Below-the-radar small-cap investment trust Baker Steel Resources Trust (BSRT:50p) offers investors exposure to valuation upside from a concentrated portfolio of 16 holdings in the natural resources ...

Barclays’ version of the cyclically adjusted price/earnings (CAPE) ratio – which compares price with inflation-adjusted earnings averages over 10 years – has the MSCI UK index looking cheap relative ...

Beating the US equity market is no mean feat. The S&P 500 has made a sterling total return just shy of 80 per cent over five years, putting it well ahead of other major indices such as the FTSE Europe ...

The fortunes of Howden Joinery (HWDN) have been closely watched by readers of this publication for some time. It might have something to do with the varied trajectory of the group’s share price since ...

The housing business mitigated most of the shortfall from the credit hire unit, which reported a 25 per cent drop in pre-tax ...

London is well past the time for regarding the loss of any individual technology company as a misfortune. To lose as many as ...

Labour wants to remove contracts from private train operators – but some shares have been sold more than others ...

What do the biggest companies on global markets tell us about countries, and do they offer opportunities for adventurous investors? Michael Fahy finds out ...

The share price dipped amid wider industry concerns but this company’s smart new strategy means investors now have an attractive entry point ...

High pay in the UK hit new heights last month when AstraZeneca’s (AZN) new pay policy was voted through by shareholders. This ...

Strengthening cash generation is enabling Shell to pay down debt, but it also announced another $3.5bn share buyback tranche. Looking ahead, the group anticipates upstream daily production reaching 1.

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is traditionally a key metric for evaluating if a company is high quality and its management is performing well. However, there are pitfalls when using ROCE as a ...