Pensions giant Legal and General to pay dividend despite profits slump

Pensions giant Legal and General to pay dividend despite profits slumping 73% over the first six months of 2020 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 5 August 2020 Pensions titan Legal and General has forged ahead with its plans to pay a dividend, amid … Read more

After the BP dividend cut, where’s left for the income-hunter? 

After the BP dividend cut, where is there left to look for the income-hunting investor? By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 09:52 BST, 5 August 2020 BP shareholders who rely on dividend payments from their investments will see their income slashed after the oil giant halved … Read more

BP cuts dividend after record loss: New boss plots green revolution

BP cuts dividend after record loss: New boss Bernard Looney plots green revolution at oil major By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:37 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 4 August 2020 BP chopped its prized dividend in half after a record quarterly loss of £13.5billion. The energy giant was hammered … Read more

Investors face worst payouts for generation: £40bn dividend black hole

Investors face worst payouts for generation: Coronavirus crisis sparks £40bn dividend black hole By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:37 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 4 August 2020 Investors face a £40billion dividend black hole this year in the worst hit to payouts ‘in generations’ because of the coronavirus crisis. … Read more

BUSINESS LIVE:  BP slashes dividend; Easyjet raises flight capacity; Diageo profits slide 

BUSINESS LIVE: BP slashes dividend; Easyjet raises flight capacity; Diageo profits slide By This Is Money Published: 08:04 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 4 August 2020 BP has slashed its dividend payout to 4p per share. This is the first time it has cut the payment since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, after … Read more

BP’s prized dividend faces chop after Covid triggers £5.2bn loss

BP’s prized dividend faces chop after Covid triggers £5.2bn loss  BP is scheduled to unveil half-year figures on Tuesday City analysts said BP could cut or shelve its payout alongside the figures  By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 1 August 2020 BP is … Read more

Banks facing further dividend woe nest year

Bank of England warns British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they are battered by coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Kainos shares soar on dividend promise

MARKET REPORT: Kainos shares soar 25% after dividend promise, as investors cheer sign that payout downswing could be turning a corner By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 BST, 27 July 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 27 July 2020 Investors cheered a promising sign that this year’s dividend downswing could be about to … Read more