Image source: BT Group plc The BT Group (LSE: BT.A) share price soared on 24 July after the telecoms giant appointed Patricia Cobian as its first female chief financial officer. It was a historic moment for the company and investors seemed thrilled. But the market reaction added fuel to a rally that already looks a little overheated. The stock has climbed a remarkable 48% since the start of 2025. Unfortunately, that strength has eaten into what was once an attractive income stream. The dividend yield began the year at a healthy 6%, but with the share price running ahead, it…
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Image source: Getty Images For many investors, the point of building wealth in a Stocks and Shares ISA is to generate a second income in retirement. But they don’t always know how big their portfolio must be to deliver the income they want. So is £150,000 enough? It looks a pretty decent target but what do investors get in return? Investing in FTSE 100 shares One method of calculating this is to apply the tried-and-tested 4% withdrawal rule. This states that drawing 4% from a portfolio each year should allow the underlying capital to last (almost) indefinitely. On £150,000, that…
TOKYO – Asian shares retreated on Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by technology shares including Nvidia and other stars that have been riding the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence.Benchmarks fell in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, pulled lower by selling of computer chip makers. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 declined 1.7% to 42,787.28. Japan reported its exports fell slightly more than expected in July, pressured by higher tariffs on goods shipped to the U.S. Computer-chip equipment makers Advantest plunged 6.6% and Disco Corp. dropped 4.7%. Chip maker Tokyo Electron lost 1.9%. and Lasertec Corp. lost 1.8%. The Taiex in Taiwan…
Image source: Getty Images Cloud-based financial tools provider Sage Group (LSE: SGE) has been on my watchlist for some time. As one of the relatively few FTSE 100 technology stocks, at least compared to the S&P 500, it interests me. Unfortunately from my perspective, it has interested many other investors too. This resulted in its price rising into very overvalued territory as far as I was concerned. And regardless of how much I like a stock, I will not simply pay any price to own it. In fact, I do not even want to pay a ‘fair value’ if possible. I want…
Image source: Getty Images Persimmon (LSE: PSN) shares are down 34% from their 16 October one-year trade high of £17.21. This could indicate that the company is simply worth less fundamentally than it was before. Or it could flag a huge bargain opportunity to be had. To find out which it is, I looked deeper at the business and ran the key numbers. The business The firm’s H1 2025 results released on 13 August showed new housing revenue increase 12% year on year to £1.31bn. Underlying profit over the period jumped 13% to £172m. Its adjusted operating margin edged 0.1%…
When billionaires like Bill Gates and Anant Ambani buy thousands of acres of land under the banner of conservation, the first instinct is to applaud. After all, saving forests, preserving wildlife, and funding climate-friendly projects sounds like a noble pursuit.But scratch beneath the surface, and a different picture begins to emerge. What appears as philanthropy may, in fact, be one of the most strategic financial bets of the 21st century—an attempt to control the world’s most essential resources: clean air, water, biodiversity, and genetic material.The Trillion-Dollar Carbon RushIn 2023, the global carbon credit market was worth a staggering $479 billion.…
Stock TitanFirst US-Based Rare Earth Supply Chain: ReElement Partners with Vulcan for Domestic Magnet ProductionReElement Technologies partners with Vulcan Elements to supply high-purity rare earth oxides (Nd, NdPr, Dy) for domestic magnet manufacturing,….20 hours ago Source link
If a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged, what do you call a cyclist who’s been hit by an e-bike rider? I’ve been mulling the question since I was struck broadside by an e-Citi Bike rider in Brooklyn Bridge Park earlier this summer. I was turning left toward Pier 3 — no one in the oncoming cycle lane and pedestrian path or my peripheral vision — when I was T-boned and knocked to the ground. I saw nothing. He must have pulled out from behind and accelerated to pass.The back of my head — helmeted fortunately — hit the pavement. “You…
Stock TitanFirst US-Based Rare Earth Supply Chain: ReElement Partners with Vulcan for Domestic Magnet ProductionReElement Technologies partners with Vulcan Elements to supply high-purity rare earth oxides (Nd, NdPr, Dy) for domestic magnet manufacturing,….19 hours ago Source link