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[ad_1] Talk to end the penny’s production has been bandied about for decades among government officials and economists. However, the talk became policy when, over the weekend, President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting new pennies.”For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his Truth Social site. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.”Trump’s attack on the penny came after Elon Musk’s DOGE already had targeted the coin for elimination.…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The FTSE All-Share has been packed with exciting UK value stocks for years. And despite the index breaking new all-time highs, guess what? It still is! The FTSE has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of around 14.5 times, compared to 27 times for the far pricier S&P 500. Many individual stocks look even cheaper than that. Just because a stock index is rising doesn’t mean individual constituents are. Take Premier Inn and Beefeater owner Whitbread (LSE: WTB). While the FTSE All-Share’s up 15% over the last year, its shares have slumped 20%. Can Whitbread shares fight…

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[ad_1] If 2024 was a year of market corrections and recalibration, 2025 could be a year of “chaos,” “uncertainty” and “short-term decision making,” predict agrifoodtech investors quizzed by AgFunderNews at the start of the year. “Protectionism combined with investors seeking a faster cash return will lead to short-term decision making, while higher tariffs will likely push [interest] rates back up if markets are impacted,” warns Mark Durno at early-stage investor Rockstart. “And continued political instability will put pressure on commodity markets.” At base, says Dave Chen at growth-stage investor Equilibrium Capital, there is a disconnect between “the need for globalization…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Today (10 February) was another great day for shareholders in Filtronic (LSE: FTC), as the ex-penny share jumped 12% to a 16-year high of 104p. This means it has gained nearly 700% in two years! For those unfamiliar, AIM-listed Filtronic designs and manufactures products for aerospace, defence, space, and telecoms infrastructure markets. The reason for this meteoric surge is down to its game-changing partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. This centres around supplying radio frequency (RF) components to support SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, which provides high-speed internet globally. What happened The stock was up big today…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’m a long-term investor. Flipping stocks on a day-to-day basis isn’t something I go in for. Investors with this kind of mindset sometimes miss out on short-term gains. Yet being patient and holding a stock can really pay off. For example, if an investor had put £2k in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock a couple of years back, here’s what it would be worth now. Exceptional gains Exactly two years ago, Nvidia shares were trading just above $21. The current price reflects a 510% jump over the period in question. That means the £2k would be currently…

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[ad_1] BYD seeks to form an EU carbon credit pool to help automakers avoid hefty 2025 emissions fines. Other pools already exist, including those involving Tesla, Mercedes, and Stellantis. EU automakers must notify pooling agreements by Dec. 31, but Brussels has limited oversight on commercial terms. Chinese EV giant BYD is in advanced talks with European automakers to form a carbon credit pool, allowing companies with lower EV sales to buy emissions credits and reduce their overall CO2 averages. “We’re in talks, we are well underway,“ said Alfredo Altavilla, BYD’s special adviser for Europe, at a car presentation in Italy.…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Greatland Gold (LSE:GGP) share price was the star performer on Monday (10 February). Having risen steadily throughout the day, by early afternoon, the company’s stock was 10% higher. And it looks as though President Trump can claim some of the credit. That’s because gold prices hit a record high during the morning. The precious metal was pushed higher on news that America’s Commander in Chief wants to impose a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports into the US. However, at this stage, it’s unclear whether Trump intends to tax exports of gold from…

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