The first-quarter earnings season was a mixed one for the uk’s big banks

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Few companies embody the resilience of British retail quite like Next (LSE: NXT). From a near-collapse in the 1980s to becoming a high-street staple, Next has navigated seismic shifts in consumer beha

The real-estate investment trust (Reit) segment of the UK equity market has been on life support for much of the past five years and it’s easy to understand why investors have decided to give the sect

Central banks are back in easing mode, but the descent down the interest-rate mountain is proving arduous and slow. The US Federal Reserve lowered US rates by a quarter of a percentage point at this m