Author: Lucas

This week, it’s two-for-one in our stock screen section. Based on two stockpicking methods developed by the financial researcher-turned-investor Jim O’Shaughnessy in his classic book What Works on Wall Street, they’re a good example of how the way we define certain stock factors (and how these factors perform) can sometimes fall flat.I say ‘fall flat’, but the good news is that both of our O’Shaughnessy screens – what the author terms the Cornerstone Value and Cornerstone Growth methodologies – managed to beat the market over the past 12 months. Noting how value stocks tend to do well during bear markets,…

Silver (XAG/USD) trades sharply lower on Monday, hovering around $81.80 at the time of writing, down 2.0% on the day. The white metal extends the corrective move that began after last week’s steep drop, as markets rapidly reassess the macroeconomic and monetary outlook in the United States (US).Selling pressure intensified after US President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed). Markets interpret this choice as a signal of a more disciplined and cautious approach to monetary easing. This perception has prompted renewed caution toward non-yielding assets such as Silver, following a powerful…

HOUSTON — Oil refineries, petrochemical plants and gas compressor stations across Texas exceeded pollution limits in late January as below-freezing temperatures blasted the state. Industrial companies reported at least 77 emissions events to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from Jan. 22 to Jan. 29 — a period covering before and after Winter Storm Fern. Environmental groups and community advocates say Texas lawmakers and regulators haven’t done enough to prevent emissions events from spiking during winter weather events. Some companies with emissions releases during Fern were also big emitters during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, said Grace Tee Lewis, a senior…

Shares of Meta Platforms (META 2.95%) surged after the social media company reported strong Q4 results that easily surpassed analyst estimates and issued upbeat guidance. Going into its report, the stock was basically flat over the past year. With the stock gaining some momentum, let’s take a closer look at its report and guidance to see if Meta’s stock is a buy. Today’s Change(-2.95%) $-21.81Current Price$716.50Key Data PointsMarket Cap$1.8TDay’s Range$713.59 – $732.1752wk Range$479.80 – $796.25Volume96KAvg Vol19MGross Margin82.00%Dividend Yield0.29% Full speed ahead Investors have been worried about Meta’s capital expenditures (capex). However, the company did not back down, upping it to…

Each month, people across the country win money from the investment product issued by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). There were 321 winners across Suffolk with a total of £1,075,000 won in February’s prize draw. Two people in Suffolk scooped up a prize of £100,000 with a further £50,000 won by four people. £1,000 was won by 270 people living in Suffolk. It comes after one Suffolk local had some New Year’s luck in January after winning the top £1million prize. Unlike other investments, where investors would earn interest or a regular dividend income, bonds are entered into a monthly…

Personal finance guru Martin Lewis has called on everyone born between two dates to open a special account today. Taking to X, Mr Lewis said the government is planning changes to a key type of account – which is set to remove the option of accessing savings funds over the age of 60.The change is happening to a specific kind of account – a Lifetime ISA or a Help to Buy ISA. A Lifetime ISA (LISA) is a UK government-backed savings account designed for adults aged 18–39 to save up to £4,000 annually for a first home (up to £450,000)…

Kuwait exported record volumes of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) in January after a key refinery restarted full operations following a fire-induced partial outage at the end of last year.One of the Gulf’s top crude oil exporters, which also vies to be a major fuel oil exporter, was able to significantly increase fuel oil exports after the commissioning of the Al-Zour refinery at the end of 2022.Al-Zour Refinery, one of the largest crude processing facilities in the Middle East, is operated by Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC).The processing plant, which KIPIC says is the world’s largest grass-root refinery with…

]]> For decades, the oil-rich creeks of the Niger Delta symbolised both Nigeria’s economic lifeline and one of its gravest national security challenges. Vast mangrove forests concealed illegal refineries, crude oil thieves and armed criminal networks that siphoned national wealth, devastated the environment and undermined investor confidence. Today, however, a decisive shift is underway. Recent media tours of Operation DELTA SAFE formations across Rivers and Bayelsa States reveal a more coordinated, intelligence-driven and technologically enabled military campaign that is steadily tightening the noose around crude oil theft syndicates. At the heart of this renewed push is Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS),…

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Indian investors should prefer stocks linked with base metals over precious ones, according to Gautam Shah, founder of Dubai-based Goldilocks Global Research, who was bullish on the sector in 2025. “Metal stocks have been the poster boy in India for the last six months. My favourite for last year was metals and for this year is PSUs,” he told NDTV Profit on Monday.He said precious metals got a “little overdone and parabolic” in the international market over the last few months. Metals — both base and precious — had surged in January as bullish Chinese investors piled into commodities amid doubts…