[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (LSE: FGT) reported its half-year results today (29 May), and investors shrugged their shoulders. As I type, shares of the FTSE 250 investment trust are down 0.4%. This mirrors the ‘meh’-like performance of Finsbury in recent times. It’s only up around 10% in five years and, disappointingly, was higher in August 2019 than it is today. Between 2010 and 2020 though, the UK-focused trust easily beat the market, making investors richer along the way. Should I invest in the hope that manager Nick Train gets his mojo back? Let’s dig…
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[ad_1] Japan’s carbon credit market is undergoing a critical transition, according to a newly released survey by exroad, supported by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.The report reveals mounting interest from corporations, municipalities, and developers as Japan prepares for GX ETS Phase 2, which begins in 2026. With responses from 283 organizations totaling 362 entries, the survey paints a picture of a market brimming with ambition, but still hindered by uncertainty.Corporate Demand Concentrates on J-Credit SystemThe J-credit, the country’s national credit scheme, lies at the heart of Japan’s carbon strategy. As it stands it dwarfs interest in international standards like Verra or…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images There are many ways to earn a second income – and not all of them involve getting a second job. For example, one common way people earn some extra money without working for it is buying shares that pay them dividends. However, not all shares pay dividends – even if they have done in the past. Shares that don’t pay dividends Take Tesla for example. The company has been having a tough time in the past few months. But it still made billions of dollars of profits last year. So if someone put £5k into…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When I bought construction and engineering firm Costain Group (LSE: COST) on 29 November 2023, it fitted the technical definition of a penny stock. The shares cost me 60p. Today, they’ve more than doubled to 125p, so it’s a penny stock no more. It’s a red-hot growth stock and I love it. Costain’s now the best-performer in my Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). But by my standards, it was a bit of a punt. Most of my holdings are FTSE 100 blue-chips, often chosen for their dividends. Many have slimmer growth prospects as a result. 3i…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images EasyJet’s (LSE: EZJ) share price had dropped 5% from its 12 December one-year high of £5.90. This followed the 22 May release of H1 2025 results that showed a headline loss before tax of £394m. To ascertain whether this is a good time for investors to consider the stock, I took a close look at the business. Why did it make a loss? A company making a loss is not necessarily a significantly negative factor. It depends on why it happened, and what the outlook is. According to easyJet, the loss was a result of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Auto Trader Group (LSE: AUTO) share price climbed 65% in the past five years. But it reversed on FY results morning Thursday (29 May), down more than 14% as I write just before 11am. On the back of a 5% revenue rise, profit before tax grew 9% with adjusted earnings per share (EPS) up 8%. Cash from operations rose by 5%. The company lifted its full-year dividend by 10% to 10.6p per share. It represents only a 1.2% yield. But the £88.4m paid in dividends in the past year is soundly beaten by the…
[ad_1] Check out CNET Money’s weekly mortgage rate forecast for a more in-depth look at what’s next for Fed rate cuts, labor data and inflation. It’s been a bumpy few months for mortgage rates. Lingering inflation, the threat of a global trade war and growing recession worries have reduced affordable options for homebuyers. The average for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.99% today, up 0.05% over the last week. The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage is 6.14%, which is an increase of 0.02% from the same time last week. Given so much economic uncertainty, the Federal Reserve is…
[ad_1] India’s Push for Green Finance and Digital InnovationIndia has already pledged to be Net Zero by 2070. For that, the government is going all-out on clean energy, green industry, and digital infrastructure. In that process, blockchain is being looked into not just in the financial space, but also in agriculture, supply chains, and environmental markets now. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The first week of June brings an update from a FTSE 250 stock that I think looks cheap. I’m talking about B&M European Value (LSE: BME), with full-year results due on 4 June. The company runs the B&M store chain in the UK and France, and the UK’s Heron Foods chain. With the bulk of revenue in the UK, perhaps it can be seen as a barometer of cut-price retail in this country. Barometer Despite an uptick in the past month, the stock has fallen 8% in 2025. And it’s down 45% since a December…