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[ad_1] Image source: Rolls-Royce plc Back in January I wrote: “I actually think Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR) shares could yet go higher from here, including potentially hitting the £8 mark.” Already, they are tantalisingly close. Yesterday (4 March), they came within just a couple of pence of £8. Could they keep going — and get to £9? A trio of price boosters Despite a storming performance both last year and the year before, the Rolls-Royce share price is already up by a third so far this year – and we are only in the first week of March! That is no…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images So far, 2025 hasn’t been a good year for Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares. The share price has fallen 16% since the start of January as the stock market’s sentiment has changed sharply from 2024. Exchange rate fluctuations aside, that means a £10,000 investment is worth £8,386 today. I wrote back in December that I was wary about Nvidia heading into 2025, so did it hit the nail on the head with this one? Was I right? My view at the end of last year had nothing to do with DeepSeek. I just expected Nvidia to be…

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[ad_1] Image source: The Motley Fool Back in 1994, Berkshire Hathaway bought 400m shares in Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) for $1.3bn. But what if Warren Buffett‘s investment vehicle had decided to invest in FTSE 100 giant Unilever (LSE:ULVR) instead? The answer is that the results would have been quite different for Berkshire shareholders. And there’s an important lesson in this for investors to consider today.  The difference Berkshire hasn’t reinvested any of its Coca-Cola dividends, preferring to use them elsewhere. But in 2024, the investment returned $776m (£617m) in cash (before taxes). The market value of the investment’s also grown. Based on…

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[ad_1] Apple webpage with iPhone 16e ad is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesQualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC its latest modem will create a big distance in performance versus Apple, which has made its first foray into the technology.Modems are a key component of smartphones that connect the device to the mobile network. Qualcomm is one of the biggest modem suppliers in the world and for years has been the go-to company for Apple’s iPhones.But in 2019, Apple bought Intel’s modem business with the view of designing its own modem in-house,…

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[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Stock markets staged a relief rally after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration may walk back some tariffs. US and European equity-index futures gained indicating the rally will continue. Most Read from Bloomberg Traders are wading through a slew of news, with Beijing’s annual work report, Lutnick’s hints of a tariff compromise with Canada and Mexico, and Germany’s plan to boost defense spending all impacting markets. President Donald Trump defended his economic plans, while a regional Asian gauge rebounded. Treasuries held Tuesday’s declines and the dollar strengthened against all the Group-of-10 currencies. Hong Kong…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Owning Greggs (LSE:GRG) shares is proving to be a painful experience of late. I know this all too well, as someone who opened a position in the company in late November. Bad news often comes in threes, as they say, and Greggs’ share price has been pounded by a triple dose of alarming trading updates since the autumn. It toppled again on Tuesday (4 March) as investors digested the firm’s full-year trading statement. Someone who invested £10,000 in Greggs shares a year ago would now have just £6,964 to show for their investment. So should…

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[ad_1] US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the U.S. asset management firm BlackRock’s deal to buy two Panama Canal ports as a positive step in his broader effort at “reclaiming” the canal for the United States.In a joint address to Congress, Trump said his administration has “already started” working to gain control of the canal that connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Oceans. “Just today, a large American company announced they…

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[ad_1] Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains since Election Day for the S&P 500.The Trump administration imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday and doubled tariffs against imports from China. All three countries announced retaliatory actions, sparking worries about a slowdown in the global economy.The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, with more than 80% of the stocks in the benchmark index closing lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 1.6%.The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.4%. The tech-heavy index briefly reached…

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[ad_1] An aerial view of a new city district in southern China’s Nanning city on Feb. 28, 2025.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina on Wednesday set its GDP growth target for 2025 at “around 5%” and laid out stimulus measures to boost its economy amid escalating trade tensions with the U.S.Beijing raised its budget deficit target to “around 4%” of GDP from 3% last year, according to the official report, as the country’s top legislative body held its annual meeting.The 4% deficit would mark the highest on record going back to 2010, according to data accessed via Wind Information. The…

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