MARKET REPORT: Investors hail £16.5bn defence spending pledge

Boris Johnson’s drive to ‘end the era of retreat’ and bolster Britain’s defence spending was music to traders’ ears.  Shares in military contractors advanced after the Prime Minister twisted Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s arm and netted an extra £16.5 billion of funding that will be paid out over the next four years.  The UK’s biggest defence … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer Ashtead pledge to keep £151m divi 

MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer equipment rental giant Ashtead’s pledge to pay out its £151m final dividend By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 Investors breathed a sigh of relief after equipment rental giant Ashtead pledged to pay out its £151million final dividend. … Read more