Admiral just reduced its dividend shares payout by 39%. Why I’m not rushing to sell

Image source: Admiral Group plc A 39% payout reduction is the last thing an investor wants to see from their dividend shares. But that’s exactly what Admiral (LSE:ADM) reported in its recent half-year results: an interim payment of 70.5p per share, down from 115p a year earlier. For someone whose…

Shell-led LNG Canada to proceed with Phase 2 expansion, doubling export capacity (SHEL:NYSE)

Scott Barbour/Getty Images News Shell (SHEL) and its partners announced on Tuesday a final investment decision on LNG Canada Phase 2, which will double production capacity at the facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, and place Canada on a ​trajectory to become one of the world’s ⁠largest exporters of Source link

Prediction: this FTSE 100 stock will be an AI winner, not a loser

Image source: Getty Images Over the past 18 months some FTSE 100 stocks have been split into two camps: those seen as AI beneficiaries (AI ‘winners’) and those perceived to be at risk from the technology (AI ‘losers’). In the AI winners camp, there’s Computacenter, whose share price is up…

Robinhood (HOOD) adds AI agents, perps and weekend trading in push to win active traders

Robinhood has already seen demand for a more technical version of the idea. More than 150,000 agentic accounts have been created since it opened its trading infrastructure to outside AI agents earlier this year, according to the company, generating millions of calls to its tools each day. The embedded version…

Big tech CEOs sign off on Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ safety accord

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images News A group of big tech CEOs signed off on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “White House Accord on Super Intelligence” on Tuesday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed his Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibility, which was signed by Google’s ( Source link

6% and above! Check out these ‘secret’ high-yield income shares for October

Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100‘s hugely popular with investors seeking reliable and big-paying income shares. The index is packed with companies sporting strong balance sheets, a commitment to distributing decent dividends, and long records of steady payout growth. But targeting a healthy passive income from blue-chip stocks is…

How much do you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA for a £3,000 monthly second income?

A Stocks and Shares ISA is an excellent way to target a passive income. A £20,000 annual allowance gives your plenty of financial firepower to target life-changing wealth. And every penny of your dividends, capital gains and withdrawals is protected from the taxman. Could you imagine having an extra £3,000…

Cboe, S&P Dow Jones open door for tokenized options under extended licensing deal

SPX options are among the world’s most actively traded index derivatives, with a record 970.6 million contracts changing hands in 2025, or an average of 3.9 million per day, Cboe said. S&P DJI, meanwhile, operates some of the world’s most widely followed financial benchmarks, led by the S&P 500, that…