The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,022 yesterday. It has taken UK’s benchmark index to cross the 7,000 level. Almost 17 years ago the FTSE first reached 6,000. Though the index has reached a milestone, the performance is not that great compared to the S&P 500. U.S. stock have outperformed the FTSE 100 by a wide margin in …
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On Tuesday Feb 24th, UK’s benchmark Index the FTSE 100 closed at 6949.63 surpassing the peak it last reached 15 years ago during the dot-com boom. It took the index an astonishing decade and half to regain this level. Click to enlarge Source: As FTSE Hits a Record, Scratch Beneath the Surface, Moneybeat, The Wall Street Journal Here …
Capita Asset Services of UK published their latest edition of Dividend Monitor report yesterday. They forecast the headline dividend payouts of up to £86.1bn this year. In 2014, UK companies paid out £97.4bn in dividends up 21.0% from the previous year. Some of the key points from the report include: “Special dividends distort true picture as underlying dividends rise …
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The UK General election will take place in May next year. The contest will be mainly between the Conservatives and Labour. Though the radical U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) is growing in popularity among the general public it is highly unlikely to gain any significant number of votes.Ultimately either the Conservative or Labour party will win the elections as has …
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The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) started trading on the NYSE in late 2007. Since then the stock has been as disaster for investors. The global financial crisis crushed RBS. But while other global banks have recovered since then RBS stock continues to be dead money. The long-term chart below shows the disaster that …
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