Image source: Getty Images Warren Buffett isn’t known for investing in FTSE 100 shares. Over the years, he’s tended to hold no more than one. Yet his investing philosophy is as relevant for UK stocks as it is for US blue-chips. One Buffett quote I love is: “If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes.” Here are two FTSE 100 shares I’d happily keep holding for a decade, even if the stock market shut down. Rising defence budgets First up is BAE Systems (LSE: BA.). The diversified global defence giant…
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HELSINKI – Finnish state-owned financing company Finnvera Oyj has updated its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program, increasing its ceiling from €15 billion to €17 billion, and has been accepted as an issuer on Nasdaq Helsinki. This development, effective as of December 20, 2024, aligns with the State of Finland’s confirmation on December 19, 2024, to extend its guarantee for the debt program to the new limit. The EMTN program, which has the explicit backing of the Finnish government, enables Finnvera to issue bonds with a rating equivalent to the State of Finland’s long-term debt, currently rated at Moody’s Aa1…
SharkNinja, known for its home and personal appliances, is betting on celebrities to help it grow its brand awareness in 2025.People might be familiar with some of ShakNinja’s products, like its hair styling tool or its ice cream maker. However, because SharkNinja sells a wide variety of products, they might not be familiar with all of the products the company carries. As such, ShankNinja is betting on a wide range of celebrity influencer collaborations, as well as cultural tie-ins like limited-edition product releases, to make more customers aware of its entire range of products. The company’s most recent campaign, called…
As a 15-year veteran of the utility industry, I can tell you with certainty there’s nowhere like Connecticut. In other states, when utility companies receive downgrades in their credit rating, regulators and consumer advocates haul them into hearings, demanding to know their plans to rectify them. Not so in Connecticut, where regulators themselves are named as the reason for the downgrades, and policymakers like the Office of Consumer Counsel and the Chairs of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee work overtime to provide political cover. Meanwhile, the scope of these downgrades – from S&P and Moody’s, two of the most…
Image source: Getty Images Investment trusts can deliver large returns while allowing investors to effectively diversify. But times have been tough for these companies more recently. Victoria Hasler, head of fund research at Hargreaves Lansdown, notes that Rising interest rates have led to their income streams looking less attractive than they once did, rising discount rates have impacted asset valuations, and active managers have struggled in markets led by a few big stocks. She also notes that “over the last couple of years we have seen some good quality investment trusts trading on hefty discounts“. This remains the case as…
Digital assets have had a wild ride over the last year. Several centralized crypto companies, from the hedge fund Three Arrows Capital to the crypto exchange FTX, have failed, while the SEC, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and other US agencies have initiated a regulatory onslaught against crypto-related businesses. Further, amid high inflation, a banking crisis, and a potential recession, all risk assets face an uncertain macro future. But we can’t forget the long-term asymmetric opportunity that digital assets may offer. Fundamental investors are searching for the digital projects that stand the best chance for mass adoption despite the…
The semiconductor industry has delivered tremendous growth over the last several decades. Demand for chips can experience downturns, especially during economic recessions, but history shows that more advanced devices and technologies require more powerful processors, which creates an upward-sloping demand curve. In the near term, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a key sales catalyst for leading chip suppliers. IDC’s latest report projects the semiconductor market will grow 15% in 2025, led by AI demand. This could spell a great buying opportunity for stocks that have recently fallen in value. Two stocks earning high praise on Wall Street are Advanced…
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s main opposition party threatened on Monday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo if he failed to proclaim a law to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed bid to impose martial law. Prime Minister Han has taken over from the suspended Yoon, who was impeached on Dec. 14 and faces a Constitutional Court review on whether to oust him. With a majority in parliament, the opposition Democratic Party passed a bill this month to appoint a special counsel to pursue charges of insurrection, among others, against the conservative…
By Naomi Rovnick, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rodrigo Campos LONDON (Reuters) – Markets that began the year with investors expecting a global stock rally to fizzle, swift U.S. interest rate cuts to boost Treasuries and soften the dollar and emerging market currencies to strengthen have firmly defied that consensus. World stocks are set for a second consecutive annual gain of more than 17%, unfazed by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, Germany’s economic contraction and government collapse, French budget chaos and China’s slowdown. That comes mostly thanks to a second year of huge gains for Wall Street stocks as artificial…
The stock market hates surprising economic news. The latest evidence: Stocks plummeted on Wednesday after Fed officials signaled that they expect to cut interest rates only two times next year — down from the four projected in September. The news triggered a sell-off that ended in a 3% drop in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and 3.6% for the Nasdaq (^IXIC). The Dow (^DJI), which was set to snap a historic losing streak, traded its gains for a 2.6% loss. But unlike daily market fluctuations, your retirement strategy is a long game. “We have seen the market go down every year…