Image source: Getty Images All hail Aviva (LSE: AV) shares! They’ve been a standout performer in the FTSE 100 in recent past, delivering impressive growth and robust dividends. While some stocks give investors high income, and others deliver heaps of growth, Aviva has done both. In spades. Over the past year, Aviva’s share price has risen a modest 13%. Over five years though, it’s up a mighty 125%. That’s roughly double the FTSE 100’s 58% gain over the same period. Can it continue to beat the FTSE 100? Better still, Aviva has consistently offered an attractive dividend yield, typically ranging between 6%…
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Shares of China’s major state-owned banks rose on Monday morning following the announcement of a massive recapitalization effort aimed at strengthening their core Tier-1 capital. China Construction Bank climbed 3.5% in Shanghai, while Bank of China gained 2.4%. Bank of Communications and Postal Savings Bank of China also saw gains of 1.9% and 1.4%, respectively. The rally comes after four of the country’s biggest banks unveiled plans on Sunday to raise a combined 520 billion yuan ($71.7 billion) through private share placements. The initiative, backed by China’s finance ministry—a key shareholder in the banks—aims to enhance capital buffers, expand credit…
Image source: Sam Robson, The Motley Fool UK Tesla’s been a very enriching share over the past 15 years. Since 2010, it’s up about 20,500%, even after accounting for the recent 40% drop. For NIO (NYSE: NIO) however, the stock market story has been very different. It has lost over half its value since listing in 2018. So far this year, NIO stock’s fallen 14% and now trades for just $3.75. For context, it reached $61 back in the pandemic tech bubble of 2021, meaning the peak-to-trough loss here is a staggering 93%! However, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker…
Image source: Getty Images One FTSE 100 firm I keep a close eye on is Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE:SMT). As a shareholder, this is clearly in my best interests. But it’s also interesting to hear the managers’ talk about technology trends and company developments. It’s noteworthy then that in the past few months the growth-focused investment trust has been dumping its shares in both Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). These have long been large and important holdings, so it’s quite the turnaround. But why? Let’s take a look. Drastic reductions At the end of September, both Tesla…
Image source: Getty Images Still have some of this tax year’s Stocks and Shares ISA allowance left to use? Here are three dirt-cheap investment trusts I think investors should consider right now. Schroder Income Growth Fund As the name implies, the Schroder Income Growth Fund (LSE:SCF) is designed to provide investors with a rising dividend over time. This can be critical for long-term wealth building by protecting investors from inflationary impacts. Dividends here have risen every year since the fund listed back in 1995. In total, the Schroder Income Growth Fund has positions in almost 50 predominantly large-cap shares. This…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2025. Jeenah Moon | ReutersU.S. stock futures fell early Monday as traders looked ahead to “Liberation Day” for clarity on President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 145 points, or 0.35%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.64% and 1.18%, respectively.A slew of tariffs set to be enacted by the Trump administration will go into effect on Wednesday — what Trump has called “Liberation Day” — including a 25% levy on “all cars…
Inflation is like that houseguest who just won’t leave. Even though it has cooled since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation is still hanging around 3% — higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal. But what really matters to your wallet is the impact inflation is having on your finances. Prices today are 23.3% higher than they were in February 2020 before the pandemic started, which means nearly everything costs more. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by one percentage point in 2024, but they’re being careful about future cuts, as prices aren’t coming down as quickly as they’d…
A worker works at a workshop of Zhonghong Packaging Company in Lianyun district, Lianyungang city, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 27, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina’s manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in one year in March, signaling Beijing’s stimulus measures were helping prop up an economic recovery, while looming U.S. tariffs threaten to thwart growth.The official purchasing managers’ index came in at 50.5 in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data released Monday, marking the fastest expansion since March last year and in line with Reuters poll estimates.The PMI figure sprang to above the…
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Equation and is republished with permission. Contrary to popular belief, we do not have a user-pay model today for our infrastructure and have not for some decades. And that might not be a problem. Yet in one of his first official acts as Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy delineated a set of principles governing DOT funding (to the extent there is any legal discretion). One of these principles was to state that DOT will prioritize “projects and goals that utilize user-pay models.”The concept of users paying directly for transportation (i.e. the user-pay model) is…
Japan will start offering digital nomad visas at the end of March, according to The Japan Times.Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets plunged Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s fresh round of tariffs expected later in the week.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 started the day 3.9% lower while the broader Topix index lost 3.7%.Over in South Korea, the Kospi index fell 2.4% while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 2.32%.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 1.44%.Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index last traded at 23,284 pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI’s close of 23,426.60.U.S. futures slipped as investors await clarity on Trump’s tariff…