July 17, 2025
Financial Assets

This growth stock’s up over 50% in a year. But could there be more to come?

Image source: Getty Images Among other things, a growth stock’s expected to achieve a bigger increase in sales than the average for the industry in which it operates. And on this measure, Babcock International Group (LSE:BAB) just about meets this definition. In its most recent trading update, the defence group said it’s expecting to report

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Fixed Assets

Why I don’t hold cash in my Stocks and Shares ISA

Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA can be a great resource for investors. And a lot of people like to keep a percentage of their portfolio in cash, to take advantage of sudden opportunities. This, however, isn’t something I go in for. There are a couple of reasons I look to get

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Financial Assets

Tesla’s struggling. Could NIO stock benefit?

Image source: Sam Robson, The Motley Fool UK Tesla, it is fair to say, has had a rough 2025 so far. The stock price is up 443% over the past five years, but has tumbled 36% since the start of 2025. By contrast, electric vehicle rival NIO (NYSE: NIO) is up 1% so far this

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Financial Assets

Down 83%! This FTSE 250 firm could now be a stock market takeover target

Image source: Getty Images It’s been a torrid few years for shareholders of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LSE: ONT). Since the biotech company listed on the UK stock market in late 2021, its share price has crashed by more than 80%. This is sad to see as the FTSE 250 firm’s founders had ambitions to build

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Financial Assets

Could 2025 be the turning point for NIO stock?

Image source: Sam Robson, The Motley Fool UK Carmaker NIO (NYSE: NIO) has certainly delivered some turns in the road for investors. A 93% fall in NIO stock since January 2021 means a much faster, further downhill ride than many would like. But, over five years, investors would still be up (albeit only by 3%).

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Financial Assets

Down 16% in a month, is Tesla stock a falling knife?

I did not buy shares in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) a month ago. So far, that looks like the right decision as Tesla stock has tumbled 16% over that period. Still, as a long-term investor, I do not typically think about owning shares for a matter of weeks. I reckon the real money is made over

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Financial Assets

Is Tesla stock running out of road?

Over the past decade, some investors have made a lot of money owning shares in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). In the past five years alone, Tesla stock has moved up by 567%, meaning it now has a market capitalisation of $1.1trn. However, Tesla stock has slumped by a quarter since the middle of December. Could this

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