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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’m still invested in Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) shares, but it can hurt to write about them. That’s because I had to sell some of my holdings when we bought our family home. In short, I’d have had a lot more exposure to a surging stock. So let’s take a more detailed look. The stock’s up 445% over the past 24 months. This means that £10,000 invested then would be worth an incredible £54,500. Needless to say, this is a very strong investment return. What’s changed? Rolls-Royce’s stock has surged, driven by a dramatic transformation under CEO…

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[ad_1] Image source: The Motley Fool Widely regarded as one of the best investors of all time, it’s completely unlikely that Warren Buffett would ever need to ask an AI chatbot for help. Yet I couldn’t resist the urge to test ChatGPT and find out what tips it might offer the Oracle of Omaha. So I posed the following question to it: “What advice would you give Warren Buffett if he asked you?” To its credit, it provided a witty and accurate first response that went like this: “If Warren Buffett asked me for investment advice (which, let’s be honest,…

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[ad_1] TotalEnergies posts 21% drop in annual profitFrench oil major TotalEnergies on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in full-year earnings, against a backdrop of lower crude prices and weak fuel demand.The oil and gas giant posted full-year 2024 adjusted net income of $18.3 billion, reflecting a 21% fall from $23.2 billion a year earlier.Analysts had expected TotalEnergies’ full-year 2024 adjusted net income to come in at $18.2 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus.The energy major reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted net income of $4.4 billion, an 8% increase on the previous quarter.Shares were 1.4% higher at 8:27 a.m. London time. Read the full story here.—…

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[ad_1] Image source: BT Group plc So far, 2025 has hardly been thrilling for the BT Group (LSE: BT.A) share price. After closing at 144.05p on 31 December 2024, the stock now stands at 140.6p, down 2.4%. BT shares beat the market However, shares in the former telecoms monopoly have jumped 28.2% in 12 months, during which time the FTSE 100 rose 12.5%. That said, the Footsie has easily beaten BT stock over five years — up 14.8%, versus a fall of 6.2% for the owner of EE, Plusnet and Openreach. All figures exclude cash dividends. Also, BT shares offer…

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[ad_1] Is artificial intelligence (AI) currently regulated in the financial services industry? “No” tends to be the intuitive reply. But a deeper look reveals bits and pieces of existing financial regulations that implicitly or explicitly apply to AI — for example, the treatment of automated decisions in GDPR, algorithmic trading in MiFID II, algorithm governance in RTS 6, and many provisions of various cloud regulations. While some of these statutes are very forward-looking and future-proof — particularly GDPR and RTS 6 — they were all written before the most recent explosion in AI capabilities and adoption. As a result, they…

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[ad_1] Your Money Matterswith Jon HansenMonday-Thursday, 6-7pm “Your Money Matters” features topics including the basics of personal finance, investing and wealth management, financial security, financial literacy, and retirement planning. Host Jon Hansen leads sharp, engaging conversations with personalities and experts in the world of finance, offering a fresh take on complex issues presented in an approachable and fun way. (Click for more.) [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Net Income: EUR8.7 billion, EUR9 billion excluding nonrecurring items. Cash Dividends: EUR6.1 billion for 2024. Share Buyback: EUR2 billion planned for June. Customer Financial Assets: Increased by EUR77 billion. Technology Investment: EUR4.2 billion deployed, over 60% of applications cloud-based. Isybank Customers: Nearly 900,000 total, with over 500,000 new clients in Q4. Cost Income Ratio: Below 43%, best-in-class in Europe. Cash Dividend per Share: EUR0.341, up 15% from last year. Core Revenues: Up 8% for the year. Net Income Growth: 12% increase, EUR9.3 billion excluding nonrecurring items. Commissions Growth: 14% year-on-year in Q4. Net Interest Income: Resilient despite a 50…

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