magazine 8 May 2025
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Battle of the brands at Unilever and Reckitt and a review of US tech earnings.
The case for prioritising your retirement pot with your available cash
Why the US could become a smaller part of investors’ portfolios
Pick of the bunch was NatWest, with shares touching a new 14-year high
Helping with a question about taking lump sums out of a retirement pot
Jobs data is a lagging indicator where as surveys indicate pain is coming
The world’s biggest retailer could emerge from the current fog with an even greater market share
The regulator’s key concerns are price transparency and excessive mark-ups for cremation services
$10,000 invested in Berkshire Hathaway when Buffett took over in 1965 would today be worth around $535 million
The shipbroker’s annual profits could be more than 25% lower due to trade tensions and dollar weakness
Failed attempts at chasing gains have made me a firm believer in compounding
Both FTSE 100 stalwarts are undergoing positive change, but should investors pick up their shares right now?
Key takeaways include strong profit, more AI investment and little sign of recessionary pullback (for now)
Plus we may be close to seeing the direct impact of tariffs on the US economy
The industry has been struggling due to softening consumer demand in US and China
The airline and package holidays provider’s customer first approach pays off
Music streaming leader still has substantial expansion headroom
A single-digit PE ratio implies a lot of bad news is discounted in the share price
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