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Reits make sense in spite of property stigma
A Reit gives shareholders direct access to the property’s income instead of having it filtered by an operating company, writes Daniel Thomas
Time for big oil to explore places it would rather avoid
It has become difficult for BP, Shell and their peers to find oil, and when they do they are making less money from it
On London: This time it’s different
These four words are guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of stock market professionals, writes Neil Hume
How do share prices react to cash calls?
Even before Royal Bank of Scotland, Britain’s second-biggest bank, admitted it was considering a cash call to shore up its creaking balance sheet, strategists had been predicting the return of the rights issue.
UK rich switch to cash and blue chips
Britain’s richest people are shifting their wealth from riskier investments into cash and blue-chip industrial stocks
Cheap chipmakers will soon be irresistible
Neil Hume asks why investors are so negative on UK chip companies and if this is justified
On London: Banks caught in a bear market rally
Even if the banking sector has bottomed, sustained outpuerformance seems unlikely, writes Neil Hume
On London: Housebuilders spring a surprise
The news from the UK’s property market has not improved but Neil Hume explains why housebuilders were among the best performing stocks in London this week
On London: Opportunities point to bargain basement
The market is not close to finding the floor yet and won’t be until the confidence in the banking industry is restored
On London: Supermarket stocks left on the shelf
Given their reputation as defensive investments, food retailers have performed surprisingly poorly since the start of the year
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