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Every generation gets one industrial revolution. Ours is AI – still novel, not yet fully understood, but certain to become so embedded in life that we’ll forget how we ever worked without it. The ques

In an era where digital communication dominates, the enduring appeal of a handwritten card might seem quaint. Yet, for Card Factory (LSE: CARD), the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards,

During the pandemic, profits across the global luxury sector jumped as consumers, unable to spend their disposable income elsewhere, splashed out on high-end purchases. This pulled forward a lot of de

It’s been a tough two decades for UK-listed firms. BP, Shell and HSBC have dropped out of the ranks of the world’s largest listed companies. Britain’s current largest firm, AstraZeneca, doesn’t even m

Emerging markets (EMs) are back. The MSCI Emerging Markets index delivered a 31% return over the first ten months of the year, compared with just 18% from the developed markets-focused MSCI World inde

The combined market capitalisation of the Magnificent Seven group of US mega-cap stocks – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta , Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla– is now over $22trn, meaning these seven stocks ma