Image source: Getty Images Over the past 15 years, the FTSE 100 has lagged the S&P 500 badly. The reasons for this are many and well documented, including Brexit and a lack of tech sector exposure. But with the leading UK index outperforming its US counterpart in 2025, I am sensing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capitalise on renewed investor interest in cheap UK shares. Valuation extremes The biggest risk for US stocks is investor complacency. Back-to-back 20% plus returns, powered predominantly by the Magnificent 7 stocks, have led many to think that such returns are the norm. But they’re not.…
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Image source: Getty Images There are several mega-trends brewing in the stock market right now, including cybersecurity, AI-powered drug discovery, self-driving cars, and even quantum computing. Any of of these has the potential to be a goldmine for patient, long-term investors who pick the right shares. One area that I’m bullish on is AI agents, and the broader concept of agentic AI. The former is software that can carry out tasks for an organisation with minimal or no human intervention. The latter is a more advanced form that can reason and coordinate multiple agents to get complex jobs done. Nvidia (NASDAQ:…
Image source: Getty Images £10,000 invested in International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE:IAG) shares two years ago would be worth £19,100 today. The stock is up 91% over the period. That’s clearly far ahead of the market in general. Thankfully, I had a sizeable holding in the airline group throughout that period. However, I’ve since disposed of my stock. There were two main reasons for this. Firstly, I believed Jet2 was by far the cheapest and best investment opportunity listed in the UK, and took my opportunities to build a large holding in the company. With Jet2 shares surging between April…
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Amy Sohn in AlbanyALBANY – While Mayor Adams focuses on his e-bike speed limit to tame the supposedly “Wild West” streets of the city, the state Senate passed a bill, which is expected to also pass the Assembly next week, requiring food delivery apps to provide insurance for delivery workers.Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger (D–Manhattan) said her bill, S1162, fills a key missing piece in the current street safety debate: getting app companies like Uber Eats and Cuomo-supporting DoorDash to deal with any damage caused by their speed-focused logarithm.The bill would require apps to provide delivery workers with insurance that…
The Japanese Yen remains on the back foot after the BoJ decided to leave interest rates unchanged. A modest USD uptick further acts as a tailwind for the USD/JPY pair through the Asian session.Traders now look forward to BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s remarks for some meaningful impetus. The Japanese Yen (JPY) sticks to the intraday negative bias and moves little in reaction to the Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy decision to keep the short-term interest rate target at 0.50%. Traders, however, seem reluctant to place aggressive directional bets and opt to wait for more cues about the BoJ’s policy outlook.…
In response to the rejection of low-credit survey lenders by the Korea Institute of Finance, up to 790 billion won was used as illegal private finance, one in 10 low-credit young people “knock” 사진 확대 AI’s image of a young man using illegal private finance It was analyzed that up to 61,000 people were driven to the illegal private financial market last year due to weak sales of lenders. As employment became more difficult, the use of illegal private finance by young people was also increasing. Some advise that measures are needed, such as introducing a flexible maximum interest rate…
Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Exasperated automakers and parts suppliers have been desperate to find alternative sources of magnets, which are in short supply due to Chinese export curbs. Source link
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that China will make it easier for American industry to obtain much-needed needed magnets and rare earth minerals, clearing the way for talks to continue between the world’s two biggest economies. In return, Trump said, the U.S. will stop efforts to revoke the visas of Chinese nationals on U.S. college campuses. Trump’s comment on social media came after two days of high-level U.S.-China trade talks in London. Details remain scarce. Trump didn’t fully spell out what concessions the U.S. made. Beijing has not confirmed what the negotiators agreed to, and Chinese President…
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) and its peers. Regional banks, financial institutions operating within specific geographic areas, serve as intermediaries between local depositors and borrowers. They benefit from rising interest rates that improve net interest margins (the difference between loan yields and deposit costs), digital transformation reducing operational expenses, and local economic growth driving loan demand. However, these banks face headwinds from fintech competition, deposit outflows to higher-yielding alternatives, credit deterioration (increasing loan defaults) during economic slowdowns, and regulatory…