It seems as though a week rarely passes without the domestic energy supply industry being in the headlines. Indeed, the Labour party in particular seems to be constantly reiterating what it is going to do regarding the sector, should it win the general election in 2015. This includes a new, Read More...

Today I am looking at why Aviva (LSE: AV) (NYSE: AV.US) may fail to stoke the fires for income-hungry investors. Payouts lag the competition To say that Aviva has been a headache for dividend chasers in recent times would be somewhat of a understatement. The life insurance leviathan has been Read More...

When you think about great dividend payers, your mind might not immediately be drawn to BT Group (LSE: BT-A) (NYSE: BT.US). The telecoms giant did, after all, only provide a 2.9% dividend yield for the year to March 2014, and thats only just approaching the FTSE 100s long-term average of Read More...

Gold has fallen steadily this week, as sentiment has shifted in favour of a rise in US interest rates, strengthening the dollar. Gold fell through the $1,300 per ounce barrier early in the week and on Thursday morning was down by 1.6% on Mondays opening price, at $1,280 per ounce. Read More...

Carillion(LSE: CLLN) has given up its pursuit of peerBalfour Beatty(LSE: BBY) and now Balfours investors should sell up and side with Carillion, I say. Balfour has made multiple mistakes over the past 18 months and now its becoming hard to trust the companys management. Indeed, during the past 18 months, Read More...

The last six months have been particularly strong for British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) (NYSE: BTI.US), with the companys share price rising by 11% while the FTSE 100 is flat over the same period. However, there could be more to come from the tobacco major and its shares could be Read More...