Shell hikes dividend payout for shareholders by 50% and returns £1.4bn in share buyback as oil prices an profits soar Oil group Royal Dutch Shell will pay 11p a share dividend to shareholders Group also announced bumper share buyback scheme this morning Firm’s share price up 4% as oil prices and group’s profits rise By … Read more
Funds heavyweight LGIM joins shareholder revolt against Shell’s plans to curb carbon emissions because they ‘don’t go far enough’ Legal & General’s asset management arm LGIM said Shell plans not ‘credible’ LGIM part of 30% to back resolution by shareholders activist group Follow This Follow This urged Shell to set ‘inspirational’ targets to battle emissions … Read more
Poor fisherman stumbles across rare ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 inside a snail shell on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the orange pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat The pearl was in a snail shell attached to a discarded buoy that washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out … Read more
Poor fisherman finds ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up oyster shells on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat The pearl was attached to a discarded buoy ball that had washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out of poverty By MailOnline … Read more
The Weeknd is set to join an illustrious list of musical artists to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show when he takes the stage for Super Bowl LV in Tampa on February 7. And he is banking on delivering a ‘cinematic experience’ during the performance by putting up $7 million of his own money to help … Read more
Despite recently hitting their four-year wedding anniversary, they’ve been a couple for just months shy of three decades. And Danny Dyer has treated his wife Joanne Mas, both 43, to quite the lavish gift, splashing out an estimated £12,000 on a luxury garden shed for her. But while Jo took to her Instagram to gush … Read more
A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells. Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells. The material is a naturally occurring, and … Read more
Pension funds and dividend investors hit as Shell’s 80-year run of not cutting payouts is ended by colossal slump in oil demand triggered by coronavirus Shell is the first oil ‘supermajor’ to cut dividends due to the Covid-19 pandemic Russ Mould, AJ Bell: Dividend cut is ‘devastating to investors across the country In layman’s terms, … Read more
Oil deals a cruel blow: Shell’s decision to slash dividend and suspend share buybacks hurts investors, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 30 April 2020 For everyone managing a pension or investment fund, Shell’s decision to slash its dividend by two-thirds … Read more