Stephen Wright

1 week ago | fool.co.uk | Stephen Wright

Four years ago, shares in Renishaw (LSE:RSW) were trading at £64.75. Today, the FTSE 250 stock has a price of £22.20. That makes it look as though a lot has gone wrong with the business. But I think the reality is quite different and things aren’t nearly as bad as they look. Renishaw is one of the leading manufacturers of precision measuring equipment. Its products are used in production facilities for things like medical devices, robotics, and semiconductors.

2 weeks ago | fool.co.uk | Stephen Wright

The standard way to invest in a recession is to buy shares in companies that make things people need and stay away from cyclicals. But with the S&P 500, things aren’t so simple. There’s no question the US has some quality defensive names, but these often come with prohibitively high price tags. There’s one however, that I think’s worth a look. Even in a recession, people keep producing rubbish. And Waste Management‘s (NYSE:WM) the biggest business that makes money by dealing with this.

2 weeks ago | fool.co.uk | Stephen Wright

Volatile share prices have created a lot of stock market interest this week. But while the big moves have come from the US, UK investors have been focusing on the FTSE 100. Data from AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown indicates that UK retail investors have been focusing on a handful of names. And one in particular stands out. In terms of what investors have been buying, the lists are identical. Barclays and Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) appear in opposite orders, but the five FTSE 100 names are the same.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Stephen Wright

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2 weeks ago | fool.co.uk | Stephen Wright

After falling sharply following ‘Liberation Day’ announcements, the stock market has been surging after news of a 90-day pause. But what happens after that? As things stand, the tariffs that sent share prices down sharply are set to return. So investors need to think about what to do to prepare themselves and their portfolios.  Where the stock market goes in July depends in large part on how negotiations between the US and its trading partners go between now and then.