[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) stock has generated solid returns since joining the S&P 500 in December 2023. It has jumped around 50%, edging ahead of the index’s already strong performance. However, Uber was flying even higher until recently, with its share price nudging above $100. Now it’s back down at $85, I think it’s worth considering as a buying opportunity. Here’s why. Still growing strongly A global leader in rideshare and delivery, Uber likely needs no introduction. It essentially facilitates the movement of people, food, parcels, and freight from point A to B. Its strong brand…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Investing in growth stocks can be a great way of building wealth over time, but they can also be risky. High valuation multiples can mean small disruptions have big impacts. Anyone getting started with investing needs to think about how to analyse growth shares. The good news is that they aren’t so different to any other stocks. Growth and value All investors should be interested in how much money a business is going to make in the future. But the main difference is when the profits are going to come in. Value stocks are shares…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I suspect a lot of UK investors aren’t really looking at shares in Renew Holdings (LSE:RNWH) right now. But they should – the firm is generating record revenues and the stock looks cheap. Furthermore, it operates in one of the most defensive industries around. So with the share price 10% off its highs, is now the chance for investors to think about snapping up the stock? A defensive business Renew provides maintenance for UK water, rail, and energy infrastructure. This involves things like repairing tunnels, fixing burst pipes, and upgrading power lines. Demand for this…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images One of the things I like about a Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP, is how naturally it lends itself to a long-term approach to investing. When it comes to compounding the dividend income from shares, that can be attractive in my view. Even better if there is dividend growth to boot! Here are three British dividend shares with strong records of regular dividend growth. Although that is not necessarily an indicator of what may happen (dividends are never guaranteed, after all), I still reckon that their future prospects mean this trio merits SIPP investors’ consideration.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The BT (LSE: BT.A) share price has come a long way from the days when it felt permanently stuck in the slow lane. For years it was ignored, unloved, and written off, before suddenly springing back to life. BT really found its momentum through 2024 and 2025. Last year alone, the shares climbed 23%, while over two years they’re up around 50% with some chunky dividends along the way. Has this once-moribund telecoms giant finally turned the corner? Why this FTSE 100 stock struggled BT’s long-running problems included a ballooning debt pile, huge legacy pension scheme, costly adventures…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Looking for some passive income streams in 2026 (and beyond)? Many people do just that at this time of year. While some people’s attention may turn to the idea of running their own business, others are happy to let other people do the hard work. So they buy dividend shares, hoping to earn a stream of money without needing to work for it themselves. Such an approach can be lucrative. There is also the possibility that the shares will go up in price too, offering a capital gain (though it can be that they go…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The BP (LSE: BP) share price crept up just 4.3% last year. The FTSE 100 grew five times faster at 21.5%, so that’s severe underperformance. Over two years, the shares are down 9%. Is 2026 the year BP finally comes good? Let’s not get too excited. There’s a long way to go. Some investors got carried away on Monday (5 January), deciding there was a big opportunity in Venezuela. They’re not excited today. It’ll take a long time to monetise Venezueluan crude, and BP may not even be involved. Long-term investors have suffered 15 years…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Yesterday (6 January), silver surged past $80 an ounce, rising over 180% in 12 months, sending FTSE 100 miner Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) along for the ride. With the stock up 480%, could $100 silver make today’s price look like a bargain? Defying gravity Many investors were late to the silver party. The stock’s volatility can be off-putting, and it takes nerves of steel to ride a wave like this. But I prefer to look at the miner through simple maths. Its average all-in sustaining cost (AISC) is just $17 per ounce, with some mines as…
[ad_1] “Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what every man wishes — that he also believes to be true.” —DEMOSTHENES (349 BCE) As we begin 2026, the belief that private markets represent the next durable opportunity is deeply entrenched. This post argues that such confidence is misplaced. Private markets are not only exhibiting clear signs of late-cycle behavior; they now display the same structural conditions that have preceded past financial crises. Three defining attributes stand out: segmented risk creation, near-perfect incentive alignment across an expansive supply chain, and a deeply rooted but flawed assumption about the nature of private markets…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Every time I check the Burberry (LSE: BRBY) share price, it’s doing one of two things. Bouncing up, or bouncing down. Lately, it’s been moving by several percentage points almost every day. What’s it trying to tell us? The FTSE 100-listed luxury fashion retailer has a lot of explaining to do, given its recent hyper-volatile performance. The shares are down almost 40% over three years, but they’re up 43% in the last 12 months. Fruity FTSE 100 stock The plunge began in 2023, as the luxury goods sector struggled across the board, largely due to falling demand from…