The UK equity market is cheap compared to other global markets. Investors have avoided UK stocks for a while now due to all the unknowns related to the dreaded Brexit saga. The UK left the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020. A transition period is now in place until December 31, 2020. Though an agreement …
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The UK is one of the top equity markets for dividends. Traditionally British firms have a dividend yield that is substantially higher than their US peers For instance, the dividend yield on the FTSE 100 at the end of June was 4.81%. This is more than double that of the S&P 500 rate which is …
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There are weird place names in almost every country. Each name has an interesting story behind it. Below are few examples of strange names of places in the US: City – State Truth or Consequences – New Mexico Concrete – Washington Hurt – Virginia Cut and Shoot – Texas Climax – Michigan China – Texas …
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UK-based discount airline Easyjet PLC (LON: EZJ.L and US OTC: ESYJY) and cruise company Carnival PLC (LON: CCL.L and US NYSE: CUK) will drop from the FTSE 100 Index on June 19, according to a press release by FTSE Russell. This is a followup post to an earlier today where I discussed about Lufthansa getting kicked out of DAX …
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The Conservatives are projected to win UK’s election yesterday. Fears of Labor Party revival has been laid to rest. There are many reasons why Labor lost this election. But one reason that stood out is the promise of too many freebies to the general public. Britain has been a nanny state for many years now. …
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