Huge spike in oil prices lifts Shell’s profits and dividend

Shell hikes dividend payout for shareholders by 50% and returns £1.4bn in share buyback as oil prices an profits soar Oil group Royal Dutch Shell will pay 11p a share dividend to shareholders Group also announced bumper share buyback scheme this morning Firm’s share price up 4% as oil prices and group’s profits rise   By … Read more

Shell’s climate plans to curb carbon emissions do not go far enough, says LGIM

Funds heavyweight LGIM joins shareholder revolt against Shell’s plans to curb carbon emissions because they ‘don’t go far enough’ Legal & General’s asset management arm LGIM said Shell plans not ‘credible’  LGIM part of 30% to back resolution by shareholders activist group Follow This Follow This urged Shell to set ‘inspirational’ targets to battle emissions … Read more

Netflix shells out a whopping $450 million for two Knives Out sequels

While Netflix has never shied away from shelling out the big bucks for splashy movie acquisitions, it may have landed its biggest deal yet with two sequels for the 2019 whodunit Knives Out. The streaming service has shelled out $450 million for the two sequels, according to Deadline, said to be one of the biggest … Read more

Thai fisherman finds ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up snail shells on a beach 

Poor fisherman stumbles across rare ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 inside a snail shell on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the orange pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat  The pearl was in a snail shell attached to a discarded buoy that washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out … Read more

Thai fisherman finds ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up oyster shells on a beach 

Poor fisherman finds ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 while picking up oyster shells on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat  The pearl was attached to a discarded buoy ball that had washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out of poverty By MailOnline … Read more

Radio star Jackie O is wowed by ‘genius’ hack to cut the shells from your dish

‘Genius’ egg hack to stop shells getting in the pan will change the way you cook forever – but not everyone’s convinced Radio host Jacki O has been left amazed after trying a new cooking hack  The trick involves dropping a raw egg into the centre of a hot pan  This ensures the egg cracks … Read more

EastEnders’ Danny Dyer shells out £12k on garden shed for wife Joanne to do the IRONING

Despite recently hitting their four-year wedding anniversary, they’ve been a couple for just months shy of three decades. And Danny Dyer has treated his wife Joanne Mas, both 43, to quite the lavish gift, splashing out an estimated £12,000 on a luxury garden shed for her.   But while Jo took to her Instagram to gush … Read more

Body armour made from SHRIMP SHELLS could protect soldiers against bullets, lasers and poison gas

A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells.  Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells.  The material is a naturally occurring, and … 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

Oil giant Shell’s eight-decade run of not cutting dividends ends

Shell’s 80-year run of not cutting dividends ends as the oil giant falls victim to historic slump in demand caused by virus lockdown Shell is the first oil ‘supermajor’ to cut dividends due to the Covid-19 pandemic  Russ Mould, AJ Bell: Dividend cut is ‘devastating to investors across the country  In layman’s terms, oil markets … Read more