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Image source: Getty Images The most popular method for choosing passive income stocks is to compare yields. The table below shows the current top 10 yielders on the FTSE 100. StockYield (%)Vodafone10.17M&G9.55Phoenix Group9.41Legal & General9.12Rio Tinto8.98British American Tobacco8.56HSBC7.28Aviva7.07Imperial Brands6.84Schroders6.16Source: Trading View/data at 2 October 2024 But which is the best? In other words, which is the one with the dividend that’s most likely to be sustained? Buyer beware The first thing to note is that the list must be treated with caution. The information is compiled based on amounts paid during the past 12 months. However, we know that Vodafone…

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(Bloomberg) — Humana Inc. shares plummeted the most in 15 years after the insurer suffered a drop in Medicare Advantage quality ratings, posing a drastic threat to revenue.Most Read from BloombergAn annual review by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services slashed the company’s quality ratings that drive bonus payments. The number of members in highly rated plans that generate extra revenue plunged to about 25% from 94% in the US government’s latest assessment, the company said Wednesday.The shares tumbled as much as 24%, the most intraday since 2009, before paring the loss to 15% as of 10:44 a.m. in…

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Normalyze, the leader in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), in partnership with the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), today released new research highlighting critical gaps in data security as organizations increasingly adopt cloud solutions. The research underscores the need for DSPM solutions, powered by AI and automation, to tackle challenges related to locating sensitive data, assessing its accessibility, and identifying who has access to it. The findings also shed light on security risks associated with generative AI adoption, the rise in sensitive data residing in the public cloud, and why businesses are facing…

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Image source: easyJet plc The easyJet (LSE: EZJ) share price climbed 9% in September, having been up 14% a few days before the end of the month. But how quickly things can change. Harold Wilson is credited with saying that “a week is a long time in politics“. But how about 30 minutes in the stock market? That’s about all it took from the first news of Iran’s planned missile strike on Israel, to the share price falling 5.3% from its intraday high. Quick reverse At the time of writing, easyJet shares are down a further 2.8% from Tuesday’s close.…

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Remember the Caterham Project V? It was introduced last year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a concept car designed by Italdesign, featuring an impressively low curb weight of just 2,623 pounds. However, it was far from a one-off display, as the British automaker has serious plans to bring this model into production. Today, it has been revealed that Yamaha will provide the electric powertrain for the upcoming coupe. The Project V is now transitioning from concept to prototype, with engineering assistance from the Japanese firm Tokyo R&D. The prototype is expected to be completed by mid-2025, with full-scale…

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By Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Hezbollah leader Syyed Hassan Nasrallah to flee Lebanon days before he was killed in an Israeli strike and is now deeply worried about Israeli infiltration of senior government ranks in Tehran, three Iranian sources said. In the immediate aftermath of the attack on Hezbollah’s booby-trapped pagers on Sept. 17, Khamenei sent a message with an envoy to beseech the Hezbollah secretary general to leave for Iran, citing intelligence reports that suggested Israel had operatives within Hezbollah and was planning to kill him, one of…

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Im Handel mit Rohstoff-ETCs sind vor allem Gold-Produkte gesucht. Charttechniker heben auch die Potenziale beim Silberpreis hervor. Ebenfalls gekauft werden ETCs auf Industriemetalle, die von den Maßnahmen der chinesischen Regierung profitieren.2. Oktober 2024. FRANKFURT (Börse Frankfurt). Die Rekordjagd des Goldpreises hat die Nachfrage nach Edelmetall-Produkten in den vergangenen Wochen weiter beflügelt. Die weltweiten Kapitalströme bei Rohstoff-ETCs zeigen auf Monatssicht massive Zuflüsse in dem Segment. Die Händler an der Börse Frankfurt bestätigen diesen Trend. Ivo Orlemann von der ICF Bank berichtet von einer starken Nachfrage nach dem WisdomTree Physical Gold () und dem Invesco Physical Gold (). Goldminenaktien werden über den…

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As if more proof were needed that enthusiasts are a small fraction of the market, Subaru’s performance cars haven’t seen strong sales this year. While the company proudly boasts 26 consecutive months of year-over-year growth, it’s the crossovers and SUVs driving those numbers. Meanwhile, the BRZ and WRX are significantly down in sales through the third quarter of 2024. The BRZ saw just 2,323 units sold by the end of September, marking a steep decline of 30.9% compared to the same period in 2023. Even though there was a 7.8% increase in demand last month, with 291 units sold, it…

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Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100‘s enjoyed healthy gains in 2024 following years of underperformance. It’s up 7% since the turn of the year as investors have woken up to the compelling cheapness of UK shares. There are various measures share pickers can use to recognise value. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and dividend yield are a couple of popular ones. So is the price-to-book (P/B) ratio, which assesses a company’s share price relative to the value of its assets. Based on these metrics, I think the following Footsie stocks could be worth considering as they’re very cheap. Standard Chartered…

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Tesla (TSLA) announced third quarter deliveries on Wednesday that missed expectations, sending the stock down more than 5% in early trading.The EV maker delivered 462,890 vehicles in the three months to Sept. 30, up 6.4% quarter over quarter but below the 466,000 EVs the company delivered in the year-ago period.Wall Street had expected Tesla to deliver closer to 463,897, according to Bloomberg.The Model 3 and Model Y represented the bulk of Tesla’s overall total, with those two vehicles combining for 439,975 deliveries.Prior to the delivery numbers’ release, Tesla stock had been up around 20% in the past month, fueled by…

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