Image source: Getty Images Following a favourable decision in a court case on mis-selling car finance, Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) shares stormed to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard on 1 August, posting a 9% gain for the day. The barnstorming day is emblematic of a great few years for the Black Horse Bank. The share price doubled in the last two years. It tripled in the last five. With valuations still looking reasonable and interest rates high, an obvious question is raised. Will Lloyds shares continue their resurgence? Or have most of the gains been and gone? Eyewatering Hang…
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Image source: Getty Images Predictions of a US stock market crash are growing. The S&P 500 is up 19% in the past 12 months, with the Nasdaq surging 26%, both near all-time highs. Maybe avoid any potential AI boom and bust by sticking with the S&P 500? Well, Magnificent 7 stocks account for around a third of the value of that index. The S&P 500 14-day relative strength index touched 76 recently, though today (15 August) it’s fallen back to just under 70. Over 70 is often seen as overheating. I’m wary of chart-based criteria, so what do fundamentals say?…
Given the speculation about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), Iâve been looking for UK shares likely to benefit from the anticipated fourth industrial revolution. And to be honest, itâs been a bit of a struggle. Of course, all businesses are likely to be impacted in some way. But Iâm seeking companies that are heavily engaged in using the technology to increase their revenue and earnings. My starting point was specialist AI investment funds. More of the same All of the ones that I came across had positions in some very familiar names. Itâs almost as if thereâs an unwritten…
67 out of 100 economists who took part in a recently conducted Reuters poll said that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut the policy rate by 25 basis points to the range of 4%-4.25% at the September policy meeting.”Over 60% of respondents, 68 of 110, predicted there would be either one or two rate cuts this year, broadly unchanged from last month,” Reuters noted and added: “But there was no consensus on where the federal funds rate would be at end-2025.”Market reactionThis headline failed to trigger a noticeable market reaction. At the time of press, the US Dollar Index was…
Image source: Getty Images Today, I’ve been studying the the world’s largest investor’s portfolio. I noticed three things. First, this mega-fund loves owning shares. Second, it loves UK commercial property. Third, it owns large stakes in various FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 firms. Norway’s riches In 1969, Norway discovered one of the world’s largest offshore oilfields. This find boosted the Norwegian economy, leaving the country flush with cash. To protect the economy from oil-price swings — and to preserve wealth for future generations — the government created a fund to invest this windfall. The Government Pension Fund Global was created…
Open this photo in gallery:From top left to right, Anita Bruinsma, Benjamin Felix, Natasha Macmillan, Desmond Nwaerondu, Anna Judek and Adam Chapman.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ratehub.caAs more Canadians turn to artificial intelligence for financial advice, The Globe and Mail wanted to know: How reliable are the answers? A 2024 report from the Bank of Montreal found that a third of Canadians are using AI tools to help manage their money, from setting household budgets to boosting their financial literacy.We posed some common personal finance questions to ChatGPT, then asked human personal finance experts to weigh in. (The Globe is not aware where…
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Even if you don’t think tariffs are feeding price rises yet, the sharp jump in U.S. producer prices in July – driven by the biggest jump in retail and wholesale margins in two years – was a shot across the bow that tempers heady interest rate cut speculation. Lifting Treasury yields, buoying the dollar and stalling Wall Street stocks at record highs, the PPI report scotched any thought of a half point rate cut from the Federal Reserve next…
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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Insurance broker Marsh, of Marsh McLennan, has issued a carbon credit insurance policy on a carbon removal project in the southern United States, according to an Aug. 6 release. The project from New York-based carbon removal company Chestnut Carbon previously obtained $210 million in the form of a non-recourse project finance credit facility from J.P. Morgan and a syndicate of lenders, according to a July 22 press release. Chestnut’s project will create a 60,000 acre afforestation project, planting an estimated…
Image source: Getty Images A quick Google search provides many ideas for generating passive income. Suggestions include earning royalties from the writing of a book, licensing photography or creating a YouTube channel. Personally, I think there’s nothing passive about any of these money-making projects. Each requires plenty of effort before any income can be earned. A better plan That’s why I prefer investing in dividend shares. Although a little bit of upfront work is required to identify the best stocks to buy, thereafter (assuming everything goes to plan) minimal effort’s needed. Personally, I like to invest using a Stocks and…