Image source: Getty Images The average dividend yield among FTSE 100 stocks is around 3.3%. That’s a nice dollop of passive income for those willing to put their money in the market. However, some members of the index offer (a lot) more, albeit arguably in exchange for a bit more risk. Here are two that I think are worth considering. Stuck in a rut Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) might seem like a odd choice given that 1) the company recently announced a pre-tax loss for the first half of 2025 and 2) the share price is down by over a…
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Image source: Getty Images Lloyds shares are on fire at the moment. Over the last year, they’ve climbed about 50%, turning a £2,000 investment into around £3,000. Looking ahead, the shares could continue to climb as the backdrop for banks looks relatively supportive. However, right now, City analysts see more potential in another Footsie stock… Trading well below its highs The stock I want to highlight is JD Sports Fashion (LSE: JD.), the athletic footwear and apparel retailer that has around 5,000 stores across 50 countries. Currently, this stock’s trading for around 88p (miles below its highs). At that share…
(Bloomberg) — A largely benign US inflation report is bolstering the case for traders betting that the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates, with some seeing an increased possibility of an outsized reduction. For weeks, investors have piled into swaps, options and outright Treasury longs to wager that subdued inflation will allow the Fed to lower borrowing costs in coming months. Early vindication for that view came on Tuesday: shorter-term Treasury yields fell following the July inflation data, while swaps traders lifted the odds of a September rate cut to 90%. Most Read from Bloomberg Bets that the Fed…
Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce Holdings (LSE: RR.) shares have kept on surprising investors. As of Tuesday’s (12 August) close, the share price had climbed 92% in the past 12 months. And it’s up a stunning 1,071% over five years. So what’s this talk about it almost doubling again? CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç has suggested using Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs) to power the growing demand for energy-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) could make it the UK’s most valuable company. “There is no private company in the world with the nuclear capability we have. If we are not market leader globally, we…
The global agricultural sector is at a crossroads. With rice cultivation alone accounting for 11% of global methane emissions, the need for scalable, science-backed solutions to decarbonize food systems has never been more urgent. Enter the Good Rice Alliance (TGRA), a pioneering initiative that is redefining the economics of climate action in agriculture. By combining rigorous scientific validation, a robust partnership model, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), TGRA is not just reducing emissions—it is creating a blueprint for high-integrity carbon credits that could reshape ESG investing in the 2030s. Scientific Rigor: The Foundation of CredibilityTGRA’s…
TGRA has partnered with smallholder farmers in India to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate high integrity carbon creditsNEW DELHI, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA), which focuses on advancing sustainable rice farming in India, has received an ‘Ae’ (pronounced ‘single A’, ‘e’) ex ante rating from BeZero Carbon, a leading independent carbon ratings agency. Through TGRA, Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, in collaboration with GenZero, a Temasek-owned investment platform dedicated to accelerating decarbonization globally, Shell Energy India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Shell Plc and investor in nature-based…
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TGRA has partnered with smallholder farmers in India to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate high integrity carbon credits NEW DELHI, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA), which focuses on advancing sustainable rice farming in India, has received an ‘Ae’ (pronounced ‘single A’, ‘e’) ex ante rating from BeZero Carbon, a leading independent carbon ratings agency. Through TGRA, Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, in collaboration with GenZero, a Temasek-owned investment platform dedicated to accelerating decarbonization globally, Shell Energy India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Shell Plc and investor in…
TGRA has partnered with smallholder farmers in India to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate high integrity carbon credits NEW DELHI, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA), which focuses on advancing sustainable rice farming in India, has received an ‘Ae’ (pronounced ‘single A’, ‘e’) ex ante rating from BeZero Carbon, a leading independent carbon ratings agency. Through TGRA, Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, in collaboration with GenZero, a Temasek-owned investment platform dedicated to accelerating decarbonization globally, Shell Energy India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Shell Plc and investor in…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 insurance and asset management giant M&G (LSE: MNG) is one of my core passive income stocks. This is money made with minimal effort from me, most notably in my view from dividends paid by shares. Many people wrongly believe they need a large capital sum to start making such returns. In fact, they can generate life-changing passive income for as little as the price of a fancy cup of coffee. The power of £5 invested daily over time Specifically, £5 saved and invested each day (£150 a month) in M&G shares will make £9,178…