A quarter of FTSE 100 firms are expected to pay a dividend of 6 per cent or more this year, but new analysis suggests income hunting investors should tread with caution. Seven big hitters in the UK’s index of top listed companies are forecast to pay more than 8 per …
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On a recent trip to the US, we used plenty of cash for transactions. I noticed that some of the quarters were different designs to the usual one you see with the Eagle. I pocketed the quarters which appeared unusual and have arrived back in Britain with seven of them, …
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Pensioners to get bumper 4% rise in state pension to £175.20 next spring – an increase more than double the current inflation rate Basic state pension is set to rise by £5.05 a week to £134.25 Pensioners on the full flat rate introduced in 2016 will see payouts increase by …
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The risk of investors’ incomes shrinking has reached new highs, as the affordability of shareholder payouts has fallen to its lowest level for a decade. One in five global companies could cut dividends, research suggests, as payouts have grown far in excess of profits every year since the financial crisis. …
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FTSE LIVE: Pound takes a tumble as Brexit talks intensify; Superdry extends Dunkerton’s CEO contract; Date for Budget revealed Julian Dunkerton is well and truly back in the driving seat at Superdry The pound is flashing red in early trading on Monday after rise on Friday The Chancellor said on …
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Money: it’s a thorny subject, a sticky wicket. Put simply, it’s not “the done thing” to discuss in polite company. In the UK and Ireland, huge dichotomies exist when it comes to talking about money. We are all seemingly obsessed with house prices, the slightest increase in the monthly cost …
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Questor Income Portfolio: several of our holdings have fallen during this week’s bout of pessimism but we have no reason to fear for our income The stock market took a severe tumble on Wednesday and some of our stocks bore the brunt: Lloyds Banking Group and Legal & General both lost 3.3pc …
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British savers queue up for Airbnb’s multi-billion-dollar float despite red flags over a possible tech bubble Hargreaves Lansdown last week asked customers to register their interest 4,000 private investors have said they are thinking of buying Airbnb shares By Harriet Dennys For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:03, 28 September …
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THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST: Even a crisis can’t knock fund off track By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02, 28 September 2019 | Updated: 22:02, 28 September 2019 Little distracts Job Curtis, manager of investment trust The City of London, from his quest to generate …
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New homeowners have been warned against becoming victims of fraud, after new research found they are being increasingly targeted by crooks who steal personal details . Credit report agency Experian says it has seen a 35 per cent rise in the number of young first-time buyers becoming fraud victims in …
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