Retrenchment and British Companies

British companies: We may have reached that point. It s not a happy situation for income-seekers. But for the health of British companies, and perhaps of the wider economy too, it is time for a retrenchment, according to The Independent and The upshot? If there is an economic shock and there are any number of directions from which one could come , then an awful lot of companies will have to cut their payments. Dividends are, in general, a good thing. But it is entirely possible for companies to strike the wrong balance by, for example, focusing on this type of capital return at the expense of investment and their overall financial health. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.