By Ronda Kaysen | The New York Times As 2025 began, the stars were aligning for a housing market rebound. Inflation was easing, the economy looked strong, and mortgage rates were drifting downward. By April, there were more available homes to buy than at any time since January 2020, according to the Federal Reserve of St. Louis. The conditions were ripe for buyers to reemerge, checkbooks in hands, and sellers to negotiate. Then April 2, President Donald Trump rolled out his expansive global trade tariffs, shocking the stock and bond markets and sparking fears of a recession. Mortgage rates jumped…
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Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Allison on Signal at AllisonDeAngelis.01.A private equity firm has stepped in to finance a biological research lab at Harvard University, administrators said Monday, while also launching a biotech alongside it that will develop new therapies for metabolic conditions.As Harvard grapples with severe financing cuts undertaken by the Trump administration, some university officials believe the unusual arrangement could be at least one model to fund other…
USD/JPY hovers near 144.20 as traders await the Bank of Japan’s rate verdict on Tuesday.Policy divergence from the US Federal Reserve underpins the US Dollar’s strength against the Yen.Any hawkish surprise from the BoJ could cap USD/JPY upside and support Yen demand.The Japanese Yen (JPY) is treading water against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday as traders sit on the sidelines ahead of the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policy announcement, scheduled for Tuesday. The USD/JPY pair is struggling to advance further after Friday’s gains, which were underpinned by heightened Israel-Iran tensions, and stays confined within a narrow range.At the time…
A sudden spike in crude oil prices has provided a much needed tonic for BP (LSE: BP.) shares. An escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel is certainly not good news. But when considering investing in oil stocks, it’s important to look beyond short-term noise and consider the longer-term investment case. Nationalism Since the end of the cold war in the early 1990s, the world has seen one of the most sustained periods of peace in human history. Globalisation and cooperation between nation states has been the biggest driver, in my opinion. In the early 2000s, China entered the World…
However, following a wave of net zero commitments, councils are now confronting the reality of their promises. Questions echo in council offices: Did we really say net zero by 2030? What does that include? How much will it cost? With council budgets under pressure, funding net zero efforts has never been harder. This includes decarbonising council services – both in-house and outsourced – and investing in enabling measures like EV charging, domestic retrofit, and zero-carbon heat networks. Government grants, though welcome, are often complex and insufficient. So, where will investment come from, if not the public purse? Thirty to 40…
Image source: Getty Images Penny shares are often popular when markets are rising and growth investors are bullish. But are penny shares, at under 100p with market caps below £100m, more likely to make us a fortune than those with higher valuations? The biggest risk is that a lot of them are down and out because they deserve to be. I’ve seen plenty valued at far less than a penny that I wouldn’t buy. Not even if someone gave me the penny and told me to keep the change. But some low-priced stocks belong to companies that have faced tough…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 leading share index is surging again after a couple of tough months. Given the cheapness of British blue-chip shares and changing investor priorities, I think there’s scope for further significant gains. Following what it described as “challenging market conditions of February and March“, Peel Hunt said that the backdrop has been more positive since April, “with the Trump administration agreeing a number of trade deals, including with the UK, and with interest rates having been cut by the Bank of England“. More specifically, the investment bank said that “we are seeing a rotation…
Canada has issued its first compliance offsets under the country’s federal carbon policy after nearly three decades in the works… Source link
Image source: Getty Images When it comes to finding options for passive income, an investor has to consider hundreds of stocks. Yet simply filtering for the highest dividend yield doesn’t always reveal the full picture. I decided to ask ChatGPT for the two best options right now to see if it could look beyond the numbers. REIT on the money The first stock selected was Assura (LSE:AGR). This real estate investment trust (REIT) specialises in healthcare properties. It owns and manages over 600 primary care facilities across the UK, including GP surgeries, diagnostic centres, private hospitals, and ambulance hubs. Please…
Image source: Getty Images. Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT:ARKK) rose to prominence during the pandemic bull market of 2020 to 2021. At the time, disruptive growth stocks were on fire and this exchange-traded fund (ETF) benefitted in a big way, delivering huge returns for investors. Can I buy the product for my Stocks and Shares ISA or SIPP today? Let’s take a look. The UK version of ARK There is a version of this ETF that’s available to UK investors today. Launched on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in April last year, it’s called the ARK Innovation UCITS ETF…