[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In a world obsessed with artificial intelligence (AI) progress and big data centre infrastructure, it’s hard to sometimes get a clear picture of which companies are truly innovating. However, news broke last week about a deal struck by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Rio Tinto that genuinely impressed me. As a result, I think it could help to lift the Amazon share price given the implications from here. The news Amazon’s Web Services division (AWS) has signed a two-year agreement to buy copper from Rio Tinto, sourced from a mine in Arizona. Using new technology, it produces…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE 250 natural gas giant Energean (LSE: ENOG) has edged higher over the past month or so. But the real story sits beneath the share price. After years of heavy investment in its flagship gas projects, it is now shifting decisively into a higher‑margin, cash‑generating phase. Recent results show revenue softening but profitability strengthening — a classic sign that the most capital intensive part of the cycle is behind it. And this transition should continue to support its ultra-high dividend yield, in my view. So how much income could it generate over 10- and 30-year…
[ad_1] It’s not too late for Americans to get the world-class transit networks they deserve — and it wouldn’t take as long or cost as much as we spent building the highway system, a new analysis finds.A new analysis from Transportation for America found that a $4.6-trillion “moonshot” over the next 20 years would be enough to bring the transit networks in most American cities up to par with world-class communities like Berlin, Paris, Oslo and Buenos Aires, which all have more than 115 transit vehicles on the street and underground per 100,000 residents — not to mention excellent service and…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Dividend shares can put real cash in an investor’s pocket – no unrealised paper gains, no hoping the stock market goes up. That makes them incredibly attractive for a certain type of investor. When it comes to trying to build passive income streams, dividend stocks are my number-one asset class. And in the best cases, there’s scope to reinvest for even higher returns in future. Compound interest If you can find a stock with a 7% dividend yield and reinvest the cash you get from the business to buy more shares, you’ll compound your returns…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) is one of the most misunderstood names in the FTSE 100, in my view. Its global footprint and emerging‑market (EM) focus should be competitive strengths. Yet for years they fuelled market concerns about volatility, regulatory risk, and geopolitical exposure. Following a deep restructuring, capital strengthening, and strategic refocusing, the bank outgrew this narrative. But the share price does not appear to have caught up with this reality. So how much of a bargain does the bank look right now? Ghosts of the past Before Bill Winters became CEO in 2015, Standard…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images 2025 was a rough year for Greggs (LSE:GRG) shares, with the British bakery chain seeing close to 40% of its market cap wiped out. And with this downward trajectory continuing into 2026, even after dividends, a £5,000 investment at the start of last year is now only worth roughly £3,028. That’s obviously a painful loss. But with the dividend yield now at 4.2% and the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio sitting at just 11.5, could a secret buying opportunity have potentially emerged? How did we get here? Despite what the large drop in its share price suggests,…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images To say that the last few years have been rough for Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares has been rough, is a bit of an understatement. The leading alcoholic beverages business has been stuck on a downward trajectory since 2022, falling by almost 60% to its lowest level since 2015. However, as a new CEO takes over operations with a history of executing turnarounds, could Diageo now be the biggest bargain in the FTSE 100? New management, new chapter With Sir Dave Lewis moving into the corner office earlier this month, investors are eagerly awaiting the firm’s first…
[ad_1] Image source: Vodafone Group plc Vodafone (LSE:VOD) shares are on a bit of a rampage right now, climbing by almost 50% in the last 12 months. That’s quite a significant shift for a FTSE 100 stock that, until recently, has been stuck on a multi-year downward trajectory. Of course, past performance doesn’t guarantee future returns. So, can this rally continue? Or is it too late to jump on board the gravy train? The bull case There are a variety of factors at play driving up the Vodafone share price in recent months. However, arguably the two biggest driver is…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In 2025, it felt like the only stocks to buy were those to do with artificial intelligence (AI). But the issue for those who missed out is whether it’s now too late to join the party. On the one hand, it seems as though there’s still strong demand for everything to do with the data centre industry. That, however, could all change very quickly. Momentum In physics, an object’s momentum is its mass multiplied by its velocity. And while share prices don’t have mass, there’s a very real force that’s been driving AI stocks recently.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A while back, I began purging my portfolio of companies that I thought could be negatively impacted by the GLP-1 weight-loss revolution, including FTSE 100 stock Diageo. The others were McDonald’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Greggs. All these shares except McDonald’s have lost more than a third of their value since January 2025! Now, I’m not saying GLP-1s are the only reason why these shares have struggled. Weak consumer spending isn’t helping any of them, while Diageo is facing changing alcohol consumption patterns among younger generations. Nevertheless, weight-loss drugs are clearly not helping sentiment for…