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3 booming growth shares in the...
Image source: Getty Images Shares of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) are up around 25% over the past year. That’s undoubtedly impressive. Underneath though, at the portfolio level, some of the trust’s holdings are absolutely rocketing. Here, I want to highlight three of them to assess whether any are worth considering. Hitting $4trn Let’s
Copper Prices Hit New Heights Amid...
On Thursday copper prices climbed to unprecedented levels, climbing past $10,000 per tonne. The main reason for this sharp increase is linked to trade disruptions caused by the aggressive tariff policies of US President Donald Trump. In the previous month it was President Trump who gave the order to the Commerce Department to take a
Why rules-based stock picking works (and...
In the first article of this series, we tackled the problems many investors face – story-driven speculation, tip chasing, and the trap of seeking more and more information which often brings overconfidence rather than better results. One answer is using a rules-based approach, based around the characteristics of shares proven to identify winners. When you
2021…Wow, Another Crazy (Good) Year!
At this point, maybe you’re done with 2021 – right?! But face it, we gotta look back to figure out how we arrived…in this mess today! And hopefully recall & reinforce any lessons learned. ‘Cos sure, there’s plenty of good & bad luck involved, but outcomes for both nations & investors are ultimately a result
US reportedly looking at curbing AI...
Bloomberg reported that the is reportedly considering imposing new restrictions on the export of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips to Malaysia and Thailand. This potential move is part of a broader strategy by the US government to prevent China from acquiring sophisticated AI semiconductors through intermediary countries, thereby circumventing existing export controls. The US could
Can Unilever be trusted to deliver...
Unilever has been through something of a PR disaster in recent weeks. In January, Terry Smith questioned why Unilever felt that Hellmann’s mayonnaise needed to have a social purpose beyond tasting great. Shortly after that, Smith wrote a somewhat scathing post mortem of Unilever’s recent attempt to buy GSK Consumer Healthcare, calling it a “near-death”
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With a 30% increase since the...
Image source: Getty Images To consider whether the Barclays (LSE:BARC) share price represents value for money, I think it’s sensible to make a comparison to other banks. Fortunately, the London Stock Exchange regularly publishes data that makes this possible. The numbers Based on its results for the past 12 months, Barclays has a price-to-earnings ratio