Optimism quietly growing around Cisco prospects

If it talks like tech, and walks like tech, it probably interacts with Cisco Systems (CSCO:NASDAQ), and it is this bellwether status that will have...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Investors seize on positive signs at Diageo despite profit slump

Premium drinks leader Diageo (DGE) served up weak results for the year to June 2025 with operating profits down 27.8% to $4.3 billion (£3.2 billion)...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Three big questions as the UK M&A boom continues

The M&A boom in the UK market has shown no signs of abating as deals continue to progress. This raises three big questions: who is...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Surprisingly weak US jobs data and new tariff threats lead to market turbulence

President Trump’s latest tariff salvo and July’s non-farm payrolls report conspired to send investors running for the hills on 1 August as volatility spiked, stocks...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Business data and service provider Wolters Kluwer is a cheap tech proxy

Wolters Kluwer (WKL:AMS) €133

Market cap: €30.7 billion


Continuing our search for high-quality, undervalued European growth companies, we believe Netherlands-based provider of business information, software...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Will Trump’s tariffs tip investors toward new arenas?

President Trump’s 1 August deadline for the imposition of ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on trading partners is now behind us.

The White House can point to several...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies offers quality and growth at a 12% discount

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (SST) 298p

Market cap: £343 million

Investors seeking exposure to smaller Asian companies operating in the world’s fastest-growing economies and...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Does it matter when I take my 25% tax-free allowance?

My question is about taking 25% tax free cash if you have a number of pension pots and if there are any time constraints.

In...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Inflation-busting trusts, vehicles whose dividend payouts have beaten rising prices

UK inflation is creeping back up again. As measured by the consumer price index, or CPI, the rise in the cost of living was 3.6% in...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


Find out which UK companies short sellers are targeting

The FTSE 100 has climbed almost 20% in a straight-line since the dark days of ‘Liberation Day’ in early April to make new all-time highs...

Thu, 07/08/2025 - 00:00


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