Can you earn 8% a year by investing in the stock market?
Image source: Getty Images Historically, investing in the stock market has been one of the best ways of building wealth over time. And it isn’t really showing any signs of slowing down at the moment. Over the last 12 months, the FTSE 100 has generated a return of over 20%. The long-term average is more […]
Tech sector dips while industrials rise: Key insights for investors
Sector Overview Today’s stock market heatmap reveals a contentious battleground across various sectors. Technology sees mixed outcomes, with notable declines and slight advances within sub-sectors. Industrials and Healthcare, however, show promising resilience, driving up overall market sentiment. 📉 Tech Sector: Microsoft (MSFT) dropped by 0.44%, paving a cautious path for the broader tech landscape. Nvidia […]
Kelsea Ballerini Reveals Her Dog Dibs Died, Shares Emotional IG Tribute
Kelsea Ballerini It’s Goodbye To My ‘Soul Dog’💔 Published January 9, 2026 7:44 AM PST Kelsea Ballerini is grieving a major loss — saying goodbye to her “soul dog,” Dibs — and marking the moment with a gut-wrenching IG tribute filled with sweet, happy memories of the pup she adored. The country singer shared the […]
Is the rampant Rolls-Royce share price about to smash the market again in 2026?
Image source: Getty Images After its mind-bendingly fabulous run, I thought the Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR) share price must surely run out of juice. I’ve even been toying with banking my profits and hunting for the next big FTSE 100 recovery story. Now I’ve thrown my crystal ball away. The engineering giant is still on fire, […]
How Trump leaked the non-farm payrolls report
Late yesterday, Trump posted this on Truth Social: The problem is, that number didn’t match up with what had been reported in the non-farm payrolls report data that had already been released. It also came after the Council of Economic Advisors was briefed on the jobs report (usually the afternoon before the release). The numbers […]
Nationals Release Sauryn Lao To Pursue Opportunity In Japan
The Nationals announced today that right-hander Sauryn Lao has been released to pursue an opportunity in Japan. The club’s 40-man roster count drops to 39. Mike Rodriguez reported last month that Lao had agreed to a deal with the Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. Per Rodriguez, that deal is for one guaranteed year […]
Confirmed line-ups for AFCON quarter-final with Nicolas Jackson and Ismaila Sarr dropped
Senegal face Mali in the AFCON quarter-finals this afternoon. Get all the team news here… Mali advanced to an AFCON quarter-final against Senegal despite not winning a game in normal time during their stay in Morocco. Three group stage draws were followed by a penalty shoot-out victory over Tunisia on Saturday. Even then they had […]
Kendall Jenner Says She’s Never Had Any Plastic Surgery
Kendall Jenner I’m Plastic Surgery-Free!!! Published January 9, 2026 7:10 AM PST Play video content In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele Kylie Jenner has owned up to going under the knife … but her sister Kendall Jenner is shutting down the chatter, insisting she’s still all-natural … no matter what the internet says. Speaking on […]
What’s going on with Tesco shares?
Shares in Tesco (LSE:TSCO) fell 7% on Thursday (8 January) after the company reported weak Christmas sales. The big issue for investors is why this has been happening. GLP-1s Tesco reported like-for-like sales growth of 2.4% over the Christmas period. That’s below the level of inflation and represents a disappointing result. One potential reason for […]
US UMich January prelim consumer sentiment 54.0 vs 53.5 expected
Final December reading was 53.3 1-year inflation 4.2% vs 4.1% prior 5 year inflation 3.4% vs 3.2% prior Current conditions 52.4 vs 50.7 prior Expectations 55.0 vs 54.6 prior UMich prelim Dec This isn’t a great economic indicator as answers are increasingly politicized and the inflation numbers are volatile. There was a time when this […]
