeks of panic selling The turnaround has … Read more
Last week investors received a welcome boost as Britain’s FTSE 250 reached a new all-time high, boosting many Isas, pensions and other investment portfolios. The high-performing index comprises the 250 biggest companies listed in London, after those on the larger FTSE 100. Following a rollercoaster year, the index now finds itself 3 per cent higher … Read more