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Investing in the US: how buying actively managed funds compares with stocks
Thursday 14 Nov 2024The US stock market is the biggest in the world and the listing domain of globally-renowned companies including Apple (AAPL:NASDAQ) , Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) and Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ) , which makes the market an extremely attractive proposition for UK-based investors. The US equity market’s sheer size...
Investing for Trump 2.0
Thursday 14 Nov 2024The result of the US presidential election has created shockwaves in the financial markets and beyond and I’m sure raised questions about your own portfolios. That’s understandable and arguably this was among the more consequential elections of recent times. However, the occupant of the White House...
What the market will be watching when Nvidia reports
Thursday 14 Nov 2024In early September, shares in Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) tanked. In just eight days, more than $400 billion of market cap vanished, leaving investors wondering what to do. To help, Shares took an in-depth look at the AI (artificial intelligence) chip designer and concluded that investors’ best bet was...
The pros and cons of investing in gold and where the price could go next
Thursday 07 Nov 2024Gold has had a great year. Spot prices hit another all-time high (30 October) of $2,781 per ounce, based on Bloomberg data, chalking up 35% gains so far in 2024, having broken through the $2,600 level in September for the very first time. That trumps global equities, based on the FTSE World Index’s...
Why the UK stock market could get a new look in 2025
Thursday 07 Nov 2024Recent changes to the UK’s listing rules should lead to a host of new names joining the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices in the new year, generating more interest in the UK stock market and putting more companies on the radar of investors. This matters to investors whether they own UK stocks directly...
Can education media group Pearson win the AI battle?
Thursday 07 Nov 2024Publisher Pearson (PSON) has gone through many incarnations during its 180-year history from starting out as a civil engineering business to the owner of The Financial Times to its current focus on education. The company is going through change once again with the appointment of new CEO Omar Abbosh...
AI goes nuclear: Why the energy source is in big demand
Thursday 07 Nov 2024There was a certain degree of investor bemusement last month when shares in US electricity generation company Constellation Energy (CEG:NASDAQ) soared on news technology giant Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) had signed a 20-year power purchase agreement. This was no ordinary deal, however, as it paves the...
Get to know the Brazilian market
Thursday 31 Oct 2024Brazil’s central bank went against the grain by announcing its first interest rate hike in two years in September 2024 on concerns that the more robust than anticipated levels of economic activity might stoke inflationary pressures. The door was left open to further increases. Higher rates are not...
Emerging markets: China stimulus, Middle East tensions, Latin America
Thursday 31 Oct 20241 . China steps up: Chinese policymakers have announced a slew of stimulus measures targeted at reversing the downturn in economic growth and deflationary forces in the economy. Similar to the end of Covid-19 lockdowns in 2022, the policy change is sudden and dramatic. Reasons for the change in...
Ready for lift-off: Funds primed for an upturn in fortunes
Thursday 31 Oct 2024Funds inevitably have their up and downs in performance. When a fund has gone through a particularly poor spell, does this represent a buying opportunity for investors in the expectation it will bounce back to form? Likewise for existing investors, should they stick or twist? Fortunately, there are...