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Image source: Getty Images Investment trusts can provide profitable long-term dividend yields. I own City of London Investment Trust, for example, which has raised its dividend every year for an amazing 59 years in a row. It currently offers a yield of 4.3%. But, at the moment, I’m seeing a handful with higher yields I think deserve a closer look. One is Alternative Income REIT (LSE: AIRE), with a forecast 8% dividend yield. It’s a real estate investment trust, and it invests in a broad range of commercial properties in specialist sectors. Please note that tax treatment depends on the…
Image source: Getty Images Land Securities Group (LSE:LAND) is an income stock with a good track record of growing its dividend. For the year ended 31 March 2025 (FY25), it declared a payout of 40.4p a share, 49.6% higher than for FY21. But over this period, its share price has fallen 21%. This has helped push its yield to 7.4%, which puts it in the top six of FTSE 100 dividend payers (at 17 September). However, a falling share price could be a sign that investors feel the stock’s overpriced. Others might question the sustainability of its dividend. Let’s take…
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade (MTI) and National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) announced that the government will contract more than 2 million tonnes of nature-based carbon credits from four projects in Ghana, Peru, and Paraguay, as part of the island city-state’s initiatives to meet its climate goals. Singapore has set a goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target to reduce emissions to around 60 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030, after peaking emissions earlier. NDCs are national climate action plans presented by each country under the Paris Agreement, and are required to be…
New Synchrony survey shows more than 80% of teachers say financial education is essential for their students’ success, but 2 in 3 teachers report struggling with student engagement and a lack of relevant lessons to teach effectivelySTAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a leading consumer financing company at the heart of American commerce and opportunity, today announced it will provide $1 million over two years to nonprofit organizations that help K-12 public educators teach personal finance classes in the United States. The new program, Empowering Financial Futures is part of Synchrony’s longstanding philanthropic initiative, Education as an Equalizer,…
Image source: Getty Images The Moonpig Group (LSE:MOON) share price was up over 6% by early afternoon today (17 September) after the online cards and gifting group issued its latest trading update ahead of its annual general meeting. The magnitude of this change doesn’t surprise me. As the table below shows, more often than not, whenever the group announces its results or gives the market a progress report, its share price moves significantly (up and down). DateAnnouncementShare price movement (%)26 June 2025FY25 final results-9.23 April 2025Trading update+1.810 December 2024HY25 results-14.614 March 2024Trading update-3.327 June 2023FY24 final results+15.25 December 2023HY24 results-10.229…
Web Desk CAIRO: The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) in Sharjah is participating in the 14th Metal and Steel Middle East exhibition, taking place from September 6 to 8, 2025 at Egypt International Exhibition Center in Cairo. Positioned as the premier trade platform for steel and metal works in the Middle East and Africa, the exhibition brings together top international manufacturers, suppliers, industry leaders, and decision-makers shaping the future of the global heavy industries sector. Through its participation at Metal and Steel Middle East, HFZA seeks to showcase its advanced investment solutions aimed at attracting a broader base of global…
By Amit Kumar and Pradeep Singhvi India is preparing to launch a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Mission, a move that can reshape its industrial decarbonisation strategy. If executed well, it can unlock private investments & carbon credit trading besides creating jobs, write Amit Kumar and Pradeep Singhvi Why CCUS is important India’s energy demand is rising. While renewables are growing fast, coal still generates over 60% of the country’s electricity. At the same time, India has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2070. That requires a tough balancing act. CCUS — a suite of technologies that enable mitigation…
Image source: Getty Images Love him or hate him, you can’t ignore Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) boss Elon Musk — and it might be a mistake to write off the stock. As global electric vehicle sales stalled, investors fearing the worst dumped Tesla. And the share price slumped to a 2025 low of just $214 in April — for a 45% fall since the start of the year. But it’s come storming back. By close Tuesday (16 September), Tesla stock was up at $422. That’s enough to turn £10,000 invested at the bottom into a bit over £19,700 today. And it’s…
Image source: Getty Images The Barratt Redrow (LSE:BTRW) mega-merger last year was designed to create one of the UK’s best housebuilding shares. It’s early days, but the move is off to a very strong start. The FTSE 100 stock — which plans to build 22,000 new homes a year over the medium term — has said expected cost synergies are running ahead of target. Barratt’s also defied the broader gloom enveloping the housing market with forecast-beating profits growth. The builder cheered investors again on Wednesday (17 September) with news of better-than-expected full-year earnings and a big dividend lift. The news…