What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors’ hair grey (mine included) – with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable. After all, a month doing nothing but staring out on Tycho Crater, rather than seeing your investment portfolio plunge to new … Read more
Demand for gold is soaring as investors seek a safe haven from market chaos Demand this month is heaviest since early 2009, says BullionVault Number of investors opening new accounts is nearly three times that of last year Over the past year, the price of gold in pounds has increased by nearly 30% By Jeff Prestridge … Read more
After two weeks of watching the oil price in free fall, investors now want to know what the repercussions will be. Global giants such as Saudi Aramco, Chevron and BP have said they will need to cut spending. But traders’ eyes turned to the North Sea yesterday, after industry body Oil & Gas UK warned … Read more
Fears are mounting that thousands of ordinary shareholders will be denied any say on the Sirius Minerals takeover because of complicated City rules. Investors in Yorkshire potash miner Sirius will vote on a £405million offer from FTSE 100-listed Anglo American on March 3. Some shareholders are angry with Anglo’s 5.5p per share bid because they … Read more
Defensive investment funds are still making money for investors despite the market turbulence By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:21 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 16 March 2020 Defensive investment funds managed by the likes of Ruffer and Brevan Howard have been making money for savers despite the market turbulence. … Read more
MERCHANTS: Investment trust rewards investors with 4.8% income and growth as it benefits from UK shares on the rise £700m fund invests in UK stocks and is on track for 38 years of dividend growth Over the last 12 months it has returned 21% Only 3 rival UK equity income trusts have delivered better total … Read more
There’s nothing to sharpen the investing mind like being down thousands of pounds. I think it’s therefore fairly safe to say that there will have been more than a few This is Money readers with very sharp minds at the end of last week thanks to coronavirus. The stock market’s hard and fast daily falls … Read more
INVESTING SHOW How to invest through a crisis like coronavirus and protect your money By This Is Money Published: 14:27 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 14:27 GMT, 4 March 2020 How should you invest through a crisis? Some may feel it is premature to ask that about coronavirus, but with stock markets tumbling hard … Read more
Shares in Aston Martin hit a record low as losses ballooned to more than £100million and its finance boss quit. James Bond’s favourite car maker plunged 9 per cent, or 35.2p, to 355.8p after the latest dire update since it joined the stock market 18 months ago. It also warned that there could be a … Read more
Sirius Minerals on a cliff edge as investors wait on £405million Anglo American deal By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:46 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 07:42 GMT, 2 March 2020 Sirius Minerals shareholders face a do-or-die vote tomorrow on the £405million takeover by Anglo American. The Yorkshire-based firm, which is developing a huge … Read more