[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images. Looking for the best FTSE 100 stocks to buy for steady income, it’s tempting to ask ChatGPT for some help. And that’s exactly what I just did. The results were… interesting. The AI chatbot produced a sample portfolio of five stocks. And each individual one? Yes, I like them all. But it also came out with what seems like a bit of a howler. It listed key things to look for. They include a good yield, cover by earnings, stable cash flow, diversification… remember that last one. The five stocks The five it suggested as…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Next’s (LSE: NXT) share price is on a roll. Its Q3 trading update on 30 October was another in a string of powerful recent results, and the market responded in kind. The share price is now hovering near an all-time high. That is not surprising, as the numbers looked excellent to me. But it does raise a key question: has the price run ahead of the company’s true worth? I dug into the business and ran the key numbers to find out. A reshaped core business I think the key to Next’s ongoing success has…
[ad_1] She wants to be governor, but she wants to throw transit under the bus.Rep. Elise Stefanik, who announced her long-rumored run for governor on Friday, used her first interview to impugn congestion pricing, one of the most important revenue streams of the MTA.“The congestion pricing tax is a tax on workers,” she told radio host Sid Rosenberg (yes, the same Sid Rosenberg who joked with Andrew Cuomo about Zohran Mamdani “cheering” a terrorist attack on New York City). “It is a commuter tax.”Beyond that, the only mention of the MTA in the Republican’s official campaign materials is a launch video…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images It has been a rough few days for Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock. After recently celebrating fresh record highs and a whopping $5trn market-cap, the share price has corrected lower. Some investors (myself included) have been waiting for a dip to buy. Here’s my take on whether now’s the time to jump or not. Reasons for the fall Before we proceed, it’s essential to understand why the stock’s fallen sharply. This can then help me gauge if it’s a serious issue or not. One factor is the broader market sell-off we’ve seen over the same time period.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Diageo’s (LSE: DGE) share price jumped 5% yesterday (10 November). The driver of the gain was news that the company has a new CEO. Could this be the start of a long-overdue share price rally? Let’s discuss. A top choice for CEO Diageo has appointed Dave Lewis as its new CEO. And the market is clearly happy about it. Nicknamed ‘Drastic Dave’, Lewis was formerly CEO of Tesco (between 2014 and 2020). Here, he oversaw a significant turnaround strategy that helped the company rebuild its reputation after a period of underperformance. Before Tesco, he served…
[ad_1] Tesco (LSE: TSCO) shares had one of their best runs of the year last week, surging 4.7% in five days. The boost comes after the grocer upgraded its fiscal 2026 guidance in early October. It reported a 5% year-on-year sales increase, driven largely by Clubcard loyalty schemes and price matching. Considering the lingering pressures caused by stubborn inflation, the growth is encouraging. And the company hasn’t wasted the opportunity to reward shareholders — dividends are up almost 13% this year, and it’s repurchased a further £1.45bn worth of shares. But with the shares now trading near their all-time high,…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The last five years have been pretty positive for the FTSE 100. Over this period, the UK’s main market index is up 54.9%, which is a compound annual return of 9.1% a year. However, this figure excludes cash dividends, which are particularly generous from some Footsie firms. However, one popular and widely held stock has been left behind in this surge, namely, Unilever (LSE: ULVR) shares. Unilever unimpressive For decades, Unilever stock was a great stock for fund managers and private investors to own. Year after year, the company would increase its sales, lift its…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Few shares have traded for pennies for as long as Lloyds (LSE: LLOY). The ‘great recession’ brought the share price from £3 all the way down to 27p, and it has stuck below the pound mark ever since. That’s 17 years of anaemic growth and 17 years of a share price counted in pennies. That could all be changing however. The shares are up 62% in a year. They’re up 224% in five years. The FTSE 100 bank is in a better place than it has been in decades. And its current 89p share price…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Marks and Spencer’s (LSE: MKS) share price remains 8% below its 22 April one-year high. To me, that suggests an additional 8% discount to the ‘fair value’ already evident back then. This is particularly true as the H1 results released on 5 November looked very solid to me. So, exactly how undervalued is the stock right now? The post-cyberattack numbers Back in April, the British retailing institution revealed it had been hit by a cyberattack. It added that this would have an impact of about £300m on its 2025/26 operating profit. In the event, its…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Stocks and Shares ISA is an incredible vehicle for our investments. It’s protected from capital gains and taxes on dividends. This means it can grow unimpeded by taxation and we can withdraw an income on it… without being taxed. Now, according to reports, the government is set to target people with incomes over £46,000 in the upcoming Budget. So, that got me asking… how much money would you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to take a tax-free income worth £46,000 per year? Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances…