[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Even the soaring Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price was bound to come back down to earth at some point. And yesterday (5 February) it did just that, plunging 5.6%. What’s going on? The FTSE 100 bank has had a terrific run. Even after that one-day drop, its stock is up 70% over the last year and more than 150% over two. I’ve had a brilliant ride myself, especially once reinvested dividends are factored in. I knew it wouldn’t last forever, but yesterday’s drop still took me by surprise. The trigger seems to be the Bank…
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[ad_1] Editor’s note: a version of this article originally appeared on ProPublica. It is republished with permission.Click here for all our coverage of President Trump’s second termThe Trump administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews with six agency staffers.The plan was presented to DOT staff last month at a demonstration of AI’s “potential to revolutionize the way we draft rulemakings,” agency attorney Daniel Cohen wrote to colleagues. The demonstration, Cohen wrote, would showcase “exciting new AI tools available to DOT rule writers to help us do our job better and faster.”Discussion of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Could the crisis for Diageo (LSE: DGE) shares be over? That there is a crisis is hard to contest. The share price has plunged 57% since 2021 on the back of concerns about the imminent decline and fall of alcohol consumption across the world. Interestingly, the fall has been mostly due to a drop in valuation rather than earnings. Sales are still largely stable, yet the price-to-earnings ratio has halved. That means it’s not the income statement that is cause for concern (yet), but a change in investor sentiment. This makes the recent news on…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images If someone had asked me to compile a list of the best FTSE 100 growth stocks a week ago, it would almost certainly have included data specialist RELX (LSE: REL). That’s a stock I’ve wanted to buy for years. Is this my moment? My list might also have included software provider Sage Group, plus credit reference agency Experian and educational publisher Pearson. All have performed so well for so long, I thought I’d missed the boat. I felt the same about London Stock Exchange Group. Its price had plunged 25% in a year, so I dived in…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Successfully sniffing out value shares is the key to profitable investing. Indeed, this is the method favoured by many of the world’s most famous investors. Take Warren Buffett as an example. He looks to find companies whose stock market valuations don’t reflect their intrinsic values. Adopting this approach, I reckon this FTSE legend is a bit of a bargain. Lots of potential JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.), the self-styled ‘King of Trainers’, has seen its share price fall 52% since February 2021. Problems with its key partner, Nike, concerns over the impact of tariffs, and post-pandemic-squeezed…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The stock market is pretty volatile at the moment. But share prices rising and falling sharply give investors the best opportunities to make money. There’s a lot going on right now, but a good amount of it is just noise that can be safely ignored. In these situations, the best investors stay calm and take advantage of the situation. Investing 101 Investing in the stock market is partly about buying shares in businesses for less than they’re worth. And when prices are moving, opportunities naturally present themselves. Shares in The London Stock Exchange Group are…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Want to maximise your chances of making a strong second income? Then think about buying dividend shares in a Stocks and Shares ISA. With protection from taxes, every single penny someone earns in dividend income is theirs to reinvest, spend, or both. Stock markets have rallied in recent times, pulling down dividend yields. But the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes remain packed with high-yield heroes that could deliver an enormous passive income in 2026 and beyond. Have £20,000 sitting in an ISA? Here’s how you could target an income of £1,600 this year alone.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE tech stocks such as London Stock Exchange Group (LSE: LSEG) or ‘LSEG’, RELX (LSE: REL), and Rightmove have been absolutely hammered recently. In the blink of an eye, years of share price gains have been wiped out. Both LSEG and Rightmove are back at 2019 levels and valuations have fallen to multi-year lows. Could there be a huge opportunity for value investors here? Let’s discuss. Are AI fears overblown? There’s a school of thought in the market that AI is going to destroy software/internet businesses. That’s why these shares have tanked. The theory is…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In 2026, investors can instantly unlock a new tax-free passive income stream by using a Stocks and Shares ISA. This powerful wealth-building tool allows individuals, even those with small amounts of capital, to buy shares in the stock market without having to worry about HMRC knocking on the door. And what’s more, when left to run, an initially small dividend income stream can compound into something far more substantial. 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…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported strong earnings on Thursday (5 February) but the share price immediately fell 10%. Could this be a huge opportunity for investors? The stock is clearly down for a reason, but I think the market’s response to the company’s latest update is a big overreaction. So I’m looking forward to buying when I next get the chance. Firing on all cylinders Amazon’s core business operations all performed well during the last three months of 2025. Revenues were up 14% and operating income grew 18% compared to the same quarter in 2024. So far,…