However, Breedon still looks cheap. The supplier of cement, asphalt and aggregates trades at 11.5 times its forward earnings, well below its ten-year average of 16 times and its five-year average of ...

The view at Franklin Templeton is that the application of AI across multiple sectors, as well as re-industrialisation as manufacturers move back onshore, heralds the start of a new business cycle that ...

Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent (BTR) housing developer Watkin Jones (WJG: 24.4p) returned to underlying profit in the 2024 financial year, albeit £9.5mn of costs ...

Enthusiasm for President Donald Trump’s first actions, or lack thereof, is waning this morning with shares in London, Paris and Frankfurt all flat or marginally in the red, after a good day yesterday.

Research by Numis has highlighted some 17 investment trusts that will or are expected to provide investors with some form of exit option between now and026. These include trusts that offer redemption ...

Futures show both shares will keep on rising when markets open later on. Netflix is also on the up after reporting solid numbers, you can read the full Netflix report here, as part of our US company ...

US earnings season is upon us and, as usual, the banking sector has made the first move. Figures posted by JPMorgan Chase (US ...

Saba Capital has lost its attempt to oust the board at Herald (HRI), offering some hope to the other six trusts set for a showdown with the activist early next month.

The narrative of American exceptionalism supported a stronger US dollar. The euro-dollar exchange rate ended the year at 1.03, down 6.3 per cent for 2024. Sterling closed at 1.25, a smaller 1.8 per ...

Alas, this consistency is less evident in the remainder of the portfolio, thanks to a mixture of thinning margins and a growing bias to investment vehicles designed for yield-hungry investors, which ...

Shares are priced 32 per cent below NAV even though shareholders have sanctioned an orderly realisation of its assets ...

Close Brothers and Lloyds are believed to be most involved in the motor finance market. However, Bank of Ireland (BIRG), the UK arm of Banco Santander (ES:SAN), Barclays (BARC), Vanquis Banking Group ...