[ad_1] 2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress is broadcasted to a television set up in a hallway at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades 2/2 By Helen Coster and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – An estimated 23.4 million … Read more
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Investing in blue-chip shares to build a regular stream of dividends can help supplement incomes. I own a number of FTSE 100 shares for exactly that purpose. While they may not be very exciting companies, some of them regularly throw off large amounts of extra cash and pay it out … Read more
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images With the fears of a recession on the rise, investors are becoming agitated by the uncertainty surrounding a potential stock market crash in 2023. And these fears may well be justified. Last month, legendary British investor Jeremy Grantham released his 2023 outlook letter. And it did not look pretty. For … Read more
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares tanked this week despite beating analysts’ forecasts in a half-year review. The drinks maker is down around 8% over the week, and the same over 12 months. The stock is the only British company held by legendary investor Warren Buffett. It’s a small holding, but surely this … Read more
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Yesterday saw a meteoric rise in Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shares. After closing Wednesday at $153, the Meta share priced finished Thursday at $188.77, a jump of over 23%. Positive results released after the market closed were the main catalyst. Yet with the stock still down 20% over the past year, … Read more
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images There’s merit in thinking that now’s a good time to be putting money into the stock market. The performance of the FTSE 100 in the past few months has been very impressive. Yet I feel there’s a big difference between wanting to invest simply because I don’t want to miss … Read more
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Vodafone (LSE:VOD) shares are currently changing hands for around 60% less than they were five years ago. Ignoring dividends, this means a £5,000 investment in 2018 would now be worth £2,000. Over the same period, the FTSE 100 has increased by nearly 5%. The reasons behind the poor share price … Read more
[ad_1] Netflix is rolling out new seasons of some of its most popular shows in February 2023. The psychological thriller “You” (Feb. 9) returns for the first half of its fourth season (Part 2 comes in March), with Joe (Penn Badgley) now in London, fresh after burning down his suburban life in California and finding … Read more
