Image source: Getty Images The BAE Systems (LSE:BA.) share price has been the eighth-best performer on the FTSE 100 over the past five years. Those investing £10,000 in September 2020 will now (at close of business on 9 September) be sitting on a profit of £25,276. They will also have picked up some reasonable dividends (152.6p a share) along the way. This means their overall gain is £28,279. A question of conscience But it’s a sad reality that much of this paper profit was recorded after Russia invaded Ukraine. Understandably, this doesn’t sit comfortably with everyone. Personally, I believe there’s…
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Image source: Getty Images Faced with geopolitical turmoil, trade tariff shocks and inflation, 2025 hasn’t been the best year for UK companies, even though their shares haven’t done too badly. Surprisingly, most stocks on the FTSE 100 have weathered the storm fairly well. The index is up approximately 11.5% this year, outperforming previous years and even creeping ahead of the S&P 500. Still, not all constituents have contributed to the growth. Advertising giant WPP (LSE: WPP) is currently the worst-performing stock on the index, down 51.9% year to date. That’s a staggering collapse for a company once considered one of…
Image source: Anglo American plc Long-suffering Anglo American (LSE: AAL) shareholders received a massive boost yesterday (9 September) when it announced a merger with Teck Resources, propelling the share prices of both companies. Mega-merger The bringing together of two mining giants is being promoted as a “merger of equals”. The newly formed company, to be named Anglo Teck, will see Anglo American shareholders owning 62.4% of the outstanding shares. The miner will issue 1.3301 shares to existing Teck shareholders in exchange for each Teck share. It also intends to declare a special dividend of $4.5 billion (approximately $4.19 per ordinary…
Image source: Getty Images City analysts don’t always get it right. But their forecasts for the Lloyds (LSE:LLOY) share price make even me — a long-term sceptic of the bank’s investment case — sit up and take serious notice. Lloyds shares have risen 42% in value over the past year. Brokers think they’re going to rise another 12.8% over the next 12 months, to around 91.8p per share. Source: TradingView That’s clearly a far lower rate of growth than we’ve seen previously. But given that the bank also packs strong dividend yields of 4.4% and 5.2% for 2025 and 2026,…
US nonfarm payrolls for the 12 months ended March 2025 were slashed by 911,000 jobs, according to preliminary revisions released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists had predicted a downward shift of 682,000 jobs for the period, according to analysts tracked by Bloomberg data. The revisions follow an August payrolls increase of only 22,000 jobs, according to BLS data released Friday, coming in far below economists’ consensus estimate of 75,000 jobs added. That data also showed the economy lost jobs in June for the first time in four and a half years, losing 13,000 jobs compared to prior…
Image source: Getty Images I think these FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares could be worth a very close look right now. Here’s why. In recovery Berkeley Group (LSE:BKG) shares have dropped by almost a third over the past year. This reflects two substantial threats to the UK’s housing market recovery: rising inflation with its impact on Bank of England interest rate policy; and the possibility of a prolonged economic downturn. I think London-focused Berkeley’s price decline may represent an attractive dip-buying opportunity, though. Migration out of London continues to slow rapidly, and reached its lowest level since 2013 in…
Bartronics India Limited, a publicly listed company known for its work in financial inclusion and rural fintech across 5,000 villages, announced a strategic partnership with Net Zero Initiative Private Limited (“RenewCred”), a climate technology startup developing a blockchain-based carbon credit registry. The signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marks Bartronics’ entry into the Climate Tech and Agri-Tech sectors as part of its growth strategy under new leadership. With Indian agriculture forming one of the largest sectors globally, farmers are seen as key contributors to climate action. Through this partnership, Bartronics aims to create accessible pathways for farmers to…
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (Symbol: CBRL) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1), with the stock changing hands as low as $49.59 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market’s total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you purchased shares of the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) back on 5/31/2000 — you would have paid $78.27 per share.…
Many investors display strong emotions whenever a mutual fund or MF asset management company gets into trouble (bond defaults, redemption pressure, front running, etc.).One group blames the AMC, the regulator, and finfluencers and goes into “I want my money back mode” Another group attacks those who are critical of the AMC under pressure and says they “believe” the AMC will turn it around.I think both types stands are wrong. We should not get emotionally attached to our investments (MF or any other). Even when there is no trouble, investors form unsubstantiated opinions about the AMCs “integrity” and “trust”. When the…
Climate scientists have been attributing storms, droughts and heatwaves to global warming for two decades. Now, they are tracing the chain of responsibility all the way back to the producers of fossil fuels. A study published today in Nature shows that around one-quarter of the heatwaves recorded over 2000–23 can be directly linked to greenhouse-gas emissions from individual energy giants1.Droughts, heatwaves and floods: How to tell when climate change is to blameThe findings could provide fresh evidence to support lawsuits seeking to hold companies accountable for their impacts on the climate.“I cannot as a scientist assign legal responsibilities for these…