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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) share price fell to 1,005p on Monday (27 January). That’s 5.1% down from the previous Friday’s close, and it’s all down to the Chinese. Well, the clever Chinese folk behind this new DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) thing that’s had US tech stocks facing a panic selling spree. The developers claim it cost as little as $6m to train the new large language model (LLM), though some experts dispute that. But it’s a lot less than the billions the Magnificent Seven US AI companies have spent. And Scottish Mortgage…

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[ad_1] Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, January 29: The US Dollar (USD) struggles to build on Tuesday’s gains as investors move to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) highly-anticipated monetary policy announcements. The US economic docket will also feature Goods Trade Balance data for December. Additionally, the Bank of Canada (BoC) will release its interest rate decision in the early trading hours of the American session on Wednesday. US Dollar PRICE This week The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies this week. US Dollar was the strongest…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Shares in Greggs (LSE:GRG) have been falling as if a Chinese AI lab has launched a more powerful steak bake built at a fraction of the cost. The FTSE 250 stock is down 24% since the start of the year.  As a result, the stock has been attracting the attention of investors – and rightly so, in my view. But there’s another household name for UK investors that’s higher on my buy list at the moment. What’s wrong with Greggs!? There’s not much wrong with Greggs as a business. But its recent results make me…

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[ad_1] A photograph taken on April 23, 2024 shows a view of the new Louis Vuitton luxury shop belonging to French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris.Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty ImagesShares of LVMH retreated on Wednesday after slightly better-than-expected annual results from the world’s largest luxury company threw doubt over a broader recovery in the luxury sector.The owner of brands including Louis Vuitton, Moët & Chandon and Hennessy posted revenues of 84.68 billion euros ($88.27 billion) for 2024, exceeding the 84.38 billion euros forecast by LSEG analysts and equating to…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images So brokers reckon a FTSE 100 growth stock that’s plunged 50% over five years, and 30% in the last 12 months, will turn things around on a massive scale. I hope they’re right because I hold the stock. But I’m sceptical. I like buying stocks when they’ve fallen out of favour, and that’s why I bought sportswear and trainer specialist JD Sports Fashion (LSE: JD) this time last year. The board had just issued a profit warning after a disappointing Christmas, and I thought this was an opportunity to get in on the cheap.  All…

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[ad_1] Highlight Communications AG (ETR:HLG) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 47% in the last quarter. But that can’t change the reality that over the longer term (five years), the returns have been really quite dismal. The share price has failed to impress anyone , down a sizable 68% during that time. So we’re not so sure if the recent bounce should be celebrated. Of course, this could be the start of a turnaround. With that in mind, it’s worth seeing if the company’s underlying fundamentals have been the driver of long term performance,…

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[ad_1] Metals used for steel alloys, once considered the poor cousins to iron ore, are starting to come into vogue, with both big and small players moving heaven and earth to uncover the next big discovery of critical minerals vital to the massive global steel industry. The coveted group includes manganese, vanadium, molybdenum and others and Australia has rich resources of all of them.Australia’s at-times booming economy over the past few decades has been significantly boosted by China’s insatiable appetite for Australian iron ore.The nation’s iron ore industry is huge, with research house IBISWorld estimating Australian industry revenue from the…

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