Image source: Getty Images Farewell Cash ISAs? Maybe not, but the idea of shelving these savings accounts is being talked about in the press. One reason is that thanks to the recent dismal UK growth projections, the government might need to drum up a bit of tax revenue and the sister of the Stocks and Shares ISA seems to have fallen squarely in the crosshairs. Personally, I’m not worried. That’s not because I don’t use a Cash ISA and not because I don’t think it’ll happen, but because I think there are much better places to grow a bit of…
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The Coca-Cola HBC (LSE: CCH) share price was on the move today (13 February), surging 9.3% to an all-time high of 3,246p. This made it the top riser in the FTSE 100 by some distance. I’m relieved that I finally added this stock to my portfolio late last year. For months beforehand, I intended to invest but never got round to it. Why is the stock up today? For those unfamiliar, the company is one of the major bottlers for The Coca-Cola Company. Based in Switzerland, it produces, sells and distributes beverages like Coca-Cola, Fanta, Schweppes, Sprite, and Monster across 28…
Image source: Getty Images Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) has been increasing the dividend per share payment for the past few years, after cutting it completely during the pandemic. With the dividend yield currently at 4.54%, it’s already higher than the FTSE 100 average of 3.44%. Yet based on the dividend forecasts, there could be more income on the way. Details of the payments Typically, Lloyds pays two dividends a year. The first is declared as part of the annual results in February. The second is announced in July with the half-year earnings. Last year, the two payments amounted to 2.9p…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks as he joins U.S. President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. government needs to “delete entire agencies” in a cost and efficiency drive, tech billionaire and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk said Thursday when asked about whether the changes he is implementing as part of the Donald Trump administration will last beyond the current president’s term.”I think we do need to delete entire agencies, as opposed to…
Image source: Getty Images The average Stocks and Shares ISA has delivered an excellent return over the last decade. According to Moneyfacts, it’s grown by 9.64% a year, on average. By contrast, the average Cash ISA returned just 1.21% a year. I was converted to the glories of equity investing yonks back. But it’s nice to be reminded from time to time. Let’s see what this means in practice. Say an investor had tucked £10,000 into the average Stocks and Shares ISA some 10 years ago. Today, they’d have £25,101, assuming all dividends were reinvested. By contrast, a Cash ISA would…
Are there limits to a country’s debt and debt growth? What will happen to interest rates and all that they affect if government debt growth isn’t slowed? Can a big, important country that has a major reserve currency like the U.S. go broke—and, if so, what would that look like?These aren’t just academic questions for academic economists. They are questions that investors, policy makers, and most everyone must answer because the answers will have huge effects on all our well-being in the years ahead and what we should do. But definitive answers to these questions don’t currently exist. At this time,…
A Canadian forestry company last year sold 752,100 carbon credits from a US-based IFM project at an average price of $24 per tonne… Source link
Image source: Getty Images Barclays‘ (LSE: BARC) share price dipped following the publication of its 2024 results on Thursday (13 February), but the numbers look fairly good to me. With the stock still trading well below its book value, should investors consider buying the dip? Solid results provide support Barclays’ pre-tax profit rose by 24% to £8,108m last year, slightly above broker forecasts. Shareholders get a 5% dividend increase and have also benefited from £1.8bn of share buybacks over the last year. I’m not always a fan of buybacks, but Barclays has been buying back its shares below their book…
Few fans would associate Formula 1 racing with sustainability, but perhaps incongruously for a sport that glorifies combustion, the league has a goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. For F1 teams, it’s not as simple as burning sustainable fuels in their race cars’ engines. In fact, the cars are responsible for less than 1% of a team’s carbon footprint. The vast majority comes from everything else, including race-oriented logistics, business travel, office space, computers and so on. To offset some of the more challenging sources, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team is buying 5,500 metric tons worth of carbon credits…
Bitauto News, according to relevant media reports, BYD is forming a carbon emission alliance with European automobile manufacturers, selling them carbon credits to help them avoid huge fines imposed by the European Union for emissions in 2025. According to regulations, automobile manufacturers are required to declare their carbon credit trading agreements to the European Commission before December 31st each year. The European Commission may request additional information disclosure but will not interfere with the commercial terms of the agreements. Previously, several car companies announced the establishment of two carbon credit pools. One is composed of Tesla, Stellantis, Toyota, Ford, Mazda…