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2 days ago | 
fool.co.uk | Simon Watkins
FTSE 250 high-tech defence firm Chemring (LSE: CHG) is trading at a 14-year high of £5.54. The last time it traded at more than this was 1 September 2011, when it hit £5.65. That said, there can still be value left in the shares as price and value are different things. I took a deep dive into the business and ran the key numbers to get to the bottom of the firm’s valuation. Chemring’s shares are trading at such lofty levels partly because of the increasing defence threat to the West.
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2 days ago | 
fool.co.uk | Simon Watkins
Shell’s (LSE: SHEL) share price is down 15% from its 5 July 12-month high of £29.10. Comparing its share price chart with that of the Brent oil price benchmark shows a near-identical trading pattern. In basic terms, this implies that the UK oil giant has no additional value over and above the oil price. That is, no additional value from its high-value petrochemical products, green energy products, trading operations or anything else.
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3 days ago | 
oilprice.com | Simon Watkins
Baghdad halted Kurdistan’s independent oil exports over two years ago to undermine its semi-autonomous status. The U.S. and China are now vying for influence over Iraq’s vast energy resources, with China holding a strong lead through oil production and infrastructure.
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3 days ago | 
msn.com | Simon Watkins
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3 days ago | 
msn.com | Simon Watkins
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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3 days ago | 
msn.com | Simon Watkins
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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3 days ago | 
fool.co.uk | Simon Watkins
I have held Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares for more years than I care to remember. Nevertheless, over that time they have delivered consistently high dividend yields. They remain a key part of my passive income portfolio designed to generate high returns for me. These have not only given me a far better lifestyle over the years than I would have enjoyed otherwise. But they should also allow me to keep reducing my working commitments as and when I choose.
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3 days ago | 
fool.co.uk | Simon Watkins
FTSE 100 technical products and service distributor Diploma (LSE: DPLM) hit a record high of £50.20 on 20 May. This marked a 169% rise from its opening price of £18.65 on 4 June 2020. It is not surprising, as the firm has posted broadly strong results over the period, including its H1 2025 numbers. However, such a rise is no reason to avoid buying a stock, fearing that it cannot possibly increase much further.
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4 days ago | 
msn.com | Simon Watkins
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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4 days ago | 
fool.co.uk | Simon Watkins
Barclays’ (LSE: BARC) share price is near its 21 May one-year high of £3.31. Any break above that would see it hit levels not reached since 22 May 2013 when it dealt at £3.38 before moving lower. I think the key element to this surge in recent months has been a series of strong results. These resulted from a well-executed switch from an interest-based banking model to a fee-based one. Some investors may shirk at the notion of buying a stock that has risen so much already.
