Forecasting is difficult enough in normal times. Britain faces three great uncertainties in the shape of Covid-19, Brexit and relations with China. The decision to ditch Huawei means that ‘Global Britain’ optimism about deeper trading relations with China potentially is in jeopardy. As the People’s Republic accounts for 19 per cent of global GDP, and … Read more
Liontrust’s Victoria Stevens works within the firm’s UK small and micro cap teams Mind Gym – Victoria Stevens, Liontrust UK Smaller Companies and Liontrust UK Micro Cap funds ‘Mind Gym is a corporate training business which applies the principles of behavioural science to effect change within the corporate environment. ‘We believe it possesses strong proprietary intellectual … Read more
CAPITAL GEARING TRUST: Focusing on long-term growth and preserving cash rather than providing an income By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 WHAT IS IT? It aims to grow investors’ money over the long term, rather than providing an income, and particularly … Read more
Volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean is experiencing a ‘growth spurt’ – adding nearly 500 feet of land in under a month Nishinoshimay, a volcanic island, sits some 600 miles south of Tokyo, Japan Experts observed multiple eruptions since May that have added to its land mass Since June, some 500 feet has been added … Read more
Reversing physical ageing could be as simple as giving people a treatment that encourages their body to burn fat and promote muscle growth, study finds. Researchers from the University of Bonn worked from the idea that a fatter stomach and shrinking muscles are common signs of ageing that ‘could be reversed’. This treatment – which … Read more
About 23 percent of counties across the United States are now seeing an uncontrollable growth in new COVID-19 infections, according to a data map – as model projections show Phoenix could see 28,000 new cases a day by July 18. A color-coded data map, compiled by spatial analytics company Esri, shows how the US is … Read more
Plants can absorb tiny pieces of plastic through their roots that stunt their growth and reduce their nutritional value, study shows Waste plastic can break down into tiny particles that pollute the environment US and Chinese researchers have shown that these pollutants can get into plants They found that nanoplastics build up in Arabidopsis differently based … Read more
Baillie Gifford American is not a fund for income seekers, but it has a 10-year plan for growth By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 Investment fund Baillie Gifford American has an outstanding performance record. Over the past five years, it has … Read more
REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more
The pace of house price growth seen since the start of the year had already begun to slow down in February before the market was frozen by the virus lockdown, new official data shows. While property prices have risen by an average of £2,000 to £230,000 in the last year, the monthly upturn in prices … Read more