Sainsbury’s defers £160m dividend as profits remain flat

Sainsbury’s defers £160m dividend as profits remain flat despite pre-lockdown sales rush By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 30 April 2020 Sainsbury’s has deferred a £160million dividend and cancelled bonuses despite its supermarkets being ‘busier than Christmas’ in the week before lockdown. Bosses said … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Shell’s decision to slash dividend deals a cruel blow

Oil deals a cruel blow: Shell’s decision to slash dividend and suspend share buybacks hurts investors, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 30 April 2020 For everyone managing a pension or investment fund, Shell’s decision to slash its dividend by two-thirds … Read more

BP promises to pay a £1.7bn dividend despite ‘brutal’ environment

BP promises to pay a £1.7bn dividend despite ‘brutal’ environment which has seen profits slump by two thirds By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2020 BP has handed savers and pensioners a lifeline by promising to pay a £1.7billion dividend despite profits … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Pearson pledges to pay dividend

MARKET REPORT: Textbook publisher Pearson pledges to pay out its dividend despite a drop in revenues By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Textbook publisher Pearson has pledged to pay out its dividend despite a drop in revenues.  The education group will … Read more

Unilever pays out dividend but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’

Unilever pays out dividend to help pensioners, but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Unilever is pressing ahead with its dividend despite warning that it faces a ‘new normal’ after the virus crisis subsides. … Read more

Investors tell Royal Mail to tame fat cat pay after dividend was cut

Now investors tell Royal Mail to tame fat cat pay after dividend was cut with ‘pain to be shared by management’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:11 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 April 2020 Top investors are calling on Royal Mail to slash fat cat pay after it … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wield axe on shareholder payouts

MARKET REPORT: Retail investors dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wield axe on shareholder payouts By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 15 April 2020 Retail investors were dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wielded the axe … Read more