Dividends plunge at record pace as crisis slashes payouts
19th Jul 2020 14:00
(Sharecast News) - Dividends paid out by UK companies plunged by a record amount in the second quarter as payouts more than halved during the Covid-19 crisis, a survey showed.
Read moreHuawei tech in UK's 5G network to be stripped out by 2027
14th Jul 2020 12:04
(Sharecast News) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered that all Huawei technology in the UK's 5G network must be taken down by 2027.
Read moreMorgan Stanley sees cycle turning higher for 'value' stocks
13th Jul 2020 13:55
(Sharecast News) - Equity strategists at Morgan Stanley sounded a positive note on so-called 'value' stocks, arguing that the economic cycle was shifting into a 'recovery regime' - but there was catch.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
13th Jul 2020 13:48
(Sharecast News) - Kingfisher: RBC Capital Markets reiterates outperform with a target price of 275.0p
Read moreBT warns UK government against rushing Huawei ban
13th Jul 2020 09:29
(Sharecast News) - BT boss Philip Jansen said on Monday that the UK government should not rush the ban on China's tech giant Huawei from developing the country's 5G network, warning of potential outages and security issues.
Read moreBT warns UK government against rushing Huawei ban
13th Jul 2020 09:29
(Sharecast News) - BT boss Philip Jansen said on Monday that the UK government should not rush the ban on China's tech giant Huawei from developing the country's 5G network, warning of potential outages and security issues.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Coronavirus, British Airways, BT Group
28th Jun 2020 18:52
(Sharecast News) - Britain is on a "knife edge" and likely to see an increase in coronavirus cases by July, a Government adviser has warned. Sir Jeremy Farrar, the director of the Wellcome Trust and a member of the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said he was concerned that there will soon be a surge of new infections caused by lockdown restrictions being eased towards the end of May. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreWedneday broker round-up
27th May 2020 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Hurricane energy: Canaccord downgrades to speculative buy with a target price of 16p.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
18th May 2020 12:55
(Sharecast News) - Land Securities: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 730p.
Read moreGfinity partners with BT on FIFA Challenge series
11th May 2020 08:53
(Sharecast News) - eSports provider Gfinity has partnered with BT to co-produce a new entertainment-based competitive gaming series - the BT Sport FIFA Challenge.
Read moreVirgin Media and O2 to join forces in $31bn deal
7th May 2020 12:11
(Sharecast News) - Broadband provider Virgin Media and mobile phone group O2 are to merge in a $31bn deal, owners Liberty Global and Telefonica announced on Thursday.
Read moreBT pulls dividend as full-year profit, revenue decline
7th May 2020 07:42
(Sharecast News) - BT pulled its dividend on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic, as it posted a drop in full-year profit and revenue.
Read moreThursday preview: BoE, BT Group in focus
6th May 2020 16:49
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' focus on Thursday will be on the Bank of England as rate-setters at the Old Lady on Threadneedle Street announce their latest monetary policy decisions.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
5th May 2020 13:27
(Sharecast News) - Stagecoach Group: Canaccord upgrades to buy with a target price of 110p.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: BT Group, Sports Direct, Ocado
3rd May 2020 21:44
(Sharecast News) - The City is braced for a cut to BT's £1.5bn dividend - a move that would send pain through its army of retail shareholders after a wave of blue-chips slashed payouts amid the Covid-19 crisis. The board meets this week to decide whether to keep the dividend, one of the 20 biggest in the FTSE 100 index. More than 40 leading companies have cancelled £16.5bn of payouts this year, according to the broker Peel Hunt, including all the banks. Shell stunned the market by cutting its dividend by two-thirds on Thursday. - Sunday Times
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