Image source: Getty Images It’s common knowledge that BP (LSE: BP.) shares have underperformed those of its peers for some time. Now the vultures are beginning to circle. Shell may have denied takeover rumours, but should a big US name enter into the race, I think that might change. However, among all the speculation, I’ve remained focused on underlying fundamentals, and I continue to believe that BP’s significant discount to its peers is unjustified. Ditching renewables Back in February, the CEO admitted that it had moved “too far too fast” by investing so heavily in renewables. Now that it has…
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Image source: Getty Images. Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been the best place to park investment capital in recent years. Since the launch of ChatGPT back in late 2022, many of these stocks have soared. The question is: are there any worthwhile AI shares in the FTSE 100? Let’s take a look. When I look through the Footsie today, I don’t see any ‘pure plays’ on AI. For example, there’s no company that specialises in AI chips like Nvidia or AI software like Palantir. That said, there are a few software/internet companies that are heavily integrating AI into their offerings.…
Image source: Getty Images Since 4 April, Nvidia stock’s surged almost 70%! That means an investor that sunk £10,000 into the stock just three months ago would have netted almost £7,000 in profit. That equates to over £2,300 in passive income a month — not bad! It’s an impressive recovery, considering the stock fell 20% in the first quarter of 2025. Now the world’s most popular graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturer is fully recovered — and then some. It’s currently trading near record highs around $160. It’s bizarre to think that components originally designed for computer games are now powering…
Image source: Getty Images Looking for top FTSE 100 stocks to buy? Here are a couple I think merit serious consideration this month. Barratt Redrow Risks remain to housebuilders like Barratt Redrow (LSE:BTRW) as the cost-of-living crisis endures and the UK struggles for growth. But further interest rate cuts could offset these pressures and reinforce the housing market’s recent rebound. Latest lending data from the Bank of England (BoE) certainly paints a rosy picture. This showed the number of mortgage approvals for May rose to 63,000, an increase of 2,400 from the previous month. This beat expectations and was the…
Leading macro strategist, Craig Shapiro, is warning that President Donald Trump’s proposal to lean more in favor of short-term Treasury bills could have major ramifications for the U.S. Dollar. What Happened: On Sunday, in a post on X, Shapiro warned against Trump’s intention to avoid issuing 10-year treasury notes that currently trade at high interest rates, opting instead for shorter-term Treasury bills with substantially lower interest rates. The post is referring to Trump’s interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” where he said, “I don’t want to have to pay for 10-year debt at a higher rate,” when talking about…
Image source: Getty Images BAE Systems‘ (LSE: BA.) share price has been one of the standout performers on the FTSE 100 over the past couple of years. Shares in the defence giant have more than tripled since early 2022, recently hitting an all-time high near 2,000p. Even after a modest pullback, the stock’s still up roughly 60% year-to-date, trading around 1,870p. For long-term investors like myself, it raises a pressing question: is there still value in the stock, or has the rally run its course? How it got here Several factors have driven this exceptional run, the most obvious being…
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Image source: Getty Images I think these small-caps could be too cheap to ignore this month. Here’s why they’re worth serious consideration. SThree The steady adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is providing significant challenges for the recruitment sector. According to job search platform Adzuna, the number of new entry-level roles in the UK has slumped 32% since November 2022. That coincides with the launch of the first mass-used chatbot ChatGPT. As generative AI systems get smarter, the switching out of human roles for machines looks set to accelerate. Yet I still believe some recruitments stocks — one of which is…
A new analysis of Boston’s ambulance response data reveals that reckless drivers are dramatically more likely to strike pedestrians who live in Boston’s predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods – even when those pedestrians are visiting overwhelmingly white neighborhoods like Back Bay or Beacon Hill.In a paper titled “Mobility Risk: Using Ambulance Operations Data to Analyze the Spatial and Social Dimensions of Health Disadvantage,” published in the journal Cities & Health, a team of researchers that included academics and Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees analyzed the city’s ambulance response data to examine how traffic violence varies across neighborhoods. The researchers found…
US Treasury Secretary Bessent spoke late Tuesday in an interview with Fox. Bessent said that he believes the Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut interest rates earlier than the fall, but they will definitely cut rates by September at the latest. Key quotesA little bewildering’ that tariffs wouldn’t push the Fed towards a cut.I think they could do it sooner than that but certainly by September. Market reactionAt the time of writing, the US dollar Index (DXY) is trading 0.05% higher on the day to trade at 96.70. US Dollar FAQs The US Dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States of…