Image source: Getty Images September is the worst month for the stock market, according to a recent study by comparison website Finder. Its research found that in recent decades, major global stock…
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If I’d invested £1k in the stock market’s ‘Magnificent 7’ a year ago, here’s what I’d have now
Image source: Getty Images Over the past year, a group of US shares have been driving stock market sentiment. The collection has been referred to as the ‘Magnificent 7’, given the extent…
The stock market’s best performer could deliver again!
Image source: Getty Images Super Micro Computer’s (NASDAQ:SMCI) delivered best-in-class returns for stock market investors over the past year. The stock’s up 841% over 12 months and 232% since the start of…
When cheap markets meet favourable conditions, sentiment flips very quickly
The latest GDP figures, for the fourth quarter of 2023, told many of us what we already knew: the UK economy is fairly stagnant. And with a fourth-quarter drop of 0.3% combined…
Will 2024’s nervous markets throw up decent bargains?
Stock markets hate political uncertainty — look no further than the plunging markets that we saw post-referendum, or at the end of Liz Truss’ short-lived premiership. And this dislike of political uncertainty…
Here’s why I see stock markets struggling in 2024, but would still buy
Image source: Getty Images For global investors, this has been a great year. Most major stock markets have surged, including those in the US, Japan and Europe. Alas, the laggard has been…