Lloyds Bank stars as FTSE 100 rockets in Q1 April 9, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. After a great first quarter for stock markets, we assess the best and worst blue-chips of 2019 so far. It’s been a storming start to 2019 for the FTSE 100 index, with popular interactive investor stocks including Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY), Next (LSE:NXT) and Tesco (LSE:TSCO) among those on [...]
May called business chiefs to reassure over latest change in Brexit negotiation plan April 3, 2019 Theresa May last night tried to reassure bosses at some of Britain’s biggest firms, including Rolls-Royce, BT and GlaxoSmithKline, about her latest change in direction on Brexit negotiations. The PM hosted a call with the co-chairs of her business councils last night, shortly after announcing she would look for another extension to Article 50 so [...]
Dogs of the Footsie 2019: 10 shares yielding 6 per cent plus March 23, 2019 | City Talk By David Budworth from interactive investor. Here are the 10 high yielders that make it into this year's Dogs of the Footsie investment strategy. It's time to reset our Dogs of the Footsie portfolio, selecting the 10 highest-yielding shares of the FTSE 100 index. Around half of 2018's portfolio is carried over on to this [...]
International Investing – the whys and wherefores February 11, 2019 | City Talk In 1926, engineer, inventor and philosopher Nicolas Tesla, said “”When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain. We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance… and the instruments through which we shall be able to do his will be amazingly simple compared with [...]
Italy denies it will ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G rollout February 8, 2019 The Italian government has refuted claims that it will ban tech giant Huawei and ZTE from having a role in its development of the 5G mobile network. The Chinese company has faced criticism across the world and has been under intense scrutiny regarding its connection with the Chinese government amid suspicion it could pose a [...]
FTSE 100 roundup: Today’s winners and losers February 1, 2019 The FTSE 100 finished 0.74 per cent up today, nudging just above 7,000 points to finish on 7,020.22. The index was bolstered by weakness in the pound after the release of further disappointing manufacturing statistics this morning. Sterling has had a tough end to an already difficult week, falling 0.3 per cent against the dollar, striking a [...]
BT blocks Huawei hardware from use in 5G network amid global security concerns December 5, 2018 BT has barred Huawei’s equipment from being used in its core 5G mobile network when it goes online in the UK, the company has confirmed, amid security concerns. The British company also confirmed it is removing Huawei’s hardware from use in its existing 3G and 4G networks, first revealed by the Financial Times this morning. BT bought [...]
Three ploughs £2bn into race to be the first to launch 5G November 7, 2018 Mobile network Three today said it will invest more than £2bn in 5G as operators race to be the first to roll out the new technology. Three said its investment in infrastructure puts it in a strong position for the launch of commercial 5G, which it hopes to bring to customers in the second half of next [...]
BT names Worldpay chief Philip Jansen as its new CEO October 25, 2018 BT has announced Worldpay’s Philip Jansen as its new chief executive, joining the telecom giant early next year after current boss Gavin Patterson steps down. Jansen, who has led payments services company Worldpay for five years as co-chief executive, will be paid a £1.1m salary as well as an annual bonus of up to 240 [...]
BT pension scheme appoints Now Pensions founder Morten Nilsson as chief exec October 9, 2018 The BT Pension Scheme today appointed the founder of Now Pensions Morten Nilsson as its new chief executive. BT Pension Scheme Management (BTPS) said Nilsson will take up the role immediately and report to the firm's chairman of the board of trustees, Paul Spencer. The telecoms giant's pension is one of the largest defined benefit [...]