Image source: Getty Images The record highs keep on coming. The FTSE 100 posted another on 22 August when the 9,300 mark came and went. The storming 2025 for London’s leading index capped a storming 2024. The Footsie has been surging since the pandemic really, up 66% in five years. That’s not even taking into account half a decade’s worth of generous dividends. So where does it go from here? Fresh records until 2026 and primo champagne in corner offices? Or will boardrooms be sombrely bringing in the new year with cheap plastic cups and supermarket own-brand? Here are two…
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Image source: Getty Images I own Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW.) shares. So far, they’ve been a bad buy, falling 40% in the last year alone and trading at levels seen a decade ago. I still think this is a good business, but that hasn’t spared it from a battering. Only one FTSE 100 company, advertising giant WPP, has done worse over the past 12 months. But this isn’t just about one housebuilder. Barratt Redrow and Persimmon also number among the index’s biggest five fallers. FTSE 100 sector slump Housebuilders have been under fire for years. The Brexit vote sparked panic,…
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US stocks fell from record highs on Friday as Wall Street digested an update on consumer inflation that showed prices firming higher above the Fed’s target in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell nearly 0.5%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell about 0.7%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the retreat, down 1%. A key Fed-watched measure of inflation rose as expected in July, new government data showed Friday. The “core” Personal Consumption Expenditures index, closely studied by the central bank, rose 0.3% on a monthly basis and 2.9% on an annual basis, above the Fed’s 2% inflation…
August has been an excellent month for Tesco (LSE: TSCO). The Tesco share price hit levels last seen in 2014, before an accounting scandal sunk the share price. It has been a long road back for the share, but the nation’s largest grocer has been selling at levels last seen over a decade ago. Does that make sense? Are Tesco’s business prospects so promising that the share merits its current valuation of 18 times earnings? A different company now to then Back in 2014 and for some years beforehand, Tesco had ambitions to become a global retailer like Walmart or…
Image source: Getty Images I’m a big fan of dividend stocks and their ability to contribute towards a passive income. I’m an even bigger fan of dividend stocks in defensive sectors that can deliver a steady payout throughout the economic cycle. There are a number of high-quality defensive stocks that offer a solid dividend yield. I thought I’d take a look at two FTSE 100 stocks, Unilever (LSE: ULVR) and British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS), that could be worth a look for income investors like me. Recent share price movement Unilever has had a steady 2025 calendar year with the…
Image source: Getty Images Buying shares in an investment trust can be appealing for a number of different reasons. Some investors like the opportunity to diversify even on a small budget, as buying into an investment trust usually involves indirect exposure to a portfolio spanning multiple shares. Another potential attraction is income. Some investment trusts have raised their dividend per share annually for decades. Some have even done so for over half a century. Long-term dividend raisers Those trusts with an unbroken 50+ year record of annual dividend growth include Bankers Investment Trust and Alliance Witan, both currently yielding 2.2%,…
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This week has seen Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) deliver yet another superb set of numbers. Its $47bn in revenue for the second quarter represented an increase of 56% year on year. Diluted earnings per share did even better, moving up 61%. Nvidia stock this week hit an all-time high. So, what would £10,000 invested in Nvidia at the start of the year now be worth? Strong performance Since the beginning of 2025, Nvidia stock has gone up by 34%. So, excluding any currency movements, a £10k investment back at the start of January would now be worth around £13,413. That is…
Image source: Getty Images When it comes to valuing stocks, there’s no single formula to use. However, one initial sign of potential value comes from share price movements. So when I spotted a FTSE stock that had been heavily beaten up over the past year, it made me want to take a closer look. Here’s what I discovered. Recent problems I’m referring to Greggs (LSE:GRG), the well-known UK bakery chain, famous for its sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet treats. Over the past year, the stock’s down just under 50%. Based on my research, there are several obvious and some less…