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British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UKs Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets.

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How much passive income could a £20k ISA generate in a year?

The FTSE 100 could turn £20,000 into an investment returning £680 per year. But for passive income investors, that’s just…

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ChatGPT thinks these are the 3 best high-yield dividend stocks to buy today

High-yield dividend stocks are a great source of passive income. But what does our writer make of the AI bot's…

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Here’s the forecast for 3 top dividend shares on the FTSE 100

Mark Hartley outlines the dividend forecast for three top FTSE 100 shares and evaluates their future prospects as part of…

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I asked ChatGPT for its 2 favourite FTSE dividend shares. Here’s what it told me

Jon Smith turns to AI to suggest some dividend shares for his consideration, and gets some results he doesn't completely…

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3 UK shares I’d consider owning for decades

This trio of UK shares are all ones our writer would like to own for the long haul. He only…

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£150k in savings? Here’s how to unlock an £11,250 passive income overnight

An estimated 4.9m people in Britain have over £100,000 in savings, which can be used to instantly start earning a…

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The 5 biggest FTSE 100 yielders in a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA give income of…

Harvey Jones examines how much income an investor would get from a Stocks and Shares ISA containing the FTSE 100's…

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Investing Articles

These FTSE 100 passive income stocks have raised their dividends for more than 25 years

Passive income investors can be served by high dividend yields, but multi-year rises in the annual cash payout might even…

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This £10k ISA produces £827 of passive income each year

These three 'boring' FTSE 100 shares produce passive income of up to 9.2% a year. And the dividend income is…

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Investing Articles

3 UK shares to consider for a 6.6%+ dividend yield

Christopher Ruane discusses a trio of blue-chip UK shares investors should consider for their commercial prospects and above-average dividend yields.

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As the FTSE 100 recovers from US trade war losses, here are the winners and losers

Our writer considers the prospects of one UK share that has suffered recently, while other FTSE 100 stocks have enjoyed…

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One of Britain’s best dividend shares is soaring! Time to buy?

Our writer's been looking for shares to buy. One of the biggest UK dividend payers has caught his eye. Could…

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