[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Barclays‘ (LSE: BARC) shares are roaring back after reports that the US has struck a surprise trade deal with China. But the Barclays share price bounce started well before today. When the FTSE 100 closed on 2 April, Barclays was trading at 296.75p. Hours later, Donald Trump dropped the bombshell about his so-called ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, and markets fell. As always, The Motley Fool urged calm. No panic-selling or rushing for the exits. Just sit tight and scan the market for classic buying opportunities. Anyone who picked Barclays should be happy today. By 7 April,…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Parts of the UK stock market are rallying Monday (12 May), driven by a significant breakthrough in US-China trade relations. Over the weekend, both nations agreed to suspend most of their reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, slashing rates by 115%. This means US tariffs on Chinese goods drop from 145% to 30%. Meanwhile China’s tariffs on US products fall from 125% to just 10%. It’s clearly a fairly notable de-escalation in trade tensions. These tariffs and tensions had weighed heavily on global markets and fuelled recession fears. Renewed optimism This thaw looks set to inject fresh…
[ad_1] The crisis at British Steel’s Scunthorpe steel works has required dramatic intervention from the UK government to keep the blast furnaces going.However, the crisis is also an opportunity. There has been much hand-wringing about the prospect of the UK becoming the only G7 country without the ability to make primary steel – steel made from iron ore – and relying solely on electric arc furnaces (EAF). But played the right way, the UK can embrace technology transition away from coal-consuming and highly polluting blast furnaces and lay the ground for a modern, low-emissions steel industry fit to compete in a decarbonising…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Aston Martin Lagonda (LSE:AML) shares are down 41% over the past year. In fact, the stock’s been trending lower for some time, having dropped 76% over the last five years. Logically, if it isn’t going bust, there’s the potential for it to become a value stock. The tricky question is trying to figure out at what point it’s worth buying. Issues with the company It might sound obvious, but I don’t see the business as worthy of buying until it’s solved the current problems it faces. So a good starting point is to analyse some…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250‘s up an impressive 9.3% over the last month. Yet some individual FTSE 250 stocks have done even better. One that’s caught my eye has rocketed 31% over the same period. When I did some more research, it doesn’t appear this is just a flash in the pan. Here’s what I’m talking about. Strong gains JD Wetherspoon is (LSE:JDW) the index hero. It’s one of the UK’s largest pub operators, running over 900 of them as well as a handful of hotels. It makes money from a high-volume, low-margin sales approach. I think…
[ad_1] Africa’s voluntary carbon market is growing, and Kenyan climate-tech startup Green Voyage is partnering with MyStocks.Africa to make carbon credit investments accessible to more people.The voluntary carbon market, where companies and individuals buy carbon credits to offset their emissions is gaining momentum across Africa. At the forefront of this growth is Green Voyage, a Kenyan based climate-tech startup that is partnering with MyStocks.Africa to democratize access to carbon investments.“Our partnership tackles two major barriers: accessibility and transparency,” said Dennis Ndigi, founder of Green Voyage. “Traditionally, carbon credits have been reserved for large corporates. With fractionalised credits, even a $100…
[ad_1] Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 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 6.85% today, up 0.07% over the last week. The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage is 6.05%, which is an increase of 0.10% compared to a week ago. Given…
[ad_1] On April 23, at the CCIE 2025 SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference & Copper Industry Expo – Low-Carbon Energy Transition Forum for the Copper Industry, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., SMM Metal Trading Center, and Shandong Aisi Information Technology Co., Ltd., with Jiangxi Copper Corporation and Yingtan Land Port Holdings Co., Ltd. as the main sponsors, Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. as the special co-organizer, and Xinhuang Group and Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. as co-organizers, Ouyang Huasheng, Solutions Manager of TrinaSolar Co., Ltd., shared a presentation on the theme “New Momentum of PV ESS:…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 bank Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) is down 17% from its 3 March one-year traded high of £12.18. Much of this resulted from the US’s 2 April announcement of tariffs on its trading partners. This increased the possibility of a US economic downturn for many analysts, and banks broadly reflect the economies of the countries in which they operate. This remains a risk in the stock. However, even if it does occur, the effects are less long-lasting than many investors may assume. The average length of a US-led recession since 1945 is around 10…
[ad_1] Image source: NatWest Group plc When I was a teenager, the stock market had a curious fascination for me. When I was asked by my teacher which career I wanted to follow, I said I planned be a stockbroker. He laughed. Later, when we were discussing where I wanted to do my work experience, I told the same teacher that I would love to go to the local stockbrokers. This didn’t happen. Instead, I spent two weeks at a branch of NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) scanning cheques and changing the foreign currency board each morning. I then became an accountant.…