Image source: BT Group plc The BT Group (LSE:BT.A) share price has been on a great run over the last 12 months, rising by almost 50%. That’s a welcome change of pace as it was only a few years ago that investors were jumping ship on fears of an overleveraged balance sheet. Today, sentiment’s improved drastically. While debt remains a significant challenge, management’s seemingly making the right moves to tackle it. With operational milestones being hit, paired with an incoming surge to free cash flow generation, investors are placing bullish bets on this enterprise. So can the company deliver? Let’s…
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Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) stock has surged 16.2% in 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 4.6% decline. This performance has caught the attention of investors and market analysts alike, potentially creating additional momentum. But it’s not only the share price performance that has caught investors eyes. Buffett had been slowly selling some of Berkshire Hathaway’s positions as US stocks surged. This appears to be a very wise move, with the conglomerate’s cash reserve reaching $334bn just as the broad market started to fall. He’s been here before Investor confidence in Buffett’s ability to navigate turbulent…
Taiwanese Coast Guard personnel work on a vessel off the coast of Nangan Township, in the Matsu Islands on Oct. 15, 2024, a day after China conducted the “Joint Sword-2024B” military drills around Taiwan.Daniel Ceng | AFP | Getty ImagesChina’s military said Tuesday its army, navy and rocket forces launched a joint exercise off the coast of Taiwan in what it described as a “stern warning” against forces looking to undermine peace in the Taiwan Strait.The military drills, designed to “close in on Taiwan from multiple directions,” are a “resolute punishment” for the island’s President Lai Ching-te’s administration’s “provocations for…
Image source: Getty Images Stocks listed on the FTSE AIM are exempt from stamp duty. This makes a difference because a typical rate of 0.5% is charged on non-AIM listed stocks. This can significantly impact overall returns, especially for frequent traders or those making large investments. This tax advantage makes AIM stocks potentially more attractive to investors. It reduces the overall cost of investment and, in theory, may contribute to improved liquidity in these growth-oriented companies. For investors focused on smaller, potentially high-growth companies, the stamp duty exemption on AIM stocks can be a meaningful factor in their investment strategy…
SINGAPORE – Singapore on April 1 finalised a carbon trading agreement with Peru, in a move that will pave the way for the Republic to buy carbon credits from the biodiversity-rich nation. This is the fourth such deal that Singapore has, and the first one inked with a Latin American nation. The country also has similar pacts with Bhutan, Ghana and Papua New Guinea. Under the Paris Agreement, countries can buy carbon credits generated in other jurisdictions to meet domestic climate targets. One carbon credit represents one tonne of carbon dioxide that is either removed from the atmosphere, such as…
Image source: Getty Images For many of us, passive income is the holy grail of investing. It gives us hope of working less, spending more time with family and taking some extra holidays. So, what would it take to earn a £2,000 monthly passive income? The simple maths here might be daunting at first. Even with a 5% yield, an investor would need around £480,000 invested in order to achieve £24,000 annually or £2,000 monthly. However, this is path well-trodden by thousands of UK investors. And the first part is building a portfolio worth £480,000, ideally within an ISA wrapper…
Image source: Getty Images I’m searching for the best FTSE 100 bargain stocks to buy this month. And International Consolidated Airlines (LSE:IAG) shares have grabbed my attention, the British Airways owner falling 29% in value from February’s record high. After ‘kicking the tyres’, I’ve decided I’ll steer well clear of the travel giant this ISA season. Here are two major reasons why. 1. Economic gloom Airlines are highly cyclical companies. When times get tough, luxuries like trips abroad tend to be among the first things to fall when consumers tighten the pursestrings. Business and cargo travel also tends to weaken…
When you buy shares in a company, it’s worth keeping in mind the possibility that it could fail, and you could lose your money. But on the bright side, if you buy shares in a high quality company at the right price, you can gain well over 100%. One great example is Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL) which saw its share price drive 174% higher over five years. And in the last week the share price has popped 5.6%. After a strong gain in the past week, it’s worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving…
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales rose modestly for a second straight month in February as a long-awaited cut in interest rates combined with slower inflation to boost consumer sentiment and spending power.However, the recovery in consumer spending is still tepid, suggesting consumers remain cautious and would not be a bar to more policy easing. The Australian dollar was steady at $0.6241 and three-year bond futures were little changed at 96.31.Data out from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday showed retail sales added 0.2% in February from January, when they gained 0.3%. The outcome was just below market forecasts…
The U.S. has had a shortage of air traffic controllers for years.Air traffic controller staffing “is at an all-time low,” said Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, their union.In an interview with CNBC, Daniels said the situation has “hit a critical point.”We currently have 10,800 certified professional controllers where we need [to have] 14,633. Any hiccup, a government shutdown or anything that disrupts the pipeline of the air traffic controllers coming in, will absolutely hurt the capacity of the flying public, and how many planes we can put in the air at any given time safely,”…