Image source: Getty Images Earning £1,000 a year in passive income is a milestone for any investor. And I think dividend shares are one of the best ways of generating extra cash. British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) shares currently come with a 5.7% dividend yield. That’s much better than savings accounts and this gives investors something to think about. Of course, unlike interest in a savings account, dividends are never guaranteed. Dividends British American Tobacco currently returns 60.06p per quarter to investors. At that level, a £1,000-a-year second income requires 416 shares – and an outlay of £17,478 at today’s prices. …
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Image source: Getty Images It might be said that we are in the era of the growth stock. These companies, often tech-focused and with dizzying valuations, have accounted for many of the best buys in the stock market in the current millennium. Amazon and Apple fell into this category once upon a time, carrying price-to-earnings ratios in the triple digits, making them eyewateringly expensive on some metrics. Yet, both rewarded shareholders with outrageous returns in the long run. Contrast these kind of stocks with the value investing approach championed by Warren Buffett, where sniffing out the shares in undervalued firms…
AInvestEnergy Fuels and Vulcan Elements: A Strategic Alliance to Redefine U.S. Rare Earth Supply ChainsThe U.S. critical mineral supply chain has long been a geopolitical vulnerability, with China dominating over 85% of rare earth processing and 60% of global….23 minutes ago Source link
Image Credits:Darrell Etherington Two years ago, Apple announced its Watch Series 9 as its first carbon-neutral product. From cradle to grave, the company said the manufacturing, use, and disposal of the then-new model didn’t contribute to global warming. Now, a German court says that Apple has to recant the claim. Each aluminum Apple Watch Series 9 and Series 10 — two models with the carbon-neutral designation — generates just over 8 kilograms of carbon emissions. Apple then offsets those emissions through the purchase of carbon credits. The German environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) brought the lawsuit against Apple. “The Court…
Strategic alignment would secure critical feedstock, product offtake, and sustainability value as Genesis Fertilizers advances toward a low-carbon production future in Western Canada SASKATOON, SK, Aug. 26, 2025 /CNW/ – Genesis Fertilizers is pleased to announce the signing of a commercial Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gunvor USA LLC, one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses, to jointly pursue three key agreements for Genesis Fertilizers’ proposed nitrogen fertilizer production facility at Belle Plaine, SK (the Facility): a natural gas supply agreement, a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) offtake agreement, and a carbon credits offtake agreement. This collaboration further advances…
Image source: Getty Images The UK is not taking advantage of some very favourable business conditions. This is one of the biggest complaints about the modern state of the country. We have world-leading research hubs, three of the global top 10 universities, and the ability to attract the best talent. And where has it got us? Where are our dominant tech firms? Why aren’t the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 bursting at the seams with market-disrupting startups? Our country’s under-representation in breakout companies makes for valid criticism. But a few do sneak past the challenging investment and regulatory hurdles and…
Key PointsA new type of public company, known as a crypto treasury, simply buys and holds cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Dogecoin are all on balance sheets now. Other public businesses are purchasing these assets, too. 10 stocks we like better than XRP ›Simple ideas can be powerful. Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy, has such an idea. In a nutshell, it issues new debt and new equity to raise capital for huge purchases of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which it aims to hold for the long term, making it the first and largest “crypto treasury” company. Its shares are…
Isotopologue detection validation. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02641-4 Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in our neighboring stars for the first time, providing a new path toward better understanding the chemical evolution of the cosmos. The results are published today in the journal Nature Astronomy. The fundamental question about the origin of carbon and oxygen in our universe has preoccupied astronomers for decades. These elements are not only important ingredients of the human body but are also among the most abundant elements in the universe. But in the early universe, shortly after the…
Image source: Getty Images A sell-off in retail stocks weighed on the FTSE 100 today (26 August), with the blue-chip index dropping 0.56% to 9,268. The biggest fallers were B&Q owner Kingfisher (-4.2%) and Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF), which owns Primark as well as various well-known food and drinks brands. They declined 4.2% and 4.1%, respectively. The retail rout extended to other FTSE 100 stocks like Warhammer maker Games Workshop (-1.5%) and contract foodservice group Compass (-2.6%). In the FTSE 250, shares of DIY retailer Wickes slumped 8.7%, while Greggs fell 1.5%. Under-pressure consumers Shareholders in these firms can thank…
Image source: Getty Images BAE Systems (LSE:BA.) shares have done very well for my portfolio since I first invested in 2022. I fact, I’ve added on dips twice since then, and both positions are also up. The BAE share price has leapt 54% year to date and 240% over five years. Neither figure includes dividends. The outperformance over the FTSE 100 is massive. Recently though, the defence stock has taken a breather. Now at 1,766p, it’s just under 11% lower than its June high of 1,982p. Is this a dip-buying opportunity for my portfolio? Here are my thoughts. Huge backlog…