I asked ChatGPT for the best FTSE 100 shares to consider for 2026, and it said…
Image source: Getty Images ChatGPT’s found me some popular FTSE 100 shares to mull going into the New Year. But I think some would put me on the road to nowhere. So I’ve had to use my human brain to barrow down my search criteria and pick candidates in three different categories. Looking for relatively […]
Bitcoin Futures Technical Analysis Today
Bitcoin Futures Technical Analysis Today: Range Pressure Builds Near 91,000 Resistance When I look at the 30-minute time frame since December 11th, the story has been a step-like transition from a higher pricing zone into a more defined trading range. Price rotated around the mid area near 91,750, close to where the December 12 VWAP […]
I asked ChatGPT for 3 top value FTSE 250 stocks for 2026, and it picked…
Image source: Getty Images I see some cracking potential buys in the FTSE 250 for 2026, after underperformance against the FTSE 100 over the past five years. Some of that will have been because the mid-cap index is more UK-focused, and doesn’t offer the same global safety margins. But as the UK economy recovers and […]
Will 2026 mark the big reset for Big Tech?
As we look to wrap up 2025, the AI bubble just about managed to get away unscathed to end the year. That being said, there were rising concerns to deal with especially that on valuation. And in talking about that, it is fair to say that all of this will be a mainstay in the […]
£10,000 in Legal & General shares at the start of 2025 is now worth…
Image source: Getty Images Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares may not have grabbed the headlines like Aviva, but 2025 has made for a solid year. The share price is up 10.6%, and the dividend yield remains a hefty 8.4% – exactly why income-focused investors pay attention. A £10,000 investment in January would now be […]
2025 turned out to be the year of metals
Many thought Donald Trump’s return to the White House would mainly boost cryptocurrencies, sending BTC/USD and the broader market to new highs. However, the reality has been somewhat different. Since the start of the year, Bitcoin prices have declined by more than 7%, although it reached a new all-time high in October. Stocks, meanwhile, have […]
These are the biggest dividend yields on the FTSE All Share Index as 2026 begins
Image source: Getty Images These are the companies with the biggest forward dividend yields on the FTSE All Share index. Company Mkt Cap (£m) Yield % (rolling) Div Cover (rolling) NextEnergy Solar Fund 292.8 16.56 0.48 abrdn European Logistics Income 106.3 15.93 0.62 Lancashire Holdings 1,508.5 14.15 1.05 Reach 173.5 13.58 3.22 Bluefield Solar Income […]
Are BAE Systems shares the best UK industrials investment going into 2026?
Image source: Getty Images BAE Systems (LSE:BA.) shares are up 47% over the past 12 months. The last three years have been incredibly strong, but that’s hardly surprising when we consider that there’s a war in Europe and western powers have largely increased defence spending. The company falls into the industrials sector, and it’s the […]
FX option expiries for 29 December 10am New York cut
Here is the expiries board for the remainder of the year. And as you would guess it, overall activity is rather sparse amid the lack of liquidity and interest during the holiday period. The only relevant one today is highlighted in bold below. But on a day like this, I wouldn’t attach much significance – […]
Joe Kelly Announces End Of His Playing Career
After 13 Major League seasons, reliever Joe Kelly has decided to call a career, as the right-hander told Rob Bradford on a recent edition (audio link) of the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast. In his usual irreverent fashion, the 37-year-old Kelly declined to say he was officially retiring, taking issue with the term itself. “Retiring is […]
