Once again the big US tech names have been a significant driver of returns in the technology sector and the wider markets in 2025. This has not applied across the board, but certainly the likes of Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) and Microsoft (MSFT :NASDAQ) have been to the fore. Which makes it all the more impressive that Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) has been able to outperform despite effectively...

FTSE 100 down more than 3% at 7,763.65 Defensive and utilities stocks hold steady Entain and Taylor Wimpey 'winners' UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (TW.) and gambling firm Entain (ENT) bucked the trend by falling less than the blue-chip FTSE 100 index. Taylor Wimpey and other housebuilders were perhaps anticipating the possibility of the Bank of England cutting interest rates this year as a...

Investing in tech stocks has been making money for ordinary investors for years. Since the internet emerged in the early 1990s, the broadly drawn tech space has consistently delivered market-beating growth in revenues and profits and dominated share price returns.It is no coincidence that aside from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B:NYSE), all of the trillion-dollar companies...

AI continues to drive revenue growthSales up nearly 32% year-to-dateStock has nearly doubled this yearAI demand continues to power chip sales for TSMC (TSM:NYSE), the world's biggest contract chipmaker, which clocked a sharp year-on-year increase in revenue through November, even if growth slowed a little from October.TSMC's net revenue rose 34% to T$276.06 billion (approximately $8.52...

POLAR CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY TRUST (PCT) £27.71Trust size: £3.32 billionIt's a simple fact of modern investing that tech stocks need to be part of a broadly-based portfolio, but as the recent spell of volatility shows it can be a minefield.What you want is a broad selection of high-quality, innovative companies exposed to long-run profitable technological change while avoiding the hype and...

Funds can often be in vogue with investors thanks to a big-name manager or a past reputation, but just how well-earned is the popularity of the UK's most popular funds and investment trusts?In this article we've taken a look at the performance of a select group of funds which regularly feature among the most bought and most widely-held in the market to judge whether they are truly delivering...

It may look like odd timing to back Adobe (ADBE:NASDAQ) just after lukewarm guidance, but we think this is a great opportunity.The creative digital software firm called for fiscal 2024 earnings per share of $17.60 to $18 on $21.3 billion to $21.5 billion revenue, a little light compared with the consensus of $18 and $21.7 billion revenue respectively.The shares plunged 7%, which seemed harsh...

AdobeIt may look like odd timing to back Adobe (ADBE:NASDAQ) just after lukewarm guidance, but we think this is a great opportunity.The creative digital software firm called for fiscal 2024 earnings per share of $17.60 to $18 on $21.3 billion to $21.5 billion revenue, a little light compared with the consensus of $18 and $21.7 billion revenue respectively.The shares plunged 7%, which seemed...

Saving for the future is not always front of mind for most people which is understandable given the cost-of-living crisis and the need to balance household budgets.This is a shame because the sooner an investor can get started the better their chances are of building a decent nest egg. In this article we show how you can go from a starting point of investing £200 per month, building up your...

It has not been an easy decade to be a fund manager. Brexit, a global pandemic, the largest war in Europe for a generation and an inflation crisis have punctuated a 10-year period which has seen significant market volatility. However, steering investors' money through difficult waters is how a good fund manager earns their corn.Using FE Analytics' platform, Shares has crunched the numbers to...

NAV falls 2.8% versus 3% benchmark gainPolar Capital Technology Trust benefiting from tech stock reboundShares up 31% year-to-dateSpecialist technology investment trust Polar Capital Technology (PCT) reported a 2.8% fall in NAV (net asset value) for the year ending 30 April 2023 compared to a 7.7% fall in the same period last year.The Polar Capital trust underperformed its benchmark - the Dow...