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Why the Taiwanese market is more than just TSMC
Thursday 28 Mar 2024Stocks in Taiwan have comfortably outperformed those of other emerging markets in recent years. According to data from index provider MSCI up to the end of February 2024, MSCI Taiwan has achieved an annualised gross return of nearly 13% over 10 years and 17.7% over five years. This compares with...
Emerging markets: semiconductor surge, electric vehicles and Egypt
Thursday 28 Mar 20241. Semiconductors in focus: The semiconductor sector, as represented by the Philadelphia semiconductor index, posted a 10% gain in February. This reflected renewed optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) chips and their associated applications. Asian chipmakers, which are responsible for...
Small world: a look at some of the month’s interesting small-cap stories
Thursday 28 Mar 2024We begin this article with the cautionary tale of former high-flying cloud telephony and conferencing firm LoopUp (LOOP:AIM) . At the beginning of March, the firm dropped a bombshell on investors by announcing the board had unanimously decided that canceling its listing on AIM and raising money...
Understand whether Super Micro Computer is an investment flop or technology great
Thursday 21 Mar 2024There is no hotter area to invest in today than artificial intelligence, or AI as it is commonly known, and there is no hotter stock to buy than Super Micro Computer (SMCI:NASDAQ) . But should you? In 2024 to date the shares are up 219.1%, notwithstanding a recent wobble, leaving the market cap...
Do markets actually care who wins the US election in November?
Thursday 21 Mar 2024Following last week’s primary votes, current US president Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump both won enough nominations to ensure the battle lines for the November election are drawn. This repeat of the 2020 contest represents the first rematch of two former presidents in 70 years, and...
Construct an ISA portfolio: Put the building blocks in place for investment success
Thursday 21 Mar 2024We are weeks away from the end of the tax year and inevitably there is plenty of focus on ISAs – whether that relates opening an account or using up existing allowances. In all the hoo-hah it’s easy to lose sight of just what a compelling vehicle this is for investors. Whatever you are investing...
Fear of missing out has supplanted fears of a market sell-off
Thursday 21 Mar 2024With the S&P 500 index racking up gains in 17 of the last 20 weeks, a feat it hasn’t managed to achieve since 1964, it’s fair to say investors are making hay in US stocks again this year. The benchmark has now posted no fewer than 17 new all-time highs since the start of January, the latest...
Find out how London Tunnels plans to create one of the biggest tourist attractions in the capital
Thursday 21 Mar 2024Leisure business London Tunnels is expected to float on the AIM market sometime around the middle of the year. The company is majority owned by Angus Murray who is the brains behind plans to turn London’s tunnels into a tourist attraction, which showcases the story of the London Blitz. In October...
Why have renewable energy funds performed so poorly?
Thursday 14 Mar 2024Rewind to 2020, five years on from the landmark Paris Agreement to combat climate change, and aside from the pandemic the big stories in markets were the ‘climate emergency’ and the ‘energy transition’. Although the Glasgow COP26 conference had to be postponed until 2021 due to Covid, there was no...
Big momentum: with global indices setting new highs discover the stocks which can keep up the pace
Thursday 14 Mar 2024Stock markets have been making new all-time highs in the US, Europe and Japan and investors are asking whether they are witnessing a new global bull market for stocks which began in November 2023. Momentum is a powerful factor in stock markets. Prices tend to trend in the same direction which mean...