Image source: Getty Images For many investors, the dream of living off dividends feels like the ultimate reward for patience and discipline. With the FTSE 100 packed full of high-yielding stocks, that dream might not be as far away as it seems. From British American Tobacco and Legal & General to Schroders and GSK, the index offers a wealth of dividend-paying giants that have built reputations for consistency and reliability. The appeal of dividend shares is simple – they provide steady cash flow while offering potential for long-term capital growth. Some of the market’s most established names have maintained or…
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One of America’s top investigative newsrooms wants to uncover news stories about the federal government by appealing to potential tipsters on public transit — and highlighting the importance of shared modes for reinforcing the pillars of democracy.ProPublica recently launched a new ad campaign on Washington Metro encouraging District residents to leak “the next big story” to the non-profit site’s journalists via the anonymous, encrypted Signal app. (For the record: Streetsblog has a Signal tip line, too, in addition to our open tip line for sources who are willing to go on the record.)By targeting routes frequented by federal workers, the campaign…
Image source: Getty Images Every investor eventually faces the classic question: should they focus on growth or income stocks? It’s a debate as old as the stock market itself, and while there’s no definitive answer, it largely depends on an investor’s goals and time horizon. Growth stocks aim to build wealth through share price appreciation, while income stocks prioritise regular cash returns through dividends. Both have their place – but they also carry their own risks and rewards. Growth stocks Growth stocks are often found in sectors such as technology, healthcare and finance. These are companies reinvesting heavily into their…
The conversation about Africa’s climate future is shifting from potential to preparedness. Ahead of the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) set for October 22–23 in Johannesburg, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a partnership aimed at one clear goal; helping African governments become carbon market ready. For UNDP, this partnership represents a defining step in the continent’s attempt to claim a fairer stake in the global carbon economy, one estimated to be worth over $100 billion annually by 2030. Africa currently contributes less than 5% of global carbon credit supply, despite holding vast natural assets in forests, wetlands,…
Image source: Getty Images Supermarket Income REIT (LSE:SUPR) has a 7.75% dividend yield. That means a £1,000 investment is set to return £77 in cash in the next 12 months. A high dividend yield and a share price below £1 make the stock look cheap and there’s a lot to like about the business. But can passive income investors do better? Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither…
Image source: Getty Images Despite UK stocks recently reaching all-time highs, in many cases valuations aren’t overblown. And with private equity and large-cap enterprises taking advantage, investors have seen a flurry of acquisitions and takeovers being executed. For shareholders of takeover targets, that’s translated into impressive, sudden gains. For example, Alpha Group International surged by over 25% in a single day back in July, with Deliveroo delivering similar gains just a few months before. Clearly, investing before a takeover is announced can lead to some explosive results. And there could be more deals on the horizon with rumours of takeover…
Pan-Amazon map showing newly detected large-scale forest degradation in 2024, primarily driven by fires, along with country-level trends in deforestation, forest degradation, and forest fires from 2022 to 2024. Credit: Biogeosciences (2025). DOI: 10.5194/bg-22-5247-2025 A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which triggered record-breaking carbon emissions and exposed the region’s growing ecological fragility despite a slowing trend in deforestation. The 2024 fires released an estimated 791 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which roughly equates…
Intrepid Travel says it is overhauling its entire climate strategy: It is scrapping carbon offsets, breaking with global standards, and pledging to count flight emissions that most travel companies ignore. In an open letter seen by Skift, Intrepid’s leaders write that the industry’s current climate efforts are failing and that “more urgent action is required” to keep global warming below 1.5°C. Among the most significant changes: • Ending all carbon offset purchases, ending carbon neutral status: They “no longer reflect the scale or immediacy of the challenge,” write Intrepid co-founder and chair Darrell Wade and CEO James Thornton. • Exiting the Science…
Image source: Getty Images A lot of Britons steer clear of the stock market. Viewing shares as too risky, they opt to put their money into Cash ISAs or savings accounts instead. This is a real shame, in my view. Because while shares do have their risks, the stock market really can change your life. £435,000 from a £1,300 investment There’s probably no better example of this than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares. The largest business in the world today, Nvidia’s a US company that designs high-powered computing hardware (GPUs) for artificial intelligence (AI ) applications. Ten years ago, shares in…
Image source: Getty Images Gold stocks have been among the strongest-performing UK shares in 2025. Gold prices have surged 52% in the year to date. And there’s good reason to expect bullion values to keep on climbing. Here’s why I think gold mining shares remain top companies to consider. Gold price boom Demand for the precious metal is rocketing as investors search for safe havens. Indeed, latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC) shows that gold demand is reaching unprecedented levels. The organisation says that gold trading volumes averaged a whopping $388bn in September. This figure — which measures…