Uk small caps are ready to run

I’ve never had much luck with metals. In 1981, around a year after the last structural gold bull market peaked, I was given a small krugerrand. Aged seven, having noted that it was not made of chocola

Edinburgh Investment Trust aims to deliver an attractive long-term total return of both income and capital growth. This enables Edinburgh to meet its objectives, which are to exceed the total return o

The US dollar has slid to a four-year-low. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of major trading partners’ currencies, has dropped 12% since the start of 2025. Sterling now bu

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dealt a hammer blow to the Barings Emerging Europe trust. Around 28% of its assets were invested in Russia and instantly became worthless. The share price slumped to barel

The world’s first stockmarket index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average, was created in 1884 by Charles Dow. It consisted of just 11 companies. Dow didn’t know it at the time, but he had created wha

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