Aviva (AV.) is set to buy Direct Line (DLG) for almost £4bn in cash and shares, having struck a preliminary deal earlier this ...

In 1990, economists won a Nobel Prize for identifying the risk of having an overly correlated portfolio. However, in 2024 the stock market put that risk aside as it became historically concentrated ...

Even with a "brutal" push to hit neutral cash, as one supplier described it, Vistry will also end the year with significantly higher net debt than forecast ...

Next Monday brings confirmation of third quarter GDP figures for the UK. Recent data has been underwhelming: preliminary data showed growth of just 0.1 per cent, dragged down by a contraction in ...

With 2024 coming to a close, the Investors' Chronicle team have cast their eyes to next year, exploring what 2025 may bring for investors across a host of different asset classes. Find our extensive ...

Ajay, a 71-year-old with 25 years of investment experience, finds himself in such a scenario. He is in a reasonably comfortable position: a combination of the state and defined-benefit workplace ...

Welcome to the week ahead, our summary of the forthcoming key company announcements. Companies are no longer obliged to notify the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of results and trading updates, so this ...

Dan Jones hosts the final podcast of 2024, discussing investment trusts, a bowling alley operator and US prospects for the year ahead ...

In a year synonymous with political change, electoral outcomes have had a bearing on capital markets either side of the Atlantic. Midway through 2024, prospects for UK equities were generally positive ...

DJ: Parts of the UK market had a better time of it in 2024, but many small caps struggled again. What's your view on how the domestic market is positioned for 2025? ST: Well, I think we’ve got to put ...