Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 is awash with real estate investment trusts (REITs), a popular choice among investors looking for stable dividend income. REITs are similar to property investment trusts in that they provide exposure to the housing market. For investors lacking the funds to buy property directly, they’re an easily accessible alternative. 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 article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither does it constitute, any form of…
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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – The business climate index in Germany’s retail sector fell slightly in normally consumer spending-heavy December, as retailers assess their current situation as somewhat worse than in November, the Ifo Institute said on Friday. Business expectations for the coming months also declined slightly, Ifo added. This year was very challenging for the retail sector and the overall economic environment is likely to remain difficult in 2025, “even though many retailers are hoping for an improvement in consumer sentiment,” said Ifo expert Patrick Hoeppner. Although the business climate in the consumer goods industry initially improved in…
(Reuters) – European shares were on course to post their worst week in three months on Friday, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments about potential tariffs on the European Union further spooked investors already worried about the rate outlook. The pan-European index fell 0.8% by 0812 GMT, trading at its lowest in nearly a month and on course for its biggest weekly decline since early September. Trump said that the EU must purchase U.S. oil and gas to make up for its “tremendous deficit” with the world’s largest economy, or face tariffs. All the major European subsectors were in the…
LONDON – Amundi Physical Metals plc (GLDA) has announced the issuance of 120,000 new ETC Securities, identified as Tranche 635 of the Amundi Physical Gold ETC, under its Secured Precious Metal Linked ETC Securities Programme. This issuance, dated December 20, 2024, contributes to the growing aggregate number of ETC Securities, now totaling 51,402,155. The ETC Securities, each initially representing 0.04 fine troy ounces of gold, are designed to provide investors with exposure to gold prices. The securities are backed by physical gold held by HSBC Bank plc, acting as the custodian, and are subject to a Total (EPA:) Expense Ratio…
Image source: Getty Images I won’t keep anyone in suspense – I don’t have a positive outlook for the Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) share price in 2025. After an outstanding couple of years, I think things are finally starting to change. Over the last six months, the stock’s traded sideways as revenue growth’s started to decline. I think this is set to continue next year, which makes me pessimistic about Nvidia shares. Revenue growth Nvidia shares are up over 2,000%, but the majority of the increase has come in the last two years. And the reason for this is actually fairly straightforward. …
LONDON – Amundi Physical Metals plc (GLDA) has announced the issuance of 30,000 ETC Securities, identified as Tranche 634 of Amundi Physical Gold ETC. This addition follows the series issue date of May 23, 2019, under the firm’s Secured Precious Metal Linked ETC Securities Programme. The latest issuance brings the aggregate number of ETC Securities for the series to 51,282,155. Each security is linked to a specific weight in gold, offering investors exposure to the precious metal without the need for physical delivery. The initial metal entitlement per ETC Security at the series issue date was 0.04 fine troy ounces,…
(Reuters) – North American graphite miners asked the U.S. government on Wednesday to impose a tariff as high as 920% on Chinese suppliers of the battery metal in order to counter what they describe as Beijing’s “malicious trade practices.” The move is the latest attempt by Western critical minerals suppliers to offset China’s widespread control of the world’s extraction and processing of the building blocks for electric vehicles and electronics. Graphite, the largest component by volume in an EV battery, can be synthetically produced or processed from naturally occurring sources. China is the largest producer of both types and earlier…
Image source: Getty Images As a fresh year approaches, I like to try and predict what the big stock market stories might be looking ahead. Here are my thoughts on what the FTSE 250 share index might do over the next 12 months. A move above 22,000 points? 2024 has so far been a positive one for the FTSE 250. Up 4% in the year to date, this is roughly the same rate of growth it enjoyed last year. If this rate continues, the index will rise from 20,400 points today through the 21,000-point barrier. To be exact, it’ll end…
European markets opened lower on Friday as investors monitored political turmoil in the U.S. and monetary policy decisions from various major economies.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was around 0.9% lower shortly after the opening bell, with every sector and all major bourses in negative territory.The United States was plunged into fresh political uncertainty on Thursday evening, after the failure of a Trump-backed spending bill, whose passage would have prevented a government shutdown. Dozens of Republican lawmakers voted against the deal to fund the government for three months and suspend the U.S. debt ceiling for two years, meaning a partial government…
Enabling the Industry’s First 64 Gbps UCIe IPs following the Successful Tapeout of Alphawave Semi’s Gen2 36 Gbps UCIe IP on TSMC’s 3nm Technology, supporting both High-Yield, Low-Cost Organic Substrate Standard Packaging (NYSE:) and Advanced Packaging Technologies. LONDON & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alphawave Semi (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity and compute silicon for the world’s technology infrastructure, proudly introduces the industry’s first 64 Gbps Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe™) Die-to-Die (D2D) IP Subsystem to deliver unprecedented chiplet interconnect data rates, setting a new standard for ultra-high-performance D2D connectivity solutions in the industry. The third generation, 64 Gbps IP Subsystem…