UK 20:20 Saturday, 3 October 2026
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I know some dividend munchers will be crying into their cornflakes this morning, but the first Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) dividend reduction in the post WW2 period is an overdue and sensible move. You may recall earlier in the week I chastised the new BP (BP.) CEO for seemingly kicking this decision out to a September capital markets day, despite clear evidence that it was required. I was listening to the Shell CEO on a financial TV channel earlier today and his comments around the twin impacts on the company from the coronavirus and the oil sector demand/supply imbalance issues are equally striking and kind of obvious...
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