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Image source: Getty Images It is not unusual to see a penny stock that has suffered heavy losses, but few have fallen quite as far as Synthomer (LSE: SYNT). Down 97.37% in the past five years, the major supplier of aqueous polymers has become one of the worst-performing penny stocks in the UK. And yet the company still brought in almost £2bn in revenue last year — more than any other penny stock on the market. Once a constituent of the FTSE 250, Synthomer dropped into penny stock territory last month after its market cap fell below £100m. Screenshot from…

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Image source: Getty Images On the hunt for UK shares that may double, treble, quadruple, or even more? Join the club! Over the past five years, the Rolls-Royce share price has soared 1,228%. That sort of performance is remarkable for a mature blue-chip company. For comparison, the wider FTSE 100 is up by 59% during the same period. But with a market capitalization of £91bn, Rolls-Royce is clearly well known to many investors — and closely watched. There are other UK shares that are much smaller but that have also been doing well – and that I think could potentially…

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This was agreed upon in Vietnam on August 7 by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), Le Cong Thanh, and Aldo de Luca, Chargé d’Affaires of Switzerland.Vietnam is establishing its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) this year, aligning with its commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. De Luca emphasised a need for a clear timeline and encouraged private sector engagement “as a foundation for deeper collaboration”. Both sides cited progress from recent workshops and technical exchanges and agreed to set a concrete roadmap before formal talks in September.Le also stressed that Vietnam would require continuous legal reforms, particularly in…

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Positioned as the premier trade platform for steel and metal works in the Middle East and Africa, the exhibition brings together top international manufacturers, suppliers, industry leaders, and decision-makers shaping the future of the global heavy industries sector. Through its participation at Metal and Steel Middle East, HFZA seeks to showcase its advanced investment solutions aimed at attracting a broader base of global companies seeking to expand into regional markets. It also aims to highlight its pioneering role in supporting the global and regional iron and steel trade, as well as its competitive advantages and services that attract investors from…

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Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 is full of dividend shares. In fact, as I write in early September, the index is yielding 3.38%. Perhaps surprisingly, this is a tiny bit higher than the 3.36% offered by the FTSE 100. Some of this differential can be explained by share buybacks. So far in 2025, instead of returning cash directly to shareholders, members of the Footsie have spent £39bn buying their own shares. Even so, those looking to boost their incomes — with cash in their hands — could consider taking a closer look at some of the highest-yielding FTSE…

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StablecoinX and TLGY Acquisition have raised an additional $530 million to expand digital asset holdings, pushing total commitments to $890 million ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing.The funding comes via a PIPE deal (private investment in public equity), pricing shares at $10 each, with proceeds partly used to acquire discounted locked ENA tokens from a foundation affiliate.StablecoinX to Hold 3B ENA as Ethena’s First Treasury FirmThe merged entity, to be named StablecoinX Inc., will hold more than 3 billion ENA, the native asset of the Ethena protocol, making it the first dedicated treasury business for the Ethena ecosystem.Ethena issues synthetic…

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Image source: The Motley Fool Looking at the UK stock market’s performance so far this year, it can seem as if things are going brilliantly. After all, the FTSE 100 index of leading British companies has hit new all-time highs on repeated occasions, including over the past month. But such an environment also gives me pause for thought – and to consider some of the stock market wisdom of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Fear and greed For example, Buffett cautions investors to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. Just because the FTSE 100 has…

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Image source: Getty Images NatWest (LSE: NWG) shares have had a blistering run. They’re up 50% over the last year and 335% over five years, with dividends on top. The other FTSE 100 banks have done well too. Barclays (LSE: BARC) is up 60% and 235% over the same periods, while Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) has climbed 38% and 195%. Finally, they’re putting the havoc of the financial crisis behind them. Yet nothing climbs forever and lately they’ve hit a bump. It started with talk of a possible windfall tax on banks in the next Budget. That could hang over their share prices until 26…

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