[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Nearly three years since ChatGPT’s launch sparked an AI-fuelled stock market frenzy, chipmaker Nvidia has become the first company to reach a $5trn valuation. Astonishingly, this figure matches Germany’s GDP. Naturally, investors are drawing parallels between today’s stock market and the dot-com bubble that popped in 2000. So, are we witnessing speculative mania, or is this just the dawn of the AI growth story? Since it was the catalyst for the hype, I thought it fitting to ask ChatGPT itself. Boom, euphoria…panic? The chatbot immediately flagged signs of a possible bubble. ChatGPT cited AI companies’…
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[ad_1] Image source: Britvic (copyright Evan Doherty) I see the possible benefits of long-term investment very clearly. Still, it is not always easy to think for the long term. Right now there look to be some great short-term opportunities fizzling in the market. So should I really be spending my time investing in a US stock that potentially has a long road ahead of it to persuade Wall Street that it deserves a higher valuation? I think the answer is yes. After all, that is precisely what long-term investing is all about. The US stock in question is yoga wear…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The 15% gain for the Next (LSE: NXT) share price in October showed what a commanding force the company is on the UK high street. It was backed by an impressive set of third-quarter results. The update on 29 October was enough to boost the shares more than 8% on the day, though they’ve fallen back a little since then. With Next stock up over 50% in 2025, I expect there was a bit of profit taking. Standout There was a key standout in the latest results for me. Next is lining up a special…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Different investors pursue different strategies to try to make the most profit. Over the years, I’ve seen many interesting ideas, but one came across my desk this week that made me both smile and think. It revolves around US stocks in the S&P 500 and is one I think all investors can consider! The backstory The idea stems from the recent events with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). Back in August, Intel announced that the US government would acquire a 9.9% equity stake. This was mainly financed from the government converting unpaid or promised grants. However you spin…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The easyJet (LSE: EZJ) share price has been one of the biggest disappointments of 2025. While the FTSE 100 is up 20% over the last 12 months, easyJet is down 7%. It did show signs of life after Donald Trump triggered a big rally on 9 April by pausing his ‘liberation day’ trade tariffs, but has fallen back again. I’d be even more disappointed if I actually owned the stock – and I’ve come close. It looks like one of the biggest bargains in the blue-chip index, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.8, less than half the FTSE 100…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Lots of people would like more money when they retire. However, there is a difference between wanting something and having a plan to achieve it in practice. The current full State Pension rate in the UK is £230.25 a week. How difficult would it be to earn that much over again by investing in dividend shares? Starting with a target in mind To put that in perspective, the full UK state pension amounts to an annual sum of almost £12,000. Earning £12k a year from dividend shares would depend on a few factors, but to…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When the times are good, housebuilders can be very lucrative income shares. Look at Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) as an example. The Taylor Wimpey dividend yield is 8.8%. Then again, the company did cut its interim dividend this year from 4.80p per share to 4.67p. If that 3% cut was applied to the full-year dividend, it would imply a total dividend per share for the year of around 9.2p. That would still make for a dividend yield of 8.7%. At a time when the FTSE 250 index overall (of which Taylor Wimpey is a member)…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When looking for the best stocks to buy in the month ahead, I often start by checking what just happened in the one we’re just leaving behind. One FTSE 100 name jumped out at me. Retail giant Next (LSE: NXT) ended October almost 17% higher, comfortably ahead of the second-best performer, drug maker GSK. I already hold GSK in my Self-Invested Personal Pension but sadly, I don’t hold Next. Probably because I never quite believed my eyes whenever I looked at its performance. Retail is supposed to be a disaster zone. Whole chains have collapsed under the weight of the cost-of-living…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Heading into November, I have been looking for some possible dividend shares to help boost my passive income streams. Not only have I been looking in the flagship FTSE 100 index of leading companies, I have also been hunting in the FTSE 250. Here are three FTSE shares, each yielding over 7%, that I think investors should consider. ITV: 7.2% Broadcaster ITV (LSE: ITV) needs little introduction, as it has been a staple of national life for decades. It still earns significant revenue from its legacy broadcasting operations. But in recent years it has also…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images As I type, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares are up 12% today (31 October), and that’s good news for a couple of FTSE 100 investment trusts. Especially as Amazon stock is now at a new all-time high. These are benefitting The FTSE 100 investment trusts alluded to are Pershing Square Holdings (LSE:PSH) and Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE:SMT). Both have Amazon as one of their top holdings. To be fair, that wouldn’t be hard for Pershing Square, which gives everyday investors access to Bill Ackman’s hedge fund portfolio. By default, any stock that makes the cut is…