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Image source: Getty Images The Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) share price continues to defy gravity, with the stock up 92% in the last year. However, the pace of growth has been stunted in recent months, with it up a modest 11% in the previous three months. At around 900p, I feel that another 10%+ move to take out 1,000p (£10) is going to be tricky, but certain catalysts could make it happen over the next year. Focus on the future Stronger order books for small modular reactors (SMRs) could help trigger another rally in the stock. A breakthrough could also come via…

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Image source: Getty Images There’s been no stock market crash this week. Not yet, anyway. Given escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, some may find that surprising. Markets certainly crashed in April, after US President Donald Trump unveiled his global trade tariffs. The sell-off was sharp enough to make him backpedal within days. A relief rally followed, and shares roared back. Despite everything, global equities have held up. The FTSE 100 is now up almost 7% year to date. That’s remarkable, considering the world seems to lurch from one crisis to the next these days. The FTSE 100 is holding up Missiles…

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The Fed’s interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn’t straightforward. Tharon Green/CNETLater today, the Federal Reserve is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a fourth consecutive time this year. While mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay relatively flat until the economic picture changes. Average rates are likely to stay in the 6.75% to 7.25% range unless the Fed signals multiple cuts and backs up their policy with data, said Nicole Rueth, of the Rueth Team with Movement Mortgage. “Homebuyers waiting on rates to drop drastically might be disappointed,” Rueth said. The relationship between the…

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Image source: Getty Images Looking for dirt cheap UK shares to buy? Here’s what I think is one of the best FTSE 250 shares to consider today. Silver’s soaring Gold’s relentless journey from fresh record highs to a new all-time peak has grabbed the headlines. This isn’t a shock, given the size of the bullion market, the metal’s role as a bellwether of the broader economy, and the huge sentimental attachment people have to the yellow metal. What’s garnered less attention is silver’s steady rise. Gold’s less-popular, safe-haven cousin has risen 29% in value since the beginning of 2025. And…

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Hempalta, a Canadian carbon credits provider, is looking for strategic partners to join it on its mission of scaling nature-based carbon removal solutions in Alberta. The company has launched an open call, looking for like-minded stakeholders who want to collaborate with Hempalta as it focuses on expanding its carbon dioxide removal (CDR) operations. Its CO2 credits are generated from a full-circle approach, which entails growing industrial hemp that gets harvested and converted into biochar on the same farm it was grown on, and the biochar is then applied to the soil, where it will help capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, storing it in…

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Image source: Getty Images My Phoenix (LSE: PHNX) shares are on a roll. They’re up 36% in a year, which is pretty good going for a FTSE 100 insurance conglomerate. They boast a trailing dividend yield of 8.2%, so my total return‘s heading towards 45%. Which is even better. This is exactly what I hoped would happen when I bought Phoenix Group Holdings, to use its full name, in January and March last year. At the time, the shares looked brilliant value, with a price-to-earnings ratio of around six or seven, and a yield heading towards double digits. Two things worried me at…

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Image source: Getty Images A stock that’s raised its annual dividend for 49 years in a row has got to be a good passive income pick, right? Well, it can depend on the dividend yield. So what if I say there’s such a stock out there whose share price has dropped and pushed the forecast yield up to 5.5%? That’s the picture I’m seeing when I look at James Halstead (LSE: JHD), after a 38% share price fall in the past five years. But a fallen share price isn’t a good thing. It depends on the reason, and whether it’s…

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The first Rubicon Rated Tonne has received an AAport rating under BeZero’s new portfolio-specific methodology. This curated portfolio is designed for companies where procurement offices require third-party assessments of carbon credits. MARINA DEL REY, Calif., June 18, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rubicon Carbon, a carbon credit management firm, today launched the Rubicon Rated Tonne (RRT), a new set of curated carbon credit portfolios for customers seeking credits with third-party verification. The first of these portfolios has received an AAport rating by BeZero Carbon, a leading independent carbon ratings agency, through its new Portfolio Rating framework, indicating that each portfolio credit has a very…

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