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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The GSK (LSE: GSK) share price was causing me a lot of aggro – until Wednesday (5 February). Suddenly it was top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard after jumping 7.61% in just a day! I bought the pharmaceutical giant’s shares March and May last year, and it’s a novelty for me to see them doing well. I’m not out of the woods yet. On Wednesday morning, my stake in GSK was down almost 20%. When markets close that evening, my paper loss had narrowed to around 12%. Finally, I’m seeing daylight. A similar thing happened…

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[ad_1] Investors still struggling to process the implications of a new administration in Washington, D.C., seem soothed by the Treasury secretary again. But stocks closed mixed on Thursday ahead of a critical earnings announcement from a Mag 7 stock. And an old-school industrial conglomerate’s plans for the future generated some big questions about present value.”He and I are focused on the 10-year Treasury,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of his and President Donald Trump’s economic policy priorities in an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday. “He is not calling for the Fed to lower rates.”Amen, Brother Bessent: Here’s why the…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’m a huge believer in the long-term power of FTSE 100 dividend income shares, but lately my faith has been shaken. I’ve got two ultra-high yielders in my self-invested personal pension (SIPP), both of them in the financials sector. Both have given me plenty of income over the last 18 months, but share price growth? That’s been in short supply. This may be about to change. No guarantees, but I’m seeing hopeful signs. My dividend stocks have huge potential The two stocks are insurer Legal & General Group and fund manager M&G (LSE: MNG). Both…

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[ad_1] Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, in January 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday as investors assessed India’s interest rate decision and Japan’s household spending data.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.11% to end at 8,511.4.Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.72% to close at 38,787.02 and the Topix traded 0.54% lower to end the trading day at 2,737.23. The country’s household spending in December rose 2.7% year on year in real terms, sharply beat Reuters’ expectations of a 0.2% rise.South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.58% to close at 2,521.92, while the small-cap Kosdaq rose 0.35% to close at…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE stocks have undoubtedly been overlooked in recent years. And it makes perfect sense. Most of the exciting innovations and share price appreciation has been happening stateside, sucking capital away from other markets. That does mean that there are some absolute gems to be found, if we look carefully. One such gem appears to be Jet2 plc (LSE:JET2), and it’s a stock I think investors should consider very closely. I can’t remember a more attractive valuation Jet2’s net cash position stands out as a real strength. It’s projected to balloon from £1.7bn in 2024 to £2.8bn by…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Lloyds Banking Group‘s (LSE:LLOY) share price see-sawed following the Bank of England’s (BoE) meeting yesterday (6 February). The FTSE 100 bank surged following the midday rate announcement but sharply retraced shortly afterwards. In the end, it rose on the day but market sentiment is clearly fragile. I can’t say I’m surprised. There’s plenty in the BoE’s rate decision and accompanying commentary that I feel could spook investors. Economic gloom Before we get to the interest rate cut and its implications for Lloyds, let’s look at the central bank’s latest growth forecasts. There’s no way to…

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