That is set to bring in just under £6,000, which, when set aside for this year’s interim payout (an increase of 16 per cent ...

Investors certainly appear to have bought into that view. The group’s share price is up by 490 per cent over the past 12 ...

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Siemens Healthineers (DE:SHL) is another multinational that came into being via a spinout, in this case from the largest engineering group in Europe. Former parent Siemens AG (DE:SIE) still owns 75 ...

Beyond the US and defence, the company is in a good spot to benefit from rising demand for outsourced government services globally, especially as stretched departments look for ways to cut costs.

Whitbread (WTB) reported a disappointing set of first quarter numbers, with revenue in the UK falling by 5 per cent. Premier Inn sales were 2 per cent lower, while food & beverage sales dropped by 16 ...

Earnings downgrades, case losses, and a pause in marketing a new fund have hit hard, but the shares now only trade on half ...

Instead, Harries is trying to get in ahead of time. One of several recent purchases has been Nike (US:NKE), which, following ...

Funds focused further down the market cap spectrum are in an especially tough spot, with Schroder US Mid Cap (GB00B7LDLV43) off by around 15 per cent and Premier Miton US Opportunities (GB00B8278F56) ...

However, the 0.3 percentage point outward shift in UK gilt yields during the six months meant valuers used higher investment yields of 6.4 per cent (retirement) and 4.3 per cent (shared ownership) to ...