Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TW:2330), or TSMC, dominates a soon to be trillion-dollar global market, yet it commands a forward price/earnings (PE) ratio of just 13. This is ...

IBM beat earnings, margins improved, but shares down 7 per cent after-hours. Today sees Alphabet, Intel Bristol-Myers, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble report earnings. Alphabet is key – ad revenues and ...

Alongside growth in the software and services reporting segment, the proportion of recurring or repeatable revenue could ...

The approach involves paying out a percentage of portfolio net asset value (NAV) as income each year, allowing trusts to focus on total returns rather than solely holding high-yielding shares. It can ...

Investment trust discounts as a whole have not widened, at least as things stand: the sector, excluding 3i Group (III), was trading at an average discount of 15 per cent as at 16 April, roughly in ...

The other source of reassurance is in the portfolio’s investing style. In a world of US exceptionalism and turbocharged capital growth, dividends could be dismissed as a relic. But in moments of ...

Ongoing investment in new capacity is also providing a strong tailwind, enabling the business to enhance operational ...