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Why Fundsmith and Blue Whale are split over Adobe
Thursday 21 Sep 2023Artificial intelligence has been a central investment theme this year, drawing investors to companies that have plans to leverage AI to create or enhance their products and services. Adobe (ADBE:NASDAQ) , the digital design software firm, has been a prime beneficiary of this trend. It shares are up...
Weight loss: should you invest in the companies fighting obesity?
Thursday 21 Sep 2023Obesity is one of the fastest growing public health issues facing the world. The World Health Organisation estimates there are two billion overweight adults, of which around 650 million are technically obese. Having a body mass index over 30 means someone is obese, while anyone with a score over 25...
Where should you invest when central banks stop raising interest rates?
Thursday 14 Sep 2023There are two questions being asked by every investor. When are interest rates around the world going to stop rising and what happens to stock markets when they do? No-one knows for sure when rates will peak, but what we can say is there are two different scenarios which could cause central banks...
Feeding your pension: investment ideas for people in work or retirement
Thursday 14 Sep 2023It can be hard to look past day-to-day cares and worries and give proper thought to achieving a financially comfortable retirement. However, if you want to enjoy a decent quality of life after you bring your career to a close then you must devote more attention to your pension. Investment trusts,...
Property versus pension: which one is a better investment?
Thursday 14 Sep 2023For nervous investors worried about the volatility of stock markets, investing in housing may seem like a safer, less bumpy alternative, but the facts don’t support this seemingly popular view. Duncan Lamont, head of strategic research at Schroders, says investing in global stocks has been the...
What next for wind? Orsted shares blown over on big US warning
Thursday 07 Sep 2023The collapse in the shares of Danish offshore wind developer Orsted (ORSTED:CPH) has been alarming and has wider implications for the renewables sector. While the market reacted with shock to the company’s warning of big impairments in the US, a combination of rising costs, permitting and grid...
Can European shares finally shrug off their ‘value’ tag?
Thursday 07 Sep 2023As we have observed many times, when global investors look at Europe they tend to think ‘value’ rather than ‘growth’ due to the heavy weighting of somnolent sectors like financials, commodities and utilities and the lack of exciting technology companies. Admittedly, that perception is changing...
The economic data points every investor should follow and why they matter
Thursday 07 Sep 2023Markets are very data driven so it is important to stay on top of the latest economic information. This is particularly topical because investors are trying to work out how different data points might influence the decision making of central banks and the trajectory of interest rates. In this...
Everything you need to know about ARM’s IPO and how to buy the shares
Thursday 31 Aug 2023Giant UK microchips designer ARM has filed its highly anticipated Wall Street IPO (initial public offering) prospectus, firing the gun on a long mooted and highly anticipated return to equity markets for the Cambridge-based company that has been owned by Japan’s Softbank (9984:TYO) since 2016. ARM...
Emerging markets: big overseas investment in India and earnings recovery
Thursday 31 Aug 2023Are you an Emerging Markets Guru? 10 quick questions – some amazing answers. Take the quiz and see how you score. 1. Foreign institutional investor (FII) flows into India: Investor flows turned positive in March following a recovery in the equity market, with $15 billion in inflows year-to-date...