I am of the belief that it is wise to build a longterm portfolio in shares, with no intention to sell them unless something materially changes for the worse in each respective business. This can serve as a base for speculation and trading. To that end, I haven’t touched my core positions. All are still tidily up due to the years long bull run, so can take a hit - a 20% drop on 400% gains isn’t so difficult to ignore. That said, I do have trailing stop losses in place - it os reaso...

We saw how inflation cooled slightly in February even as the pace of price growth remained well above the Federal Reserve's goal ahead when the central bank meet for their policy meeting next week.
On Wednesday (13 Mar), the Labor Department said that the consumer price index (CPI), which is a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent cost have increased by 0.2% in February as compared to January 2025...

In February 2025, the annual inflation rate in the US decreased to 2.8% from 3% in January, blow the expected 2.9%.
Energy costs dropped by 0.2% year-over-year, after a 1% increase in January, the first in six months. Notably, gasoline prices fell by 3.1% and fuel oil by 5.1%, while natural gas prices jumped by 6%.
Inflation rates also eased for shelter, to 4.2% from 4.4%, and for used cars and tr...