Shell hikes dividend payout for shareholders by 50% and returns £1.4bn in share buyback as oil prices an profits soar Oil group Royal Dutch Shell will pay 11p a share dividend to shareholders Group also announced bumper share buyback scheme this morning Firm’s share price up 4% as oil prices and group’s profits rise By … Read more
Brood X cicadas have been pictured shedding their exoskeletons to emerge in full red-eyed, black-winged glory after finally ending their 17-year hibernation. The colony’s re-emergence has been delayed by cooler the normal weather, because the noisy insects will only come above ground when the soil is a consistent 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Extraordinary photos taken Sunday … Read more
Brood X cicadas have been pictured shedding their exoskeletons to emerge in full red-eyed, black-winged glory after finally ending their 17-year hibernation. The colony’s re-emergence has been delayed by cooler the normal weather, because the noisy insects will only come above ground when the soil is a consistent 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Extraordinary photos taken Sunday … Read more
Poor fisherman stumbles across rare ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up shells on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the orange pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat The pearl was attached to a discarded buoy ball that had washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out of poverty … Read more
Poor fisherman stumbles across rare ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up shells on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the orange pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat The pearl was attached to a discarded buoy ball that had washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out of poverty … Read more
‘Genius’ egg hack to stop shells getting in the pan will change the way you cook forever – but not everyone’s convinced Radio host Jacki O has been left amazed after trying a new cooking hack The trick involves dropping a raw egg into the centre of a hot pan This ensures the egg cracks … Read more
A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells. Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells. The material is a naturally occurring, and … Read more
Oil deals a cruel blow: Shell’s decision to slash dividend and suspend share buybacks hurts investors, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 30 April 2020 For everyone managing a pension or investment fund, Shell’s decision to slash its dividend by two-thirds … Read more
Shell’s 80-year run of not cutting dividends ends as the oil giant falls victim to historic slump in demand caused by virus lockdown Shell is the first oil ‘supermajor’ to cut dividends due to the Covid-19 pandemic Russ Mould, AJ Bell: Dividend cut is ‘devastating to investors across the country In layman’s terms, oil markets … Read more