Image source: Getty Images There are lots of shares on the FTSE 250 with high yields and rock-bottom prices. Unfortunately, each of these two factors is a result of the other — as the price drops, the yield rises. Of course, everyone likes a high yield especially if it’s at a bargain — but that’s not always a good thing. The price could just keep dropping until the company goes bankrupt. When looking for dirt cheap shares with dividend potential, it’s critical to assess the long-term viability of the company. Shares in the price-comparison media platform MONY Group (LSE: MONY)…
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MUNICH, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 15: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte walks outside the main venue at the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 15, 2025 in Munich, Germany. International defence and security leaders from around the world are gathering for the February 14-16 conference. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Saturday offered some blunt advice to European members of the military alliance in the face of a more confrontational U.S.: stop complaining and present solutions.”Get into the debate, not by complaining …. but by coming up with concrete ideas,”…
Only have a minute? Listen instead A divided Brownsville ISD Board of Trustees defeated a proposed $350 million bond election on a split 3-3 vote on Thursday, failing to meet a state deadline to place the proposal before the voters. Board President Erasmo Castro was not present and did not participate virtually, as he had at earlier Facilities Committee meetings leading up to Thursday’s vote. Castro reportedly is battling pancreatic cancer. The bond proposal the board failed to approve was option three among four presented to the Facilities Committee at those meetings. Approval would have resulted in a $350 million…
Over the past decade, some investors have made a lot of money owning shares in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). In the past five years alone, Tesla stock has moved up by 567%, meaning it now has a market capitalisation of $1.1trn. However, Tesla stock has slumped by a quarter since the middle of December. Could this be a sign the investment case is becoming less attractive – or a potential contrarian buying opportunity for my portfolio? Business performance and prospects drive share prices Shares often move around and that is typically down to one of two things – momentum and fundamentals.…
Image source: Getty Images Earning a second income can be done in different ways. One is to invest in a diversified portfolio of proven blue-chip shares that pay dividends. Doing that in the way I illustrate below, an investor starting with £20k today could realistically hope to have a second income of £278 a month after 15 years – and a sizeable share portfolio to boot. Here’s where the money comes from To start, I will explain the maths. That £278 a month is presuming a 6.5% average dividend yield. Compounding £20K at 6.5% annually would mean that after 15…
If Europe is left out of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, a deal wouldn’t work, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told CNBC at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.”For anything to work it has to have Ukrainians and Europeans as a part of it, because Ukrainians and Europeans are the ones who need to also implement the deal here in Europe so without us, any deal wouldn’t just work,” she told CNBC’s Silvia Amaro on the sidelines of the MSC.Kallas’ comments come after U.S. Vice President JD Vance stunned European officials on Friday when he delivered an excoriating…
Image source: Getty Images Today, the London Stock Exchange hosts more than 1,700 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The popularity of these products has rocketed among investors seeking a cheap and simple way to diversify their portfolios. But viewing such funds as merely risk-reduction tools would be doing them a grave injustice. Many ETFs have delivered long-term returns that leave countless FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares in the dust. Take the following two ETFs I’m about to discuss. Combined, they’ve delivered an average annual return of 13.5% over the past five years. Based on this, £20,000 invested equally across these funds…
Image source: Getty Images When investors think of growth stocks, they typically think of the S&P 500. More specifically, the likes of Amazon, Meta, and Palantir are the first names that come to mind. That’s perfectly reasonable. But for those who know where to look, I think the UK has some tech stocks with extremely interesting growth prospects. Celebrus Technologies Celebrus Technologies (LSE:CLBS) is a good example. It’s a software company with a product that allows businesses to monitor what customers are doing on their websites and apps in real time. This is extremely valuable. It can tell online retailers…
Image source: Getty Images It’s early days, but the FTSE 100 has made a very strong start to 2025. The index is up 6.2% so far this year, which is comfortably better than the 3.4% the S&P 500 has achieved. Despite this, UK stocks still trade at lower price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples than their US counterparts. So is this the time for investors to look at buying FTSE 100 shares? Interest rates A big reason the UK’s been the place to be for investors in 2025 has been interest rates. The Bank of England (BoE) has been bringing down interest rates,…
Image source: Getty Images There is a lot of doom and gloom priced into the BP (LSE: BP.) share price these days. On one level that’s understandable. After all, the business just posted its worst results in four years. However, with an activist investment fund recently taking a substantial holding, and a major strategy refresh due at the end of February, interesting times are ahead. Increasing investment Over the past year, the company has announced significant investment in 10 major projects, spanning its three reporting segments. In gas and low carbon energy, one of its biggest approved projects is the…