[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’ve been searching high and low over the past 12 months for the highest-yielding UK shares for my passive income portfolio. While I’ve had some success in my mission, one stock remains the top earner in my portfolio. With strong growth and a reliable 9% yield, I’m yet to find a stock that beats Phoenix Group (LSE: PHNX). It’s one of the highest-yielding stocks on the FTSE 100 and is up 20% so far this year. The UK insurance sector in general is doing well, with both Aviva and Admiral Group also posting 20%+ gains.…
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[ad_1] On May 6, 2025, Rwanda became the sixth country to sign a carbon trading implementation agreement with Singapore since late 2023, Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times has reported.The deal was formalized by Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Environment, Dr Valentine Uwamariya, during her visit to Singapore.This bilateral pact enables Singapore to purchase carbon credits from Rwanda to help meet its climate targets under the Paris Agreement.One carbon credit represents one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) either removed from the atmosphere or prevented from being emitted.Relevant: Singapore Attracts Nearly $1B In Bids…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been one of the best-performing large-cap growth stocks in 2025. One reason is that a lot of investors are looking at the US-listed streaming company as recession-resistant. Is the stock a potential good after a 30% share price gain year to date? Let’s discuss. Why Netflix looks economically resilient First, let’s look at why investors are viewing this technology company as recession-resistant. There are two main reasons. One is that the cost of a regular monthly Netflix subscription ($17.99 in the US and £12.99 in the UK) is very low relative…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Next (LSE: NXT) share price is edging higher in morning trading on Thursday 8 May, after the company upgraded its profit guidance for the second time this year. Shares in this FTSE 100 retailer have now doubled in three years. In this piece I’ll explain why Next is doing so well – and whether I’m buying the shares. Warm weather boost? Next says that sales during the first quarter of its financial year (to late April) were £55m higher than expected. The company had previously forecast an increase of 6.4% compared to last year,…
[ad_1] Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Ferrari (NYSE: RACE) are two of the most recognisable car brands on earth. They’re also listed stocks that can be bought by people who want to invest in either — or both — companies. Over the long term, both have been cracking investments. The Tesla share price is up 1,651% across a decade, while Ferrari has delivered a 746% return since it went public in late 2015. In my own portfolio, I own Ferrari stock but not Tesla (though I have been a shareholder in the past). Here, I want to take a look at…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Investors rarely get a chance to buy stocks with 9% dividend yields where the business is on the up. But this might be the case with B&M European Retail Value (LSE:BME) right now. The company has fallen out of the FTSE 100 after a disappointing couple of years. But the latest signs are positive, so could this be a huge passive income opportunity? What’s been going wrong? In the 52 weeks leading up to March, B&M’s total revenues grew from 3.7% to £5.6bn. That doesn’t sound too bad, but there’s a lot more going on…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Soaring by 145% over five years would be an excellent performance for any investment trust in my opinion. That is what has been achieved by HgCapital Trust (LSE: HGT). That sort of performance has clearly not gone under the radar. The daftly named HgCapital has a market capitalisation of £2.4bn. Despite that, it trades on a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 10. Now, I find P/E ratios less useful in assessing investment trusts (where earnings typically come from investing) compared to companies (where they ordinarily come from operations). But a P/E ratio of 10 is…
[ad_1] Singapore and Chile signed an implementation agreement on carbon credits collaboration, under article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The pact – similar to that Chile previously signed by with Switzerland and Japan – establishes a framework for the generation and transfer of carbon credits from carbon mitigation projects. The move opens the doors for development of associated projects in Chile, which, in turn, can benefit from revenue from the sale of carbon credits. Under the Paris Agreement, countries – to help meet their domestic emissions goals – can purchase carbon credits generated in other nations. “This implementation agreement will…
[ad_1] Indonesia is preparing to sign a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on carbon trading with several countries, with Norway being the closest to finalization, said Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq. The move builds on Indonesia’s existing MRA with Japan and is part of the country’s strategy to strengthen its position in the global carbon market. Hanif expressed optimism that the agreement could be finalized within one to two weeks. “The MRA with Norway is already very advanced in its discussions. We hope to see intensive progress in the coming days,” he said in Jakarta on Thursday, May 8, 2025.…
[ad_1] USD/CHF gains above 0.8250 as the US Dollar capitalizes on the Fed’s guidance that policymakers await more clarity on the US economic outlook.The White House is expected to unveil a bilateral trade deal with the UK.SNB’s Schlegel has opened doors for negative interest rates to maintain price stability.The USD/CHF pair moves higher above 0.8250 during European trading hours on Thursday. The Swiss Franc pair gains as the US Dollar (USD) trades higher after the Federal Reserve (Fed) signaled that it is in no hurry to lower interest rates. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against…