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Regular dividends from UK companies fell 0.4% in 2024, according to new analysis from Computershare.

Dividends are an important part of investing in stocks. While some equities are best added to a portfolio for their future share price growth

The number of people with more than a million pounds in their individual savings account (ISA) is booming, helped by strong stock market performance last year.

Hargreaves Lansdown reported having 1,322 ISA millionaires on its platform at the end of

The S&P 500 closed 1.5% lower on Monday, driven by a sell-off in the technology sector. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 shed 3.0%.

It comes after Chinese company DeepSeek launched a new model of its AI chatbot this month –

Investment trust shares trading on a large discount to net asset value (NAV) can either be a great bargain or a sign that something is seriously wrong. After two years of persistent discounts, it is easier to see which is

China’s DeepSeek has shaken up the AI world with the release of an open-source AI model that reportedly outperformed OpenAI’s in several benchmarks. Even more startling is the company’s claim that its AI technology was developed for only $5.6 million.

Phone snatching has become one of the most common forms of theft, up 150% in the year to September 2024, according to government figures. This is addition to the £3.2 million lost to scams per day.

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