Tax and cost worries weigh on Barratt shares

Perhaps it is down to concerns over the expiry of the stamp duty tax break in October, or worries over an increasing reliance on Help-to-Buy, or the potential impact of the proposed April 2022 launch of the Residential Property Developer Tax, but investors do not seem unduly moved by Barratt Developments’ strong full-year results. Perhaps it is just down to the absence of any incremental good news, but the shares are not responding to publication of healthy profits, a net cash balance sheet and a dividend that equates to a historic…

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Sustainable investment trends – performance, flows and greenwashing

There’s no doubting the strength of the sustainable investment tide, as last year responsible funds accounted for around a third of overall industry sales. This year looks set to be even bigger, and on current trends will eclipse 2020 to post a new record for ethical fund sales. These funds still only make up around 5% of total assets, so there’s plenty of road ahead for ESG funds to eat the lunch of more traditional offerings. Perhaps that’s why almost all fund groups seem to be beefing up their sustainable…

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Spend Time and Make Money in Lockdown with Khelplay Rummy

There are many ways in which good rummy players can earn their living using their skill of rummy card games. Here we have explained how during the lockdown you can spend time and make money through rummy card games. Try it out and change your luck. Here we go: Create Rummy Blogs for Sharing Insights The rummy lovers around the world are always excited to read posts about rummy. This is the reason why opening a blog on rummy card games can be a cash earning enterprise. You can share…

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A New Era Of Remote Healthcare Technology

Around the world, legions of selfless healthcare professionals have demonstrated their commitment and resilience in awe-inspiring ways. As we watch them and thank them, what can we — the rest of the world — learn about resiliency and agility? We have already grown used to the images of front-line medical professionals covered head to toe in masks and gowns. What we don’t see as much is that while they toil to help their patients survive, they simultaneously communicate and work together to develop new ideas for diagnoses, treatment and care.…

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A Strong Parallel Between Health Care And Housing For “All”

My colleague Alex Berezow at the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has a skill for writing efficiently about complex issues like COVID-19 and health care. In one of his latest posts at ACSH he points out the deep flaw in the notion of “universal health care” in a way that, with some minor edits, could be repurposed to criticize the notion of “housing as a human right.” Simply put, when anything is made universal it almost certainly isn’t unless there is an absolute equilibrium between supply and demand,…

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Love mangoes? Try this 2-ingredient jam recipe at home

It is the season of mangoes and if you are fan of the fruit, you can consume it in various forms — shakes, desserts — and also incorporate it in a variety of dishes. But have you tried making fresh mango jam at home? All you need are raw and ripe mangoes and some sugar. Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur took to Instagram to show how to make the jam using a very simple recipe that he learnt from his mother. “Jam is the joy you can spread without worrying about the…

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