Retail investors hunting income appear to be making a decisive pivot toward insurance, with Aviva overtaking some of the market’s most talked-about names in popularity. Data from investment platform AJ Bell shows
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An income investor buying BAE Systems shares today might see a modest 1.9% dividend yield and quickly move on, but that calculation misses the bigger picture entirely. The defence giant’s annual dividend
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A US military strike on Iranian territory sent fresh tremors through global markets on Tuesday, compounding the uncertainty already gripping investors on the opening day of America’s mid-term elections. President Donald Trump
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The politician who helped draft the manifesto that ruled out EU re-entry has now publicly declared that Britain belongs inside the European Union. Rachel Reeves, writing in the Sunday Times in her
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A sharp sell-off in GSK (GSK.L) stock on Wednesday signalled deep investor unease, with shares dropping 7% in morning trading despite the drugs giant beating profit expectations. The culprit was a disappointing
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Britain’s pool of available jobs has shrunk to 691,000, the steepest drop recorded since the beginning of the year, with the decline now stretching across nearly four years. The Office for National
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A revenue shortfall at HSBC sent London’s benchmark index into retreat on Tuesday, compounding nerves ahead of the UK Budget and a Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The FTSE 100, which edged
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Reform UK’s Nigel Farage is urging Chancellor John Healey to hold back from raising levies on lenders, citing fears that Britain could lose financial institutions to rival markets. The warning marks a
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London’s blue-chip index closed Friday’s session 0.51% lower as investors digested a wave of UK economic data painting a mixed picture of the British economy. The GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer dropped sharply
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UK inflation climbed to 3.5% in the 12 months to September, surpassing economist forecasts and marking its highest annual reading in almost a year. Economists polled by Reuters had expected an annual
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