Image source: Getty Images Keeping an eye on what UK investors are buying and selling can be interesting and sometimes useful. Over the past week, investors have been selling three prominent blue-chip FTSE 100 stocks on Hargreaves Lansdown’s platform. Here, I’ll look at why, and see if any tickle my fancy. Rolls-Royce Let’s start with the most-sold Footsie share, based on the number of deals placed by Hargreaves Lansdown clients. This was engine maker Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR). At first glance, this isn’t very surprising. The stock flew above 900p in June, a new all-time high. This came after the…
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Image source: Getty Images I’ve been monitoring a FTSE 250 stock whose shares have struggled for years and now offers a blistering double-digit yield as a result. The company in question is Ashmore Group (LSE: ASHM), an emerging markets-focused investment manager that’s been through the wringer more than once. Its shares are down 13% over the past year and a hefty 65% over five years. At the start of the pandemic, they traded at around 550p. Today they sit at just 155p. That’s a near 75% drop. No dividend, however generous, can fully make up for that kind of capital destruction. However, those capital…
Image source: Getty Images Shares in mighty conglomerate Unilever (LSE: ULVR) have dropped 8% from their 10 September 12-month high of £50.34. The stock has long been a mainstay of many a portfolio, so is this the time for me to buy it? Is it worth me buying for the dividend? Since I turned 50 a while ago I have focused on stocks with a 7%+ dividend yield. I intend to increasingly live off these returns as I continue to reduce my working commitments. The minimum figure of 7% factors in the additional risk involved in share investment compared to…
Montreal-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) project developer Deep Sky has announced a multi-year offtake agreement with carbon credit platform Rubicon Carbon, marking a major step in scaling permanent carbon removal.According to a statement by Deep Sky on Monday, this will make it the first DAC partner included in Rubicon’s carbon credit portfolio.Under the agreement, Deep Sky will supply Rubicon with DAC carbon removal credits from 2025 to 2033.The credits will come from Deep Sky Alpha, the company’s first facility in Canada, which is scheduled to launch this summer with a capture capacity of 3,000 tonnes annually.Relevant: Alex Petre Named As…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, as they wait to see how President Trump’s tariffs will affect inflation. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, as policymakers wait to see how President Trump’s tariffs and fighting in the Middle East will affect the U.S. economy. The Fed has been in a holding pattern since December, after cutting rates by a full percentage point last year. Investors who place bets are nearly certain that the central bank…
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Image source: Getty Images Over the past five years, the FTSE 100’s risen 40%. But behind this figure lies some very different performances. For example, the share price of Rolls-Royce Holdings has soared over 600% since June 2020. By contrast, Vodafone’s has tumbled 42%. But anyone clever (or luck) enough to invest in the five best performers over the period have done very well. A sum of £10,000 spread evenly across the top five would now be worth an amazing £38,800. And this ignores any dividends that were paid during the period. Stock5-year change in share price (%)Rolls-Royce Holdings+6813i Group+397NatWest…
Image source: Getty Images The Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price has delivered an impressive performance in 2025 so far, climbing almost 39% year to date. For a bank often criticised for its lack of international diversification, that’s no small feat. The rally has left me wondering: is there more room to run, or have most of the gains already been priced in? A slew of favourable conditions appear to be behind the recent surge. A more stable interest rate environment has played into Lloyds’ hands, particularly given its focus on UK retail and mortgage lending. The Bank of England has…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 commodities giant Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) has suffered from market uncertainty over China’s economic prospects. China has been the world’s key buyer of the commodities needed to drive its growth since the late 1990s. However, three years of Covid from early 2020 slowed down its high rate of growth. Additionally concerning for markets were the high tariffs imposed by the US on its trading partners in April. That said, I think this could be just the right time for me to add to my existing holding in the firm. Short-term pain, long-term gain? As…
Image source: Getty Images Back in early April, the S&P 500 tumbled over 10% in just over a week. Tariff concerns and the impact they might have on global companies caused investors to run for cover. Yet since then, cool heads have prevailed, with the index recovering all of the losses and now less than 200 points away from record highs. Given the lofty valuation, I’m trying to decide whether it makes sense to buy or not. Lack of value in being passive One option would be to buy an index tracker. Yet I think this passive approach isn’t the…