When it comes to stirring up trouble in corporate America, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest is gaining quite a reputation. Last year, the Australian mining tycoon turned green campaigner doubled down on his long-running war with Meta – suing the social media platform for failing to prevent numerous scams on its platforms. Now he is in the … Read more
Refresh 2025-01-29T14:31:13.018Z While Meta is clearly playing a long time when it comes to its AI positioning, investors will undoubtedly be scrutinising its costs in the short run. “Social media giant Meta is facing steep expectations as it prepares to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results on Wednesday night.,” says Sam North, markets analyst at … Read more
Defined benefit (DB) pension scheme rules are set to be overhauled in an attempt to encourage large employers to reinvest surplus funds and even boost staff wages. In their latest attempt to foster economic growth, prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves , have proposed lifting restrictions on how well-funded occupational DB pensions that … Read more
The CT UK Capital & Income Investment Trust assesses investments against the yardsticks of quality, management and valuation. This provides a systematic way of analysing companies and their shares’ appeal. Attributes relating to quality that score well include high and sustainable return on equity, strong market position, good margins and growth. We look to management … Read more
The average advertised rent of properties coming to market outside of London has fallen for the first time since 2019, dropping by 0.2% to £1,341 per calendar month. This is according to Rightmove, which found that supply in the rental market has increased, while demand has dropped, helping push down prices. However, rents in the … Read more
Regular dividends from UK companies fell 0.4% in 2024, according to new analysis from Computershare. Dividends are an important part of investing in stocks. While some equities are best added to a portfolio for their future share price growth potential (growth stocks), others are sources of income. Anyone considering buying new stocks needs to consider … Read more
The number of people with more than a million pounds in their individual savings account (ISA) is booming, helped by strong stock market performance last year. Hargreaves Lansdown reported having 1,322 ISA millionaires on its platform at the end of December 2024 – 14% higher than six months ago, and more than double compared to … Read more
The S&P 500 closed 1.5% lower on Monday, driven by a sell-off in the technology sector. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 shed 3.0%. It comes after Chinese company DeepSeek launched a new model of its AI chatbot this month – a competitor to ChatGPT – which reportedly has lower development costs and better performance on some … Read more
Investment trust shares trading on a large discount to net asset value (NAV) can either be a great bargain or a sign that something is seriously wrong. After two years of persistent discounts, it is easier to see which is which. Among the casualties have been Home REIT, Digital 9 Infrastructure and ThomasLloyd Energy: trusts … Read more
China’s DeepSeek has shaken up the AI world with the release of an open-source AI model that reportedly outperformed OpenAI’s in several benchmarks. Even more startling is the company’s claim that its AI technology was developed for only $5.6 million. This figure has raised eyebrows, especially as companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have spent hundreds … Read more