Rates are starting to come down on cash savings accounts driving income-hungry individuals back into equities and bonds in search of better yields at a time when tariffs and volatile geopolitics are expected to keep inflation high. In a scenario where central banks continue to cut rates, savers will be offered less generous interest on their cash in the years ahead. In contrast, equity...

MoD deal worth £250 millionUK missile defence criticalRoke rapidly gaining ordersThe good news keeps coming for defence company Chemring (CHG) and its investors with today's announcement of a new £251 million multi-year contract from the UK's MoD (Ministry of Defence).The shares, which recently hit a new 10-yar high of 421p before easing back, gained 14p or 3.7% to 391p. PRIME...

Hotter-than expected UK inflation for January, with headline CPI up 3% year-on-year versus the 2.8% expected, combined with a volatile geopolitical backdrop, means investors should be seeking ways to protect their income.Shares has long championed the unique advantage investment trusts have when it comes to paying regular and progressive dividends, since these funds are able to hold back up to...

On 22 January, as Shares was preparing to go to print, the board of Herald Investment Trust (HRI) announced all of the resolutions put forward by activist investor Saba Capital had been defeated.The meeting was a first test of whether shareholders would stand by the boards of the trusts called out by US activist hedge fund Saba for underperforming. Votes against the resolutions totalled more...

Blue chip stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were in the green at Wednesday midday, while British pub operator JD Wetherspoon was down a notch as it warned on higher costs amid an incoming increase in national insurance contributions for UK employers.The UK Chancellor is unlikely to be celebrating after public sector net borrowing rose to £17.81 billion in December, far outpacing...