[ad_1] The UK’s mid-cap index, the FTSE 250, currently has an average dividend yield of about 3.5%. That’s decent enough for a bit of income, but it won’t deliver groundbreaking passive income. For something a bit meatier, I like the look of two shares that offer roughly double that. Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group (LSE: ABDN) is a UK asset manager and investment business that earns revenue from managing funds, offering investment strategies and providing financial services. Over recent years, it’s rebranded and trimmed costs to sharpen focus. Its dividend yield sits around 6.9%, almost double that of the index average.…
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[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc. is set to seal an almost $30 billion financing package for its data center site in rural Louisiana, marking the final step for the largest private capital deal on record. Blue Owl Capital Inc. and Meta will split ownership of the Hyperion data center site in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with the tech giant retaining just 20% of it, according to people with knowledge of the matter. To finance the build-out, Morgan Stanley arranged over $27 billion of debt and about $2.5 billion of equity into a special purpose vehicle — a structure…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images. I don’t know about you, but I have no plans to leave my financial fate in retirement up to outside forces. With the future of the State Pension coming under increased scrutiny, I plan to build enough wealth for a healthy passive income to supplement any state benefits I’ll receive. Given enough time, investing regularly in a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) could be one of the best ways for individuals to generate enough money for retirement. Generous tax breaks and government top-ups can supercharge long-term compounding, helping your savings to grow faster. They mean that…
[ad_1] Automatic emergency braking systems are getting better at detecting pedestrians, but they’re still struggling to see walkers in the dark conditions where they’re most likely to die — and, in some cases, wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make the technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark, a new study finds.Adding to the mountain of evidence that automotive technology alone won’t end America’s pedestrian death crisis, researchers at AAA found that the most recent Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking systems — or PAEB — failed to detect an adult-sized crash test dummy about 40 percent of the…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images With growing fears of a market correction, several analysts are warning that the S&P 500 could be heading for a sharp fall — and it might take the FTSE 100 down with it. Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times and CNBC recently warned that today’s market conditions bear an uncomfortable resemblance to those of 1929 before the Great Depression. He believes it’s not a question of if a major correction happens, but when – and how severe it could be. Meanwhile, Mad Money host Jim Cramer has expressed concerns about the influence of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Investors looking to earn a second income might be surprised at what they might be able to achieve in the stock market. With enough time and patience, the rewards can be spectacular. There’s always risk – and the high rewards have historically been the prize for investing in a relatively volatile asset class. But for those looking for long-term returns, considering it is a must. Returns Over the last 20 years, the FTSE 100 has returned an average of just over 6% a year. And you might be surprised at what that can achieve for…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When looking at the remarkable turnaround in the Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR.) share price, it’s hard to overstate the importance of flying hours. The share price surged from below the £1 mark to over £11 in October 2025 on the back of the world getting flying again. The FTSE 100 engine maker doesn’t just sell the engines for aeroplanes to whizz around the skies. It services them as well. And what many don’t know is that the bulk of revenue comes from maintenance costs. Put simply, more flying hours mean more earnings. It’s perhaps no surprise…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Some of my favourite FTSE 100 stocks from the past few years are trading very close to fair value. These are companies like Barclays, Lloyds, IAG, and Rolls-Royce. All of these have more than doubled in value — or by 10 times — since I added them to my portfolio. However, I don’t believe this companies will significantly outperform the stock market in the coming years. And what I real want to do is… significantly outperform the stock market in the coming years! With that in mind, I’m looking for new areas of value to…
[ad_1] NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 16, 2025 / Every online transaction begins with faith. Buyers believe what they see, sellers rely on reputation, and platforms depend on perception. For two decades, that faith has been the foundation of e-commerce. But faith has limits. Visual verification can only go so far, and counterfeiters have long learned to stay one step ahead of human detection. They have gotten so good, in fact, that even experts are now often fooled. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is changing that probability by putting a much more important product attribute under the microscope: PROOF. The…
[ad_1] By István Bart and Pedro Martins BarataJoin EDF on Monday, October 20 for the webinar “EU Pathways for International Carbon Credits” on Zoom. As the European Union sets a new climate goal for 2040, a key question is whether the EU should use carbon credits from outside Europe to help meet that goal. The European Commission’s July 2025 proposal intends to reopen the door to credits for the first time in over a decade. Still, it remains vague on exactly how importing should be done – that is, who should import, how much and where should the imported credits be…