How to invest £10k in S&P 500 dividend stocks to target a £2.3k annual second income

Image source: Getty Images The average divdiend yield of the S&P 500 is 1.15%. This is significantly lower than the FTSE 100 and might put some people off. However, there are a lot more companies in the S&P 500. The yield can quickly ramp up by actively picking high-yielding options and dropping firms that don’t […]
The S&P 500 is almost back to all-time highs as US-Iran deal optimism fuels a crazy rally

FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW The S&P 500 has been surging like crazy as traders kept on unwinding the bearish war-led bets amid US-Iran deal optimism. The US-Iran war has been pushing the market lower on negative growth expectations and as those expectations now get repriced on the positive side, the S&P 500 has lots of room to […]
Guess Who This Blonde Girlie Turned Into!

Before this lil’ cutie with bleach, blonde hair was memorizing scripts and delivering stellar performances, she was just living in Australia with big dreams of becoming a star … “These Final Hours” and “The Nice Guys” are just a couple of her notable roles. Source link
5 years ago, £5,000 bought 1,231 Aviva shares. But how many would it buy now?

Anyone investing £5,000 in Aviva (LSE:AV.) shares five years ago would have bought themselves 1,231 of them. Today (15 April), those same shares are worth £7,742, a return of 55%. For comparison, a £5,000 investment now would buy 436 fewer. However, this ignores dividends. For its last five financial years, the insurance and savings group’s […]
US sends thousands more troops to Middle East as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran – WaPo

The US is increasing its military presence in the Middle East as the two-week ceasefire approaches the April 22 deadline. The Pentagon is deploying approximately 10,000 additional personnel, including 6,000 troops aboard the USS George H.W. Bush and 4,200 with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. This surge will provide […]
‘We love the smell of freshly cut grass in the morning’

Atletico Madrid wasted little time in mocking Barcelona after knocking them out of the Champions League Atletico Madrid were quick to troll Barcelona the morning after beating the Catalans in an absorbing, and controversial, Champions League quarter-final. Barca won 2-1 on the night but it was not enough for them to advance to the last […]
Kanye West Postpones Concert in France Amid Nazi Backlash

Kanye West France Gives Him The Kiss-Off … Postpones Marseille Concert Published April 15, 2026 1:59 AM PDT Kanye West just buckled under pressure from France, shelving his upcoming concert in the Europeon country over his past antisemitic remarks. Here’s the deal … the rapper was supposed to perform in the southern port city of […]
At 570p, is it too late to consider buying BP shares?

As distasteful as it sounds, it’s usually the case that whenever there’s trouble in the Gulf, BP’s (LSE:BP) shares go up. With instability in the region often resulting in rising oil and gas prices, it stands to reason that the British energy giant is likely to be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Indeed, the group’s […]
Eurozone February industrial production +0.4% vs +0.3% m/m expected

Prior -1.5%; revised to -0.8% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com. Source link
Channing Frye Says LeBron James Focused on Winning, Not Age, In Playoff Series

Channing Frye Age Isn’t On LeBron’s Mind He Just Wants To Win!!! Published April 15, 2026 12:30 AM PDT Play video content TMZSports.com Age ain’t nothing but a number as 41-year-old LeBron James enters the playoffs … so says his former teammate, Channing Frye, who tells TMZ Sports the only thing on the King’s mind […]