IBM beat earnings, margins improved, but shares down 7 per cent after-hours. Today sees Alphabet, Intel Bristol-Myers, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble report earnings. Alphabet is key – ad revenues and ...

The approach involves paying out a percentage of portfolio net asset value (NAV) as income each year, allowing trusts to focus on total returns rather than solely holding high-yielding shares. It can ...

The other source of reassurance is in the portfolio’s investing style. In a world of US exceptionalism and turbocharged capital growth, dividends could be dismissed as a relic. But in moments of ...

The investment is well worth making as the operational gearing means that cash profit could surge to £4.2mn on £4.6mn of ...

Simon also highlights many other investment approaches and stock screens he uses to identify small-cap companies with ...

In the three months to March, total revenue dropped 9 per cent to $19.3bn (£14.5bn), driven by a 20 per cent drop in automotive revenue. Analyst consensus forecast was for $20.1bn in sales, according ...

Leaving leisure aside, travel and the related business of experiences look to be having a purple patch. Even four years after ...

Volatility is the last thing you want when you’re about to start spending your portfolio. Here’s how to minimise the impact ...