Kenvue (KVUE:NYSE) $24.30Market cap: $46.6 billionInvestors looking to add a resilient company with healthy global growth potential to portfolios should consider Kenvue (KVUE:NYSE). The $46.6 billion cap stands behind a variety of self-care, beauty and essential health products. Formerly Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ:NYSE) consumer healthcare division, Kenvue was spun out as a standalone in 2023 via a

Fidelity Special Values (FSV) 311.5pMarket cap: £1.01 billionWider than the five and 10-year average of 4%, a near-9% share price discount to NAV (net asset value) at Fidelity Special Values (FSV) presents an attractive entry point into a fund with an impressive long-run record and a contrarian, value-focused investment philosophy that's proven to work.The trust, which recently celebrated its 30

Whether you love or hate cryptocurrencies, you cannot deny the spectacular performance. Since Donald Trump's White House race victory (5 November) Bitcoin has surged 35% to an all-time $94,795 high. Since the start of 2024 it has more than doubled. Ethereum and Elon Musk pet crypto Dogecoin, are up 33% and 300% respectively this year.If you own crypto assets, or are considering doing so, it's valu

Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Wednesday, amid cautious optimism from the UK housebuilding sector, as eyes are set on upcoming US consumer price inflation data.'US inflation figures will be closely watched this afternoon, with expectations for the cost of living to have edged higher,' commented AJ Bell's Russ Mould. 'The consensus is for the annual rate of inflation to move from 2.4%

Revenue and profit top estimatesGlobal instability driving demandShares spike to four-year highDefence contractor Babcock International (BAB) posted a stronger-than-expected set of interim results with 'continued momentum across the group' and confirmed it would hit its full-year targets.The shares initially marched 95p or 19% higher to 594p, their best level in four years, before settling back at

US indices hit more new highs this week after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the race to become the next US president.As well as tech stocks, which rallied on the belief a Trump administration would be less likely to impose strict regulations on the sector, energy companies and financial stocks registered strong gains.Trump's mantra of 'drill baby, drill' implies he favours increasing US

Stocks in London climbed higher at the close on Friday, while the pound rebounded, amid renewed hopes of faster rate cuts in the US following a jobs report.The FTSE 100 index closed up 67.05 points, or 0.8%, at 8,177.15. The FTSE 250 ended up 90.78 points, or 0.5%, at 20,479.74, and the AIM All-Share closed up 1.90 points, 0.3%, at 739.00.For the week, the FTSE 100 was down 0.9%, the FTSE 250 was

Shares up 9% to £51.08Reckitt's baby formula business Mead Johnson clearedMead Johnson bought by Reckitt in 2017Shares in Reckitt Benckiser (RKT) skyrocketed on Friday morning after its US baby formula business Mead Johnson was cleared of liability in a US trial linking the consumer goods group's premature-baby formula Enfamil to bowel disease.A state court in St Louis, Missouri on 31 October rej

London's FTSE 100 rallied on Friday, as budget nerves calmed, with investors hoping US nonfarm payrolls will not throw a spanner in the works at the end of an eventful week.The FTSE 100 index traded up 66.55 points, 0.8%, at 8,176.65. The FTSE 250 was up 49.99 points, 0.3%, at 20,438.95, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.38 points, 0.2%, at 738.48.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.8% at 820.05, the Cboe UK 25

The FTSE 100 in London opened higher on Friday, eating into some of its post-UK budget weakness, while the pound gained some lost ground.Eyes turn state side later, with US jobs data to come, before the Federal Reserve decision next week, and a presidential election on Tuesday.Closer to home, Reckitt shares jumped on a favourable US legal ruling on infant formula. Airlines struggled as oil prices

Q3 like-for-likes down 0.5%Robust performance from health brandsOperational separation on trackReckitt Benckiser's (RKT) shares bounced up 3.3% to £49.20, extending their recent rally off of five-year lows, after the consumer goods goliath's third quarter sales beat subdued expectations.An organic sales decline of 0.5% proved better than the 1.8% drop called for by consensus, as a beat from the h

London's FTSE 100 moved higher in early trade on Wednesday, boosted by some strong corporate updates, while the dollar marched on as a tempering of US interest rate cut zeal continued.The FTSE 100 index traded up 13.14 points, 0.2%, at 8,319.68. The FTSE 250 was up 26.44 points, or 0.1%, at 20,976.09, and the AIM All-Share added 0.61 of a point, 0.1%, at 734.77.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.1% at 832.8

On 24 September, the PBOC (People's Bank of China) unveiled a major stimulus package to support economic growth, promote the expansion of consumption and investment and throw a lifeline to struggling industries and sectors.The central bank also announced a 800-billion-yuan ($114 billion) lending pool to help fund managers, insurers and brokers buy more stocks and initiate share buybacks.China's st

AJ Bell's Money Matters campaign was launched three years ago with the aim of helping women navigate the massive gender investment gap.This is the first in a series of articles looking at the particular challenges women face at different stages in their financial lives.You might think that by the time you reach your 70s most of your life's financial decisions are behind you, but actually this deca

Missed second quarters expectations and soft growth guidance has sparked the biggest ever one-day sell-off in PDD Holdings (PDD:NASDAQ), the parent of online shopping platforms Temu and Pinduoduo.ADR (American Depositary Receipts) in the company fell as much as 40% in intraday trading, eventually closing 28.5% lower at $100 on 26 August, a decline that wiped more than $55 billion off PDD's market

Some of the big names in emerging markets like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (2330:TPE) and Chinese internet giant Alibaba (BABA:NYSE) will be well known to investors but there is a whole gamut of listed companies running all the way up and down the market value spectrum in the developing world.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[

It seems wise to follow what the most successful investors have been buying and selling. US Investment managers are required to file quarterly 13F reports detailing their holdings which gives investors a small insight into what the gurus have been doing.Second-quarter filings for the end of June were released on 14 August and reveal some intriguing moves.Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B:NYSE) chairman Wa

On the 5 August, the Japanese benchmark index Nikkei 225 plummeted 12.4% in its worst one-day performance since 1987, while other Asian markets such as Taiwan fell heavily.There were several factors at play which caused the massive sell-off, not only in Asian markets but globally. How have managers of Japanese funds reacted to the turmoil?Unsurprisingly, given they are effectively talking up their

There is a phrase in business ? 'shrink to greatness' ? meaning companies selling or demerging assets and focusing on what they do best.You might call it streamlining, others might say it is an admission that the previous strategy did not work and the company was too bloated.This trend is firmly in motion across the UK stock market with nine companies in the FTSE 100 either in the middle of shrink

Investor excitement surrounding weight-loss drugs has arguably been as great if not greater than that seen for everything AI (artificial intelligence) in the last two years.Market leaders Novo Nordisk (NOVO-B:CPH) and Eli Lilly (LLY:NYSE), makers of Wegovy and Zepbound respectively, have seen their share prices soar as investors seemingly extrapolate their initial success years into the future.Ben