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Revealed: the best and worst performing emerging markets in 2022
Thursday 22 Dec 2022The strong dollar, surging inflation and China’s Covid woes have presented a big challenge for stocks in developing countries in 2022 but some emerging markets have performed well. Data from Refinitiv shows 24 MSCI emerging markets indices have generated a return of 2.1% in 2022 on a non-weighted...
Cerillion’s share price is up 729% in five years: here’s why
Thursday 22 Dec 2022Amid the debris of UK share price performance this year a little-known software story has been knocking it out of the park. Aim-traded Cerillion ( CER:AIM ) has seen forecasts upgraded through 2022, ending up with record full year statutory profits, revenues, and a bulging order pipeline of new...
Tate & Lyle, London Stock Exchange and Jet2 shine in our 2022 stock picks
Thursday 22 Dec 2022In a year when just 27% of actively managed funds outperformed their benchmark, the US Nasdaq index delivered a 33% loss, the FTSE 250 index fell 22% and the FTSE All-World index dropped 20%, Shares ’ stock portfolio for 2022 also disappointed. A year ago, we were aware that Russia might invade...
How it went wrong for Amazon and what comes next
Thursday 22 Dec 2022For years, Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ) seemed invincible, an e-commerce giant that made other companies quiver when it muscled into their markets. It helped Amazon shares soar, making loyal investors a packet along the way. This year, that all changed. The stock has lost more than 48% in 2022, the worst...
Greggs: we reveal the secrets of its success and plans for the future
Thursday 22 Dec 2022Since joining the stock market as a humble bakery in 1984, Greggs ( GRG ) has served up a stunning total return (capital growth plus dividends) of 53,549%, according to data from Refinitiv. If you’d invested £5,000 at the time of the stock market listing, that outlay would have grown into £2.68...
The story behind the month’s big earnings upgrades
Thursday 22 Dec 2022Using data from Stockopedia, Shares has searched for the companies with the best earnings upgrades for this year and next over the last month. We also noted their performance over the same period to see how much the upgrades had lifted the share prices, and the evidence is clear: all else being...
The reasons why fund managers changed their mind on certain stocks in 2022
Thursday 22 Dec 2022While many investors will talk about wanting to hold shares for the long term, it is interesting to learn why fund managers decide to make changes to their portfolio. This active management is often spurred by changes to the investment case or valuation. For example, Pershing Square Holdings’ (PSH...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 22 Dec 20221. China reaches an inflection point: China’s inflection point began with the easing of access to credit in the property sector in October 2022. The reset in US China relations at the G20 meeting in Bali between China’s president Xi Jinping and US president Joe Biden in November followed. The final...
We reveal the best performing UK stocks in 2022: large and small
Thursday 15 Dec 2022Most investors will remember 2022 as being one of the toughest years for stock markets around the world in a long time. However, plenty of stocks have delivered positive returns. In this feature we look at the best performing London-listed stocks spread across four different parts of the market,...
The outlook for stocks, bonds, gold and more: what to expect in 2023
Thursday 15 Dec 2022After a tough year for markets, is all the potential bad news priced? Investors are certainly hopeful that 2023 will be more prosperous but in typical fashion it won’t be a smooth ride to making money. In this article we debate some of the issues and how you might want to position your portfolio...