Image source: Getty Images What can you buy with £4 these days? I threw the towel in getting a pint that cheap long ago. Supermarket meal deals seem to have crept above that price too. And I look away for a few seconds and now takeaway coffees don’t cost two quid anymore! What a world! But as meagre a sum as it seems to be in 2025, a daily saving of that amount could lead to some impressive passive income. How impressive? Let’s dive into the numbers and see just what a daily £4 could turn into and how big…
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Image source: Getty Images It was a great day for my Stocks and Shares ISA yesterday (5 July). My top holding, Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON), soared 16.3% to finish at $866, a new all-time high that brings the five-year return to an astonishing 837%. The stock is now up around 210% in the past year, absolutely demolishing the S&P 500. Another beat and raise For those unfamiliar, Axon owns TASER, the brand of electrical weapons that continue to replace police bullets. According to the firm, TASERs have been used to save more than 300,000 people from death or serious bodily injury. The company…
Image source: Getty Images British investors are piling into Lloyds shares at the moment and it’s easy to see why. Right now, the backdrop for the banks is supportive, and the shares are in a strong uptrend. Taking a medium-term view, however, City analysts see more potential in other UK stocks. Here’s a look at a penny stock that analysts believe will significantly outperform Lloyds over the next year or so. A small UK tech company The penny stock in focus today is Made Tech (LSE:MTEC). It’s a British technology company that helps government organisations and regulated industries with digital…
As it prepares to roll out a major incentive scheme for domestic manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets (REPM), the government is also encouraging domestic firms, both public and private, to actively acquire mineral assets overseas to secure a long-term supply of critical raw materials. Official sources said that with domestic reserves of rare earth elements largely untapped due to regulatory restrictions and capacity constraints, the ministry of heavy industries (MHI) is building provisions into the upcoming incentive scheme that would support companies who would source raw materials from abroad. The ministry of mines, in parallel, is readying diplomatic and…
Levi McAllister, Sidanth Rajagopal and Jennifer Trock of Morgan Lewis discuss ESG commitments and challenges in the global aviation sector, as it continues its commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Source link
Image source: Getty Images As things stand, 2025 looks like being another good year for markets. But as night follows day, we can be sure this purple patch will run out of steam at some point. That’s why I’ve been doing three things to position my Stocks and Shares ISA in advance. A bit of (summer) spring cleaning The first thing I’ve been doing is reviewing my portfolio and checking that I’m still content with the stocks I own. Notice that I said ‘content’ rather than ‘happy’. As a general rule, we focus on the long term here at Fool…
The Financial Restructuring Tool Set: How to Fix Your Broken Balance Sheet. 2025. Mike Harmon. Columbia Business School Publishing. CFA charterholders might be startled by a statement that appears near the end of The Financial Restructuring Tool Set, by Mike Harmon: “Not once have any financial analysts in the history of time correctly forecasted the future cash flows of a business.” Reading on, charterholders will be relieved to find that the author is by no means criticizing their performance. His point is merely that it would be a mistake to regard financial modeling as a crystal ball. The outputs will…
The world has entered uncharted territory in terms of the debts burdening major economies. Seven major economies are carrying debts more than their annual GDP, which has never happened in combination with such high interest rates. Their currencies are ripe for a series of devaluations reminiscent of the Asian and Russian financial crises of the late 1990s but on a much larger scale. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States are all carrying debt equal to more than 100 percent of their GDP. Most of this “D-7” group…
Chevron (NYSE: CVX) delivered better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter of 2025 despite falling oil prices and weaker refining margins. Profits fell year-over-year. However, strong production in the Permian Basin and careful capital management allowed the company to generate solid cash flow. This also helped maintain returns for shareholders. Alongside its financial results, Chevron reaffirmed its climate goals. This includes net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. It also involves ongoing investments in carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewable fuels. These efforts support a wider energy transition strategy. Chevron’s Q2 Delivers Amid Oil Price Drops Chevron Corporation shared its financial…
Tesla’s (TSLA) dominance in Europe is fading fast. In July 2025, its sales in France plunged nearly 27%—one of its steepest monthly declines yet. Once an EV frontrunner, Tesla is now clearly struggling to keep up. Chinese competitors like BYD (BYDDY) are racing ahead, and local automakers are also pushing back hard. What once felt like unstoppable momentum, Musk’s Tesla has turned into a scramble to retain market share. Europe’s EV market is now the most competitive in the world, and Tesla is feeling the heat. A CNBC report highlighted that, “Data published by the U.K.’s Society of Motor Manufacturers…