Navigating the Strait, Goodwin and annuities: The Companies and Markets Show

It’s been another seesaw week as the world weighs up the chances of an end, or at least a cessation, to hostilities in the US-Israeli war with Iran. President Donald Trump is taking a more conciliatory tone, but in this case, a U-turn is not in his gift alone and with Iran talking tough, the optimism of earlier in the week has started to ebb as we record today’s show. The episode starts by looking in more detail at some of the implications of the continued pressure on the Strait of Hormuz, the key global shipping route that has in effect been put out of action by the war. Alex Hamer is here to discuss the implications for everything from energy (and UK energy policy) and fertiliser to helium. The broad conclusion is of course that prices are going up, but we dig into the detail during the show. We move on to look at one early victim of the uncertainty in the shape of UK engineer and private investor favourite Goodwin (GDWN) , whose shares halved this week on a disappointing trading update. Alex Newman will consider the extent to which some of these problems were of its own making – or at least down to poor communications. Finally, amid all the uncertainty – and rising bond yields – the stability of an annuity may look more attractive to some of those in or approaching retirement. Holly McKechnie is with us to talk about the pros and cons of the products. Episode time stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:33 Strait of Hormuz 17:38 Goodwin 33:52 Annuities Listen to more podcasts from Investors’ Chronicle Apple , Spotify and YouTube or by clicking here Investors' Chronicle has supported private investors in the UK for over 160 years by highlighting rewarding investment opportunities. Investors' Chronicle is a service by the Financial Times . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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