Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 technical products and service distributor Diploma (LSE: DPLM) hit a record high of £50.20 on 20 May. This marked a 169% rise from its opening price of £18.65 on 4 June 2020. It is not surprising, as the firm has posted broadly strong results over the period, including its H1 2025 numbers. However, such a rise is no reason to avoid buying a stock, fearing that it cannot possibly increase much further. But neither does it mean it should be bought on expectations of continued unstoppable bullish momentum. The key question in my experience as a…
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The $180 million conservation project, signed last year by the state of Para in Brazil, promises to sell up to 12 million metric tons of forest-based carbon credits to the LEAF Coalition, comprised of the US, UK and Norwegian governments, and companies like Amazon, Bayer, H&M and Walmart. Source link
Image source: Getty Images Having been investing for nearly four decades, I’ve made many mistakes along the way. And as my investment style has evolved over the years, I have become increasingly fond of passive income. Passive income — earnings I get from outside of work — comes from what young people these days call ‘side hustles’. But as I’m too ugly to be an online influencer and too lazy to be a landlord, my second income comes from owning various assets. Types of unearned income There are many forms of unearned income, but most of Britain’s passive income comes…
Image source: Getty Images Looking for the best UK shares to buy and hold over the long term? Here are two I think demand serious consideration. Green machines With holdings in 86 different shares, the iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology ETF (LSE:ECAR) provides a balanced way for investors to capitalise on growing demand for cleaner cars. Consumer concerns over climate change continue to rise, meaning this fund has further significant growth potential in my opinion. It’s delivered an average annual return of 11.1% over the last five years, a period in which electric vehicle (EV) sales have risen eightfold.…
Image source: Getty Images Looking to make a big passive income at low cost? Here are two great dividend shares worth thinking about as the summer season kicks off. Supermarket Income REIT Real estate investment trust (REIT) Supermarket Income REIT (LSE:SUPR) trades at a near-10% discount to its net asset value (NAV) per share. It also carries a large 7.6% forward dividend yield. While it’s sensitive to interest rate changes, I still think it’s potentially a great low-risk way to source a second income. And especially at today’s prices. As the name implies, this property stock provides exposure to the…
Image source: Getty Images Research shows that over the long run, dividend growth stocks (those with rising dividends) tend to outperform high-yield dividend payers. Often, dividend growers are able to provide a mix of income and capital gains, which can be a very powerful combination for investors. Here, I’m going to highlight three dividend growth stocks in the FTSE 100 index. I believe all three are worth considering for a portfolio today. An alternative investments group First up, we have 3i Group (LSE: III). It’s an alternative investment company with a focus on private equity and infrastructure investments. At 2.1%,…
Representational image. Credit: Canva The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has invited applications from agencies interested in becoming Accredited Carbon Verification (ACV) agencies under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023. The CCTS was officially notified by the Ministry of Power on June 28, 2023, through notification number S.O. 2525(E). As per the scheme, BEE has the authority, with prior approval from the Central Government and based on recommendations from the National Steering Committee for the Indian Carbon Market, to set procedures and eligibility criteria for accrediting agencies to function as ACV…
The bond market’s recent freakout over tariffs and the deficit has received a lot of attention from nervous stock investors, but one chart shows the S&P 500 can keep climbing higher in 2025, according to Goldman Sachs.Analysts at the investment bank pointed to investor concern swirling around the US bond market, with Treasury yields spiking in recent weeks as traders fretted over the US’s yawning budget deficit and the impact of tariffs on the economy.Those worries sent the 10-year US Treasury yield — a reflection of long-term interest rate expectations in the economy — past 4.5% in late May. The…
Metro’s LAX station opens next week. This is a big deal for Southern California transit riders.Let me repeat: the LAX Metro Transit Center opening is a big deal.I’ve been seeing some mainstream accounts – especially in the comments – being dismissive of the new station. The main complaint is that the airport people mover – that will connect the Metro station to the airline terminals – will not open until 2026. The people mover is a separate non-Metro project. Construction hit some snags, but it’s nearly complete.The transit center is important for getting people – travelers and workers – to…
In Parc Adfer, North Wales, incinerator owner Enfinium is testing a new technology to capture some of the 218,967 tonnes of carbon dioxide that it spews out of its chimneys every year.The company — which generates power from waste — is aiming to clean up its output. But it also hopes eventually to be paid by other factories and power plants for reducing the amount of CO₂ they put into the atmosphere. That could become a reality under a proposed shake-up of the UK’s CO₂ emissions trading scheme, which would see allowances for carbon removals trade alongside regular allowances for emissions.The…