Nickolai Hubble

Did China just sink offshore wind forever?

The latest cables to fall victim are Baltic links between Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Again, a Chinese vessel is at the centre of the story.

The bizarre reason why SMR stocks are about to go bananas

No doubt you’ve heard about nuclear power’s extraordinary comeback. But there’s been a twist. And it’s going to trigger an entirely new energy transition.

Is Elon Musk America’s Javier Milei?

The only thing that can save Western governments from a major debt crisis is dramatic spending cuts. But those are politically impossible… right?

UK goes to the left as the world goes to the right

What if Trump is just the beginning? A series of elections are set to take place in 2025. And they could leave Sir Keir Starmer marooned on a leftist island.

Rachel Reeves turned your pension into Hotel California

It finally happened. The trap snapped shut with new taxes on inherited pensions. You can check out anytime you like, but your money can never leave.

Why Rachel Reeves’ taxes don’t matter

By the time you read this, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have “handed down” her budget. An ironic choice of words given that it’s taxes that are dominating headlines.

Unproductive spending and taxes on investment

The budget is in. But what does it really mean? I asked our editorial team to give their take. And got three completely different answers… Which one do you agree with?

Will nuclear-powered AI slay the renewables transition?

Why does AI need its own parallel power system? Is it planning to take over the world? Or do AI companies know something about our electricity system’s supply?

Is gold in a bubble?

Things are getting awkward for us gold investors. Gold is in the news as much as bitcoin these days. The price keeps surging higher. Is it time to sell out?

Prepare to be electoral collateral damage

Donald Trump’s odds of winning the US presidential election have soared in recent days. But what’s behind the move? And should UK investors care?

Is the NHS ready for a plague of Trump Derangement Syndrome?

As I write this, the shockwaves of Kamala Harris’ disastrous Fox News interview are still echoing in the empty echo chambers of left-leaning minds.

Where to invest £10,000 now

Some inheritance tax planning measures gone awry have allowed me to pay off the last of my mortgage, with £10,000 to spare. What should I do with it?

Either Ed Miliband or Britain will be left for dead

In today’s issue: More and More and More energy There is no energy transition, only addition Renewables cannot meet our exponentially growing demand  (Your browser…

Debt explains Labour’s “odd habits of locomotion”

Politicians have talked about debt and deficits for decades. But it was just a political hockey puck to pass around. Until Liz Truss changed everything.

How you could profit from nuclear’s Renaissance

Nuclear power is taking the world by storm. As soon as the tech moguls realised they’d need uranium to fuel their AI, it suddenly became a good idea.

Is the War for Immigrants over already?

In 2019 I claimed the Western world is about to have “a War for Immigrants”. That has since come to pass, with immigration rates ballooning. Now what?

The West has lost control of the gold price

Jan Nieuwenhuijs of Money Metals reveals what’s behind the gold bull market of the last two years: Project mBridge and price insensitivity of its buyers.

The SMR revolution is not about nuclear, it is about bite-size electricity

No doubt you’ve noticed the flurry of nuclear power news over the past two weeks. Especially when it comes to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). But why now?

The energy transition has failed. The energy revolution has begun.

Ever since AI burst onto the scene, we’ve all been trying to figure out how to profit from it. Which stocks will harness the new technology the best?

Time for a Trial of the Pyx for Andrew Bailey

For 850 years, the UK has held a ceremony to check whether the currency of the realm has been debased. It’s called a Trial of the Pyx. And it’s time for one now.