My ISA and SIPP stocks are off to a flyer in 2026!
Image source: Getty Images. My Stocks and Shares ISA and Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) portfolios have started 2026 strongly. Some holdings are up by double digits, which is a pleasant surprise. Let’s take a closer look at what’s going on, and why one FTSE 100 stock has started to make me uneasy. Big portfolio moves […]
Nasdaq remains rangebound as traders await key US data before picking a direction
KEY POINTS: Nasdaq price action remains rangebound but with a bullish bias Pullback in Fed support turned the focus heavily towards data Reaction to negative labour market data likely to reverse in 2026 as inflation remains a constraint for the Fed FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Since the peak in late October, the Nasdaq has been bouncing around […]
Line-ups, stats and preview for AFCON quarter-final
Egypt take on Ivory Coast tomorrow. Read our in-depth preview here… Match Preview for Egypt v Ivory Coast Egypt have not been at their sparkling best at AFCON 2025 and star striker Mohamed Salah admits their form means they are not among the favourites to win the tournament. Back-to-back, but largely unimpressive, wins against Zimbabwe […]
I asked ChatGPT to name 3 brilliant passive income stocks for an ISA in 2026 and it said…
Image source: Getty Images I’m looking to invest around £3,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA. With retirement roughly a decade, away, I’m looking to build a passive income on top of what I’ll get from the State Pension and Self-Invested Personal Pension. So I decided to call in ChatGPT. I’d never allow artificial intelligence […]
Who’s got the most bullish NFP forecast this time around?
The distribution of forecasts this time around has the headline number in a range of 19k to 155k. The most bullish end of the range comes from Jefferies, who forecast non-farm payrolls at 155k with private payrolls at 90k. At the same time, the firm also sees the unemployment rate dropping back down to 4.3% […]
Can the National Grid dividend really keep up with inflation?
Image source: Getty Images Different investors have different objectives. While some people like the idea of buying dividend shares to generate passive income, one concern can be that dividend growth will not keep up with inflation. That helps explain why National Grid (LSE: NG) aims to grow its dividend per share each year in line […]
Oklo jumps 20% in pre-market as Meta unveils nuclear deals to power data centers
The deal between Meta and Oklo Inc. aims at securing a massive supply of carbon-free energy to power Meta’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. The agreement centers on the development of a large-scale nuclear power campus in Pike County, Ohio. The project targets a total capacity of 1.2 gigawatts (GW). Meta will prepay for power and provide […]
US payrolls to stay supported but unemployment rate seen increasing further – Citi
The firm estimates non-farm payrolls to clock in at 75k in December, beating estimates with private payrolls hitting 80k. That being said, they estimate the unemployment rate to jump up to 4.7% after having risen to 4.6% (4.56% unrounded) in November. “Just as with the last few months, we would caution that seemingly stronger job […]
How much do you need in an ISA for a £2,027 monthly passive income in 2027?
Image source: Getty Images My investment resolution for 2026 is to build the maximum passive income I can inside a Stocks and Shares ISA. Thinking about it, that’s the same resolution as last year. So why is that so important to me? Generating a second income on top of my State Pension and personal pensions […]
Non-farm payrolls seen accelerating as unemployment rate holds steady – JP Morgan
The firm estimates non-farm payrolls to show a growth of 75k in December, with private payrolls also matching that figure at 75k. Much like what Citi noted, JP Morgan also points to seasonal factors as underpinning the headline payrolls number: “The summer deceleration and subsequent acceleration bears some resemblance to last year, so there could […]
