Menu

Magazine
- Back
- Latest Issue: 02 May 2024
- Archives
  
  25 Apr 2024
  
  18 Apr 2024
  
  11 Apr 2024
  
  04 Apr 2024
  View all
- More Reading
Tools
- Back
- Market Data
  - Back
  - Share Prices
  - Indices
  - Funds
  - Forex
  - IPOs
  - Market Diary
- Market Tools
  - Back
  - Portfolio
  - Stockwatch
  - Market Scan
  - Charts
  - Alerts
- Director Deals
  - Back
  - Director Deals
  - Latest Deals
  - Analysis
  - Search
  - Alerts
News
- Back
- Shares News
  Shares journalists news and views on today's breaking stories.
- Market & Company News
  A comprehensive daily news service of over 300 market and company stories from Alliance News and the RNS.
Awards
- Back
- Investment Awards
  
  The AJ Bell Investment Awards is your chance to vote for your pick of active and passive funds.
Events
- Back
- Upcoming Events
  
  Shares Investor Webinar
  
  Wednesday 8 May 2024
  
  The webinar will feature the following companies: European Green Transition, International Biotechnology Trust and Public Policy Holding Company.
  
  Shares Investor Evening (London) - LIVE EVENT
  
  Novotel Tower Bridge, London EC3N 2NR, EC3N 2NR
  
  Tuesday 21 May 2024
  
  This event will feature the following companies: Anexo Group, Burford Capital Limited, Schroder UK Mid Cap and Yellow Cake.
  
  Shares Investor Evening - Edinburgh - LIVE EVENT
  
  Radisson Blu Hotel Edinburgh, EH11TH
  
  Tuesday 4 June 2024
  
  This event will feature the following companies: abrdn Asian Income Fund, IMPAX Asset Management Group and Ananda Developments
  
  Previous Events
- Previous Events
Videos
Podcasts
Contact us and help Subscribe

Archives
Magazine - 23 Feb 2023

Shares Magazine Cover Image

Download Read now

A UK stock market resurgence. As the FTSE 100 hits 8,000 Shares examines the prospects for different parts of the market and the funds to play them.

Read about the stocks and funds which offer you monthly and quarterly dividends and get a take on the bidding frenzy around Manchester United.

Get on board the £5 challenge - how investing just a little bit more each month can make a big difference, and discover the bargain stocks primed for catch up.

News

Big banks fail to live up to the market's high expectations

Higher bad loan provisions and smaller buybacks disappoint investors

Feature

Discover the funds and stocks which pay monthly and quarterly incomes

Dividends aren't only useful for those in or nearing retirement

Feature

Time to invest in the UK: funds to play a resurgent stock market

We look at the prospects for large caps, mid caps and small caps and different ways of gaining exposure

Great Ideas

Why you should book your holiday with Jet2, and buy the shares too

Hard won reputation helping holidays firm win market share and bolster margins

Feature

Revealing the bargain stocks which may have been left behind

Stocks offering genuine value are cheap relative to the free cash they generate and have growth potential

Feature

The £5 investment challenge. Get on board and invest a little bit more each month

Finding modest savings here and there could help you reach your financial goals a lot quicker

Personal Finance

Beware: there is a sneaky tax rule that eats into your child's savings

More of us could end up paying tax on the money we put away for our offspring

Ask Tom

With the FTSE 100 going past 8,000 should I take on riskier pension investments?

Milestones for the UK's flagship index should have nothing to do with how you invest for retirement

News

Why billionaire Ken Griffin is backing the Boohoo recovery plan

Citadel raises stake to 8.9% as embattled fast fashion retailer rethinks bonus plan

Great Ideas

Invest in renewables winner UK Greencoat Wind for a handsome 5.4% dividend yield

The investment trust is set to increase its payout by 13.4% in 2023 as it maintains a RPI-linked target

Great Ideas

There are plenty of reasons still to like Moneysupermarket after our gains

The revival of energy switching is moving closer every week even if a full 2023 return is not on the cards

Russ Mould

Is the US headed for a hard or soft landing in 2023?

The world's largest economy could be returning to a sluggish pre-pandemic trajectory

News

LADbible owner LBG Media more than doubles after strong trading and broker optimism

LBG has the highest number of video views among digital publishers in the UK

Week Ahead

Stocks to watch over the next 7 days: Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, ITV, Rivian and Salesforce

Find out what they could say and the other companies reporting over the next week

Editor's View

Why isn't Manchester United worth more than $6 billion?

Despite their cultural appeal and commercial potential there are reasons serious investors steer clear of football clubs

News

Darktrace calls in EY as it mounts fight against big fraud claims

Cybersecurity company hopes independent review will end speculation over its books

News

Trainline shares down 30% in six months with recovery derailed by strikes

Frequent train strikes have caused the ticketing platform's shares to hit the buffers

Great Ideas

Indivior's surprise $290 million provision highlights litigation risks

The uncertainty over future liabilities means we think it would be wise to step away

News

How US retail titans Walmart and Home Depot disappointed investors

Better-than-feared January US retail sales prove false dawn as Wall Street duo are downbeat

Feature

Emerging markets: a cold winter for China and growth back in favour

What has caught the eye of Franklin Templeton experts this month

Feature

Discover the emerging markets stocks picked out as growth champions

The MSCI Emerging Markets Growth index focuses on companies expanding their earnings

Education

How to buy and sell shares, investment trusts, ETFs and funds

The mechanics of choosing a platform and executing your first trades

Subscribe to the latest investing news by entering your email address below

You can opt out at any time.

For five days a week you will get

The latest company news
Insight into investment trends
Round-up of directors' buys and sells
Articles from Shares magazine

Sharesmagazine cover

Plus more useful investment content and occasional promotional offers.

Shares Magazine Latest Issue Cover

Market Overview

UK 350 Risers and Fallers