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Why supermarkets won’t be shaking over Amazon Fresh
Thursday 18 Mar 2021Online shopping leviathan Amazon launched its first physical store and first grocery store outside of the US in Ealing, West London on 4 March 2021. Sized at 2,500 square feet, the store is branded Amazon Fresh, but it uses the ‘Just Walk Out’ technology seen in Amazon Go stores across the pond...
How to get involved in IPOs
Thursday 18 Mar 2021The IPO market is humming again as the markets recover from the shock of Covid-19 with Deliveroo the latest big name set to join the London market. In the US, shares in virtual gaming platform Roblox jumped more than 60% on its recent market debut (10 Mar), and other stocks have been soaring this...
3 stocks to play the exciting hydrogen theme
Thursday 18 Mar 2021Hydrogen has had more than one false start over the last decade, but the combination of government climate targets, bans on diesel vehicles and a fall both in the underlying cost of production and the cost of green energy to produce it has seen a sharp spike in demand in the last three years...
Now is a good time to take a stake in Tesla
Thursday 18 Mar 2021Shares in Tesla put in a storming recovery rally last week, getting back to almost $700 after investors had a February to forget. Since 8 March the stock has ripped 23% higher, adding more than $125 billion to the electric car maker’s market value. That’s the equivalent of mining group BHP’s ( BHP...
Hacking attacks could see surge in cyber insurance claims
Thursday 18 Mar 2021While 2021 has seen investors put Covid in the rear-view mirror, a new threat to businesses has emerged which has put the insurance industry on guard in case it causes a wave of new claims. At the start of March, US software giant Microsoft revealed there were ‘vulnerabilities’ in its Exchange...
Trying to double your money using a £50,000 inheritance
Thursday 18 Mar 2021This is the latest part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so we aim to provide some insights which can help different types of investor from beginners all the way up to experienced market participants. Mary has just inherited...
Vodafone-backed Vantage Towers: it’s all about the income
Thursday 18 Mar 2021When Vodafone ( VOD ) subsidiary Vantage Towers joins the Frankfurt stock market on 18 March it will be one of the biggest IPOs of 2021 so far. Market value estimates run from €12.2 billion to €12.7 billion, based on the expected €24 to €25 stock range. At first glance, this doesn’t look like a...
Bitcoin boom: the pros and cons of putting money into the cryptocurrency
Thursday 11 Mar 2021Bitcoin’s recent surge beyond $50,000 for the first time has reignited intense discussion about the best-known cryptocurrency. Its meteoric rise in recent months has lured in thousands of Millennial investors with dreams of fast profits thanks to the swathe of mobile apps, such as Coinbase, that...
Baillie Gifford yet to show magic touch with Keystone
Thursday 11 Mar 2021It may be early days but so far investment trust Keystone Positive Change ( KPC ) doesn’t seem to have benefited from the magic touch of new manager Baillie Gifford. The asset management firm behind Scottish Mortgage ( SMT ) hasn’t had the instant impact on the trust in the same way it has with...
Evenlode Income goes from hero to zero: time to worry?
Thursday 11 Mar 2021Prior to the pandemic, £3.6 billion Evenlode Income Fund (BD0B7D5) was lauded by various fund experts as a good place to put your money. On a five-year basis, it has been in the top 25% best performing funds for its category, achieving the much sought-after top quartile status. Unfortunately,...