Investors Chronicle Magazine

The Investors Chronicle is a weekly publication in the UK aimed at private investors and is part of the Financial Times Group. It features articles covering global markets and various sectors, along with updates on corporate activities like mergers and share offerings. Founded in 1860, it has gained a reputation as a highly influential magazine in the investment community.

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Is it finally time for cobalt to make a comeback?

2 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer

Cobalt is very cheap. The metal, used in lithium-ion batteries and the subject of bull runs in 2016-2018 and 2021-2022, is in real terms less expensive than a decade ago and potentially much further back. This is quite a comedown from a few years ago, when the world’s largest carmakers were knocking on Glencore’s (GLEN) door for guaranteed supply and being rebuffed.
‘Should we change how we invest now we’re parents?’

5 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Taha Lokhandwala

Portfolio Clinic: A young couple wants to know what to do with their savings now that they’re investing for three. Taha Lokhandwala takes a lookPublished on May 9, 2025A life-changing event often calls for a complete reassessment of your finances, and for some, there’s nothing as eventful as becoming a parent.
Compass Group & Burberry: Stock market week ahead - 12-16 May

5 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Compass Group & Burberry: Stock market week ahead – 12-16 MayA summary of key company announcements expected in the coming weekPublished on May 9, 2025
The outlook for debt investment trusts

5 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Holly McKechnie

Will elevated interest rates and the prospect of recession spell trouble for the sector? Published on May 9, 2025Debt investors face two major challenges: interest rate risk and credit risk. Given the current political and economic landscape, it would be understandable to be nervous about both. However, for savvy investors there are still opportunities in this esoteric sector.
First graphene, now AI: has overhyped given way to oversold?

5 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Lessons from History: Market pile-ins can leave investors nursing losses and blind them to the real prize on offer Published on May 9, 2025The axiom that ‘history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes’ is usually attributed to Mark Twain, a renowned storyteller who made a fortune from his literary output, only to be pushed into bankruptcy through highly speculative and failed investment ventures.
Don’t let IHT changes rush you into raiding your pension

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Val Cipriani

Pension rules have changed numerous times in recent years. When this happens, or when people think another shift is on the way, many rush to take money out of their pension pots in order to avoid a possible future tax charge. In some cases, this can make sense. The changes to inheritance tax (IHT) announced by the government in last year’s Autumn Budget are prompting a number of people to rethink their estate planning, for example.
Buffett bids sayonara as Japanese exposure grows

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

According to some members of the financial press, shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway (US:BRK.B) were rather surprised when Warren Buffett said he’d be stepping down as chief executive of the conglomerate holding company at the end of the year. Buffett has consistently said that he had no plans to retire, so the assumption was that America’s most lauded investor would perhaps even die in harness.
Retailers emerge from pandemic boom-bust cycle

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Michael Fahy

Demand for electricals, sofas and DIY equipment is showing signs of recovery from a Covid-induced hangover Published on May 9, 2025As anyone who upgraded their garden shed into a mini-pub discovered during lockdown, it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
Mobico and Evoke: Big director share deals this week

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Find out which directors are buying and selling shares in their own companiesPublished on May 9, 2025Transport group Mobico (MCG) has sold its North American school bus business after seeking buyers for almost two years. The divestment was designed to chip away at its debt pile, which had ballooned during a grinding recovery from the pandemic. The end result disappointed analysts and shareholders alike, however.
Reap the rewards of this miner’s radical strategy

6 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer

Anglo American (AAL) shareholders have been on a rollercoaster ride since December 2023. That was when the miner detailed a host of production issues that would knock 2024 and 2025 output, mostly in the copper division that management had previously said would spur group earnings through to the second half of the decade. The resulting share price plunge was enough to alert its competitors to a buyout opportunity.