[ad_1] Toy prices could jump 50% with China, Vietnam tariffsA customer pushes a shopping cart containing stuffed toys at a Target Corp. store in the Queens borough of New York, U.S, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019.Bess Adler | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe toy aisle is about to get more expensive.For decades, U.S. toy companies have worked with Chinese manufacturers to bring the hottest action figures, dolls and games to retail shelves. Vietnam became a solid secondary market for companies looking to diversify their factory locations amid growing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.Trump slapped China with an additional 34% duty…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Over the past five years, Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has rewarded investors 10-fold. The sort of 900% increase seen in the share price during that period is the stuff of investor dreams. So, might the penny share have further potential gains ahead of it – and should I add it to my portfolio? Promising moves towards commercial production I do see some reasons to be optimistic about the outlook for the company. In an update to the stock market today (4 April), Kodal provided some encouraging news on developments at its flagship lithium mining project…
[ad_1] The government is set to outline its approach to private investment in major construction projects in its upcoming 10-year infrastructure strategy, a senior cabinet minister has said.A chapter in the strategy document, due in June, will outline the government’s approach to attracting private capital across civils projects, housing and public facilities, chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones told Construction News. The government will draw from research by the British Infrastructure Taskforce, a group of domestic and foreign investors set up when Labour was in opposition. The taskforce will present its findings in the “next couple of weeks”, Jones…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Many investors are looking for safer dividend stocks to buy right now. And that’s understandable as global markets are well and truly in meltdown mode as a result of tariff uncertainty. The good news is that on the London Stock Exchange, there are plenty of dividend stocks on the safer side. Here’s a look at two I think are worth considering today. Identifying safe stocks There are many ways to identify safer stocks. One is to look for companies that operate in defensive industries like Consumer Staples and Utilities. Another way is to look for…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Barclays (LSE: BARC) share price has slumped 13% since President Trump imposed his punitive import tariffs on the world. It comes after the FTSE 100 fell more than 3% over the same period. It’s back down to where it was as long ago as… oh, only January. Maybe not such a big deal. It’s a smaller fall than the S&P 500, which lost 4.8% on the day after the announcement. And the Nasdaq fell 6%. The price movements I talk about here are as I write on 4 April, and are likely to change…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The US stock market suffered its worst day in five years on 3 April. More than 50% of my portfolio is in cash, so I missed the worst of it. But my volatile and Asia-exposed tech stocks really suffered. To start things off, here’s my quick take. The tariffs probably aren’t for the long run. The data suggests these tariffs could sink Apple and many other American companies reliant on Asian supply chains. However, if the tariffs stick, we could expect to see iPhone prices hit $2,300 and an entry level $10,000 Rolex move closer…
[ad_1] The Phillips 66 Company’s Los Angeles Refinery in California.Bing Guan | ReutersThe oil price outlook is being hit with more bearish forecasts on the back of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping and market-hammering tariff announcements. Businesses and investors worry that a trade war and lower global growth lies ahead.Goldman Sachs on Thursday reduced its December 2025 forecasts for global and U.S. benchmarks Brent crude and WTI by $5 to $66 and $62 a barrel, respectively, “because the two key downside risks we have flagged are realizing, namely tariff escalation and somewhat higher OPEC+ supply.”The bank also cut its forecasts…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images With a large number of investment trusts on the London market, it can take some time to sift through the options and decide what looks attractive. This weekend, many investors’ minds may be focused on the end of one tax and year and the start of another, with ramifications for contributing to a Stocks and Shares ISA. As a new year’s ISA allowance beckons, here are two investment trusts for investors to consider. Growth focus, with an impressive dividend history Very few shares can claim not to have cut their dividend since the Wall Street…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images By the time today’s (4 April) closing bell rings on the New York Stock Exchange, more than a few brokers will breathe a sigh of relief. It has been a dramatic week in world stock markets with the US’s tariff plan leading to high volatility for some leading UK shares among others. Seeing a dramatic swing in share prices can feel unsettling. Here are two things I think investors could do well to bear in mind. A paper loss is just a paper loss When stock prices fall and the valuation of an ISA or…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks sank deeper into the red on Friday, with the Topix index tumbling into a technical correction as it led Asian equities lower for a second day. Most Read from Bloomberg Investors continued to bail out of riskier assets that will be hurt by US tariffs, with a rally in government bonds sending yields sharply lower and traders slashing bets that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again this year. The yen swung in choppy trading while holding onto the gain of more than 2% that it made on Thursday after US President Donald…