[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Banco Santander (LSE:BNC) shares have been on fire for a while now. In fact, I was surprised just how well when I checked up on their progress. Because since the start of May, they’re up 53%! This means anyone who invested £5,000 in the Spanish bank just six months ago would now have about £7,650. Not only that, but a scheduled dividend to be paid on 3 November would add a few more quid to the mix. A bigger final dividend should be paid in May. The longer-term performance is even more astonishing — Santander…
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[ad_1] Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported Q3 earnings last night (30 October) and the share price soared 13% in extended trading. I’m surprised, but there is a very clear reason why. AWS – the firm’s cloud computing arm – is seeing an acceleration in revenue growth. And there’s more for investors to be interested in on the artificial intelligence (AI) front. AWS growth Before the report, I thought AWS revenue growth would be around 17%. And I expected the market to take this badly with Microsoft (40%) and Alphabet (36%) posting higher numbers. It’s worth noting that AWS is around the size…
[ad_1] If you’re still looking for a last-minute Halloween costume, may we suggest going as an under-appreciated horror of our time: the technology-laden modern automobile?If you don’t know what’s so scary about modern automotive technology, check out this mini-documentary from the fine folks at Fern, who pinpoint the exact moment when cars started transforming into smartphones-on-wheels — bringing with then all the deadly distractions that that implies.And along the way, they also explore a mess of other on-board gadgetry that might inspire some nightmares in those who haven’t been behind the wheel in a while. Think: thumbprint-sensitive door handles that…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Five years ago, I turned my nose up at the BT Group (LSE: BT.A) share price. It had been on a lengthy slide, debt was piling up, and I saw the dividend under pressure. But in the past five years, BT shares have climbed 80%. That’s enough to turn £5,000 into £9,000 today in capital growth. And we’d have had another £1,500 in dividends — so more than a double-your-money result. Falling back That’s a great turnaround. But since a peak in July, the BT share price has fallen 18%. Is it time to go…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Next month’s set to be crucial for a number of UK shares. And that can bring opportunities for investors who are watching out for them. Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to be the theme that continues to dominate the headlines, but beneath the surface, there are some really interesting stories worth paying attention to. Rolls-Royce: Q3 trading update Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) has been the FTSE 100 success story of the last few years, and the firm’s set to report its Q3 trading update on 13 November. There are clear reasons for investors to be positive. The…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA is one of the most powerful tools available to UK investors aiming to build long-term passive income. By shielding gains and dividends from tax, it can quietly supercharge an investor’s financial goals over time. 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 does it constitute, any form of tax advice. Readers are responsible for carrying out their own due…
[ad_1] A reader asks, “My name is Joy. Age 40. IT employee. My expected retirement is by 50. My current retirement portfolio is at 30X. Equity: Debt ratio is 45:55 ( don’t plan to increase equity more than 50%). I already have health insurance and an emergency fund (in FD)”.“Within Debt, I’m investing monthly in PPF (me and wife) and Debt funds ( started recently) – Gilt fund, Money Market fund and arbitrage fund. PPFs are maxed out. I’m confused about what percentage allocation I should opt for within my monthly Debt fund investments. Also, what should be the strategy…
[ad_1] Image source: Aston Martin I will not be buying Aston Martin Lagonda (LSE: AML) shares for my portfolio any time soon – or perhaps ever. There is a good reason for that and I think it is helpful to understand, as it gets to the heart of a mistake many investors make – and which I am trying (not always successfully!) to avoid myself. Looking at a business – and its finances A common error, especially when people first start investing, is to look at business without using the right lenses. For example, the logic may run that Apple…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Sometimes a FTSE 100 growth share pushes all the right buttons, without ever quite capturing the attention of investors. I’d say that’s the case with telecoms operator Airtel Africa (LSE: AAF). Its shares have had a phenomenal run recently, up 163% in the last year and 327% over five. Yet, it still doesn’t feel like a go-to growth name among investors. I can’t preach. I haven’t paid it much attention myself. Is it too late to hop on board? Airtel Africa shares are flying The rollercoaster keeps racing, with the Airtel Africa share price up 18%…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The WPP (LSE:WPP) share price has proven to be what investors call a ‘falling knife’. At the start of 2025, it had already slumped 30% since early 2022. Investors who thought it safe to invest at 827p were rewarded with a further 35% fall by April. Surely, this was the bottom at 500p, right? Wrong. It then lost another 30% between April and the start of October! Investors buying the stock at the beginning of this month might have thought they were finally getting in near the bottom at just 370p. But the WPP share…