Image source: Rolls-Royce plc Can anything stop Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR)? Over the past year, the Rolls-Royce share price has hit a new all-time high. Not once, not twice, but again and again – most recently last week. Can it keep on going? If so, ought I to invest now? This share’s soared and it’s understandable why Of course, there are plenty of things that could stop the Rolls-Royce share price moving higher – and I will get onto them. First though, I think it makes sense to start by trying to unpick the reason behind Rolls’ incredible run. After all,…
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Image source: Sam Robson, The Motley Fool UK Over the past five years, carmaker NIO (NYSE: NIO) has seen sales surge. First-quarter revenues were down 39% compared to the fourth quarter of last year – but they were up 877% over five years. At around £1.2bn for the three months in question, they are substantial. Yet, despite surging sales revenues, NIO stock has fallen 50% in five years. Could that offer me an interesting investment opportunity? After all, even if the share price just gets back to where it stood five years ago, that would mean doubling money put in…
Image source: Getty Images When it comes to growth stocks, the UK often plays second fiddle to the US. American investors enjoy an abundance of tech-led opportunities such as Nvidia, Tesla and the ever-expanding world of artificial intelligence (AI) chips and space technology. The UK, by contrast, tends to lean more heavily on traditional value and income plays. But that doesn’t mean UK innovation’s dead. In fact, the country has a proud legacy in computing, semiconductors and electronics stretching back to the early days of radar and telecoms. And while London’s AIM market might pale in comparison to the Nasdaq,…
Image source: Getty Images A lot of people dream of getting into the stock market. Some put it off for years – or forever. That can be a mistake with a big opportunity cost. But it can also be a costly mistake to start investing without being ready. Here are three questions I think someone can usefully ask themselves when they consider whether they are ready to start investing. Question one: do you have enough spare money? There is no point putting money into the stock market at the expense of life’s necessities. The good news is that it does…
Image source: Getty Images Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust(LSE: SMT) is one of the last names I’d associate with passive income. So I was surprised to discover its impressive pedigree. Arguably, the most popular investment trust of all, Scottish Mortgage is known for growth. Star manager James Anderson turned it into a tech-focused juggernaut with big stakes in names such as Tesla, Amazon and Alibaba, before he retired. It became wildly popular during the pandemic boom, but when tech fell out of favour in 2022, Scottish Mortgage paid the price, crashing 50%. It’s bounced back nicely. The share price is up 17%…
Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA is a long-term investment platform. So, as far as I am concerned, it can be a good place to tuck away some dividend shares in the hope of share price growth over time, with the added bonus of potentially juicy passive income streams along the way. Here is how an investor could use a £20,000 Stocks and Shares ISA to target different levels of passive income. Going for a £1k annual passive income, starting now An annual income of £1,000 on a £20,000 Stocks and Shares ISA would require a…
Dollar Index falls after the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, the core PCE, rises in May.US Dollar continues to weaken, with the DXY nearing Thursday’s low of 97.00US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and Michigan Expectations ahead, providing additional insight into how consumers feel about current conditions.The US Dollar Index (DXY) is nearing 97.00 support as investors digest the latest batch of inflation data released out of the United States.Friday’s US core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE), released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, has served as an additional catalyst for DXY.This report, which represents the pace at which prices are…
Image source: Getty Images When looking for travel stocks to buy, many investors might — understandably — look to airlines like Ryanair or blue-chip hotel chains like Hilton Worldwide. However, there are a few different ways to invest in the long-term global travel trend. Here are a couple of less obvious plays that I think will ride the wave, making both worthy of consideration. Your global chauffeur Uber (NYSE: UBER) is available in more than 15,000 cities across 70 countries, carrying out around 34m trips per day on average. At the end of March, the ridesharing giant had 170m monthly…
Image source: Getty Images Leaving aside companies that have been acquired or joined the index recently, 3i (LSE:III) has been the FTSE 100’s top performer over the last 10 years. The stock’s up 670% since June 2015. The underlying business has been going from strength to strength and it isn’t showing any real signs of stopping. What is 3i? 3i’s a private equity firm with a difference. Since 2015, the company has focused on investing its own cash instead of raising capital from investors – and the result has been transformative. The big advantage to this is it allows the…
Image source: The Motley Fool Back in 2009, Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett published his shareholders’ letter covering the prior year. With its financial crisis and nervous stock markets, 2008 has some similarities to what we have seen so far in 2025. For now, fortunately, things are not as bleak in the markets as they were back then – though, of course, that can change. In the letter, Buffett said that, “in good years and bad, Charlie (Munger) and I simply focus on four goals”. At least two of those goals are worth considering even for an investor with just…