Seems like everyone on Twitter (if they didn’t just disappear already) scrambled to post their 2022 returns this year, either to bury a horrific result in the New Year’s rush, or because they’re one of the few who can boast a minor loss (or even a gain!) last year. As always, especially if you’re nursing … Read more
The US recorded an unexpected budget surplus of $27 billion in June 2025, marking the first June surplus since 2005. This significant turnaround from a $71 billion deficit in June 2024 was primarily driven by a substantial surge in customs duties (tariffs) and a 7% reduction in government outlays. The US government had a surprise … Read more
Originally posted on March 10th. For obvious reasons, markets were volatile this week and many UK stocks saw their share price absolutely crater. To be frank, it was pretty shocking. The FTSE 100 held up well and was only down about 9% from its recent high, mostly thanks to its large exposure to defence, mining, … Read more
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Image source: Getty Images Premium content from Motley Fool Hidden Winners UK In this service, we highlight what we believe to be the very best small-cap businesses listed on the UK market. Typically these will be companies valued at between £200m and £500m, and many of them could be listed on AIM, the so-called junior … Read more
On Wednesday the U.S. stock market’s upward climb took a brief break. This pause came as investors took some time to think over a report on inflation that wasn’t as high as many anticipated. At the same time they were considering a fresh approach between the U.S. and China to get trade cooperation back on … Read more
Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 8th July, Synectics (LON:SNX) will be announcing its Interim Results to end-May, they should be good and give off positive signals to the market. The group’s shares have enjoyed a good run over the last year, having almost doubled from the end-July 2024 price of 170p to around 330p now – and … Read more
Well, 2023 obviously proved (once again) that nobody knows anything, so let’s skip the waffle & jump right in – my FY-2023 Benchmark Return is still a simple average of the four main indices that best represent my portfolio, which produced a benchmark +16.0% gain: The respective index rankings for the year were actually pretty … Read more
Lucid Group share (NYSE: LCID) is trading sharply higher today after the company announced a partnership with autonomous tech company Nuro, Inc., and Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) to launch a next-generation premium global robotaxi program, exclusively for the Uber platform. This strategic collaboration aims to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid vehicles, specifically the new Lucid … Read more
“Run your winners and cut your losses” is one of Wall Street’s most enduring pieces of advice, championed by investment legends like Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett and consistent with academic studies of market momentum. Yet, despite the simplicity of this mantra and its undeniable economic rationality, research indicates that people often do the … Read more