[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The easyJet (LSE: EZJ) share price has soared 20% over the last month, but today’s (22 May) half-year results have taken some of the wind out of its wings. After such a sharp climb, this morning’s slight dip of around 1.5% isn’t surprising. Over the last 12 months, the shares are up 21%, but it’s been a bumpy ride. That’s often the case in the airline sector, which remains exposed to everything from global conflict to weather events and political turmoil. Still, I’ve long thought easyJet looked like a potentially strong recovery play. For those…
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[ad_1] Quantum Commodity Intelligence – Canada-based developer Carbon Done Right Developments is confident in securing new investors to expand its flagship rewilding project in Sierra Leone, after BP Carbon Trading did not exercise an option to pre-purchase carbon credits from the expansion. Company Chief Executive James Tansey said BP’s decision is “disappointing given the time we have spent working with them”, but new investors could come on board as early as June. “We have several companies in due diligence and I expect a decision in the next month, and we have been approached by two more in recent weeks,” he…
[ad_1] Quantum Commodity Intelligence – Most forest carbon protocols, including a methodology approved for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (IC-VCM’s) Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) labels, are too weak to ensure that the credits generated can be deemed high quality, a new study has found. The study — ‘Ground Truth: An Assessment of Forest Carbon Credit Protocols’ — carried out by US academics for the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) non-profit raised concerns over permanence, additionality, leakage and weak monitoring and verification. “Given the large volume of forest carbon credits in the market, it’s time to overhaul these…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The UK stock market has surged in recent months, with the FTSE 100 edging ever closer to the psychologically important 9,000-point threshold. This rally, fuelled by easing inflation and improving economic sentiment, has seen investors regain confidence after a volatile 2022 and 2023. So, what’s behind the latest momentum — and could the UK’s core index finally break through 9,000 in 2025? Factors driving the rally Several things are responsible for pushing UK stock prices higher, especially declining global inflation that’s helped raise hopes that the Bank of England may cut interest rates later this…
[ad_1] A longer time horizon for building wealth allows more time for companies to work on your behalf as a shareholder. Here are a number of stocks that our free-site writers have bought and held for at least the past half-decade! Barclays What it does: Barclays offers both traditional private banking services as well as catering for international, institutional corporate clients. By Andrew Mackie. I bought my first tranche of Barclays (LSE: BARC) in early 2020, during the Covid crash. For a couple of years the stock did absolutely nothing. But then, off the back of rising interest rates, net…
[ad_1] The First Trust NASDAQ Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) made its debut on 09/20/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Technology ETFs category of the market. Products that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry. Market cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns. If you’re the kind of investor who would rather try and…
[ad_1] Last week, Moody’s downgraded the credit rating of the United States due to concerns over its $36 trillion debt pile. The move sent ripples through financial markets and could complicate President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut taxes. The Moody’s rating agency dropped the US government’s credit score by one notch from the pristine Aaa to Aa1. It cited rising debt and interest costs “that are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns.” Last week’s cut followed a downgrade by rating rival Fitch, which lowered the US credit score by one notch in 2023. Fitch was the second major rating agency…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Over the past five years, the JD Sports (LSE: JD.) share price has fallen 23%. With the post-Covid retail boom well and truly over, and competition in the athleisure space increasing, the question I’m increasingly asking myself is whether the stock can get its mojo back. FY25 results Yesterday (21 May) the business reported its FY25 and Q1 26 numbers. Despite revenue increasing in 2025 by 8.7%, operating profit fell 2.6% to £903m. This was due to large capital expenditure on expanding its store estate and improving IT security. Two years ago, when sales of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Is there such a thing as the perfect passive income portfolio? Naturally, that’s something all income investors strive for — but can artificial intelligence (AI) help to make it happen? I decided to put that theory to the test. Lately, generative AI systems like ChatGPT have been in the news for many reasons — some good, some not so good. One notable occurrence was the unchecked publishing in the Chicago Sun of a summer reading list that contained made-up books. The event highlighted the inherent limitations of AI and the critical need to fact-check its…
[ad_1] Ocean Carbon Removal MarketOcean Carbon Removal Market Analysis – 2025-2032:Coherent Market Insights has released a new report titled “Ocean Carbon Removal Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2025-2032 (Version 2025).” This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Ocean Carbon Removal industry, featuring insights on market trends and performance. It also includes a thorough examination of competitors, regional dynamics, and the latest advancements within the market.Coverage of the Ocean Carbon Removal Market:The report provides market size (2020 – 2032) Value (US$ Mn), Y-o-Y % growth rate, and forecast (2025 – 2032), CAGR % for all the…