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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Nick Train is a well-known UK fund manager with an excellent long-term performance track record. In the past, he’s actually been called ‘Britain’s Warren Buffett’. Recently, Train and his team added a popular large-cap S&P 500 stock to their Lindsell Train Global Equity fund. Here’s a look at the trade and my take on the investment. A tech giant The S&P 500 stock they bought for their global equity fund was Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). It’s the owner of Google, YouTube, and Waymo (self-driving taxis). Listed on the Nasdaq, it currently has a market cap of…

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[ad_1] Microsoft has signed the world’s largest biochar carbon removal agreement with Bolivia-based Exomad Green. The 10-year deal will permanently eliminate 1.24 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, equal to the yearly emissions of over 260,000 cars. This marks a significant step in Microsoft’s push to become carbon negative by 2030 and remove its historical emissions by 2050. By locking in high-durability carbon removals, Microsoft is demonstrating a long-term commitment to verifiable climate action. The deal is also one of the largest ever in durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR), putting biochar on the map as a serious climate solution. Why Exomad…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images At the December 2021 meeting of the Bank of England, the committee decided to raise interest rates by 0.15% to 0.25%. This was the first move that signalled the intent to raise rates to start fighting rising inflation. Over the next couple of years, the base rate rocketed higher to 5.25%. FTSE banking stocks benefited from this, with any investment made in late 2021 looking very attractive now. Leading the charge I’m going to assume that instead of putting all eggs in one basket, an investor might have split £5,000 between five different banks. This…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When I asked ChatGPT what the best UK shares to buy right now are, Rolls-Royce, BP, and Greggs all got honourable mentions. But its top pick was FTSE 100 firm AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN). That surprised me a bit – the stock has slightly outperformed the FTSE 100 this year, but it’s still a lot cheaper than it was a year ago. Nonetheless, I have to admit the chatbot made a pretty good case. AstraZeneca AstraZeneca’s recent half-year results were pretty impressive. Revenues were up 18%, driven by strong sales of its own drugs and its collaborative…

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[ad_1] 2025-05-22T15:51:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s newly established Carbon Economy Company has received a wave of project proposals from both local and international firms to reduce carbon emissions and improve the country’s environmental conditions. Nadhir Fazaa, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, revealed on Thursday that the company—formed by a 2024 Cabinet decision—has officially begun operations following the launch of Iraq’s first international conference on carbon economics in Baghdad. “We’ve received numerous proposals from companies in the US, UK, Norway, China, India, and others,” Fazaa told Shafaq News. “Work is ongoing to finalize agreements…

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[ad_1] Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett got his start as an investor at just 11 years old. The year was 1942, a world war was raging and the Great Depression was only a few years gone. Despite such challenges, many decades of rip-roaring stock markets were ahead. Buffett notched close to 20% a year returns, firmly establishing himself as one of the world’s richest men. The world has changed a bit since then. In which case, what might be different in the investing landscape today? What choices could recreate similar portfolio performance? In other words, how might Warren…

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[ad_1] The board of directors of Northgold AB, Reg. No. 559273-9626, has today submitted a formal application to Nasdaq Stockholm AB for the company’s shares (ticker: NG) to be delisted from Nasdaq First North Growth Market. The application follows the company’s previously announced decision to divest all operating assets (the “Transaction”) and the resolution on voluntary liquidation adopted by today’s extraordinary general meeting, 22 May 2025.• Background – On 11 April 2025 the board resolved to initiate a structured process to divest the entire business through the sale of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary. – At the extraordinary general meeting held on…

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[ad_1] Bond investors sent government borrowing costs surging Thursday after the House gave its narrow, early-morning approval to a multitrillion-dollar spending and tax-cut bill sought by President Donald Trump. The yield, or the percentage return owed to investors, on U.S. bonds that pay off after 10 years climbed to as much as 4.623%, the highest level since February. The yield on the 30-year Treasury note climbed as high as 5.14% — levels last seen in 2023, and before that, 18 years prior. Stocks opened flat, while bitcoin sustained a near all-time-high price above $111,000.The fear is that the government will continue…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Retirement can seem a long way off – but it gets closer every day. Like many people, I use a Stocks and Shares ISA to try and build some tax-free wealth that hopefully will come in handy by the time I retire. But how lucrative can such an approach be? I will Illustrate that by explaining some of the key factors that determine the answer: the timeframe, the amount invested and the return. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The…

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