Image source: Getty Images As 2025 approaches, many of us are thinking about new financial goals and one great place to start is with a Stocks and Shares ISA. ISAs are a popular investment option in the UK, allowing individuals to invest in a wide range of stocks, commodities and other assets, tax-free. With the recent changes meaning higher capital gains tax is paid on share sales, an ISA is now more appealing than ever. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this…
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By Selena Li, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – More U.S. financial firms may pull back from China, hive off local units to minimise risks or pause expansion plans on concerns about geopolitical tensions in a Donald Trump presidency, industry executives and analysts said. Mainland China was a lucrative market for Wall Street investment banks and major U.S. asset managers to expand in the decade leading up to the pandemic as the world’s second-largest economy recorded double-digit economic growth. However, those firms now face risks of even more trade tensions between Beijing and Washington under a new…
ATLANTA and STOCKHOLM, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sinch [Sinch AB (publ) “ (XSTO: SINCH)], which is pioneering the way the world communicates through its Customer Communications Cloud, is pleased to have been named as an Established Leader in RCS Business Messaging by research firm Juniper Research. Sinch has been recognized for its superior product and positioning, and unmatched capacity and capability. Juniper Research scores vendors on a range of factors including but not limited to their geographical reach, depth of partnerships, RCS value-added services, notable RCS deployments and innovation. Sinch is simplifying RCS onboarding and offering multiple pathways to…
UK supermarket Sainsbury’s maintains profit outlookA Sainsbury’s sign stands on top of a fuel station gantry, in view of an Asda sign above the entrance to the supermarket in Watford, U.K., on Monday, April 30, 2018. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.K. supermarket group Sainsbury’s has reported a 3.7% rise in retail underlying operating profit for the first half of the fiscal year.The U.K.’s second-largest supermarket chain said retail underlying operating profit rose to £503 million ($650.7 million) in the six months to Sept.14 , up from £485 million in the same period last year.It added that it expected to…
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ProQuest One Sustainability offers a transdisciplinary research experience and features AI-powered ProQuest Research Assistant LONDON, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the launch of ProQuest™ One Sustainability. The new solution is an expansive, curated, multi-format content collection designed to meet the growing demand for sustainability curricula across research, teaching and learning. Developed in collaboration with curriculum experts, faculty, students and librarians, ProQuest One Sustainability includes over 1,500 scholarly journals, more than 40,000 full-text case studies, unique content from over 37,000 dissertations and theses, as well as reports, trade journals,…
Donald Trump’s election-night address to the country confirmed that one of the evening’s biggest winners—in addition to himself—was Elon Musk. Trump spent a hefty portion of his scattered victory speech thanking Musk, who has recently spent more than $130 million and a lot of time and tweets to the conservative political cause. In particular, Trump had high praise for Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and its Starlink internet satellites—two business units ripe for government contracts. “We have to protect our super geniuses,” the president-elect said. On the campaign trail, Trump said he’ll create a new “government efficiency” position in his administration…
If you are building a properly diversified stock portfolio, the chances are some of your picks will perform badly. Long term Cancom SE (ETR:COK) shareholders know that all too well, since the share price is down considerably over three years. Regrettably, they have had to cope with a 60% drop in the share price over that period. Furthermore, it’s down 20% in about a quarter. That’s not much fun for holders. Since shareholders are down over the longer term, lets look at the underlying fundamentals over the that time and see if they’ve been consistent with returns. View our latest…
Canada’s upcoming emissions cap on the oil and gas sector aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 37% by 2030 from 2022 levels. However, the energy industry and provinces like Alberta are strongly opposing it. The plan, unveiled Monday, introduces a cap-and-trade system designed to encourage higher-polluting firms to invest in emissions-reduction projects while recognizing better-performing companies. The intent to cap the oil and gas industry was first revealed during the COP28 last year in Dubai. Beyond Black Gold: A Green Transition? Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault clearly emphasized the importance of this move, stating that: “Every sector of the economy…
ANGELA WEISS/AFP The world’s richest people saw huge wealth gains as stocks rallied after the election on Wednesday. The biggest gainers include Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, and Warren Buffett. Stocks rallied to records after Trump’s win as markets see a coming era of looser regulation and lower taxes. The world’s richest people saw huge gains in their net worth on Wednesday as markets cheered the outcome of the 2024 election. Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Jensen Huang saw their wealth soar on Wednesday, propelled by huge stock gains after former President Donald Trump sailed to victory…