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Questor Income Portfolio: ‘Nothing has changed’ was the company’s message to shareholders this week. But there was a surprise lurking in Premier Oil’s statement It was a blow for this column when in May Royal Mail announced that it would cut its dividend for the 2019-20 financial year. It was …

Boris Johnson has been accused of spreading fake news after claiming “Brussels bureaucrats” were behind rules about sending Isle of Man kippers by post. Officials in Brussels pointed out that the rules were set in the UK and EU food safety commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis reminded Mr Johnson, a former Brussels …

Royal Mail (LON:RMG)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Liberum Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, June 26th, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 185 ($2.42) price target on the stock. Liberum Capital’s price target points to …

Brexit delayed? New president speaks New EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen hinted at the possibility of a delay to the United Kingdom’s exit from the bloc, which is scheduled for 31 October 2019. “I stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date, should more time be required …

The first half of 2019 has been anything but easy for UK airports, which are facing challenges such as Brexit, climate change and stricter drone regulation. Pressures from the government, international agencies and environmental groups have largely increased since the beginning of 2019, though as the New Civil Engineer’s Future …

Momentum investing has begun to pay off again. In the second quarter my no-thought momentum portfolio (which comprises the 20 biggest rising stocks in the 12 months to March) rose by 4.3 per cent. In itself, this is only slight outperformance of the FTSE 350. But it is significant. Last …

Rory McIlroy has admitted two nightmare holes have scuppered his Royal Portrush dream after just one round of The Open. The 30-year-old stepped onto his home course as tournament favourite, as Portrush hosted The Open for the first time in 68 years. McIlroy shot 61 aged 16 on these Dunluce …

Royal Mail has installed automated parcel sortation machinery in its Bristol Mail Centre to speed up the processing of parcels. The new technology replaces a manual sorting process that can be both time consuming and physically demanding, often requiring two separate sorts to get parcels in the right place for …

Direct to consumer: the next frontier for ecommerce According to a recent survey by Royal Mail, online shoppers in the United Kingdom make 87% of their retail purchases – grocery shopping not included – online. That’s an increase of almost 9% from the previous year and UK consumers’ time spent …

Geoffrey Todd, a Partner at Boodle Hatfield, outlines the steps Labour might take if Corbyn and McDonnell come to power, and what you can do in response We all accept the need for governments to raise funds to provide valuable public services, but different governments do this in different ways. These …