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ElmoLovesGrover

Placed my bet this premarket on OTLK PDUFA date (expected tomorrow). 500 shares at $2.03. Third time FDA will decide on it. Drug is approved in UK and Europe, but no luck with FDA so far.

Mrsparkles7100

Have got a small/tiny investment only 100 shares. New to this so was selling/buying throughout the year. Now settled down and just holding, add couple of shares per month. So now I’m currently 70% up. No idea what the future holds so I’m no financial adviser. Have made plenty of bad investments so went through my year of learning and growing pains :) One area to look at and I’m just guessing here so it’s not professional advice. Digital ID services is now becoming a global change. From UK/Europe to South East Asia, South America and Across Africa. Countries are bringing out their new Digital ID wallet services. US will be trialling Apple ID to confirm your identity for domestic US flights for example. Anyway this means digitalisation of services across Africa. Not sure about AirTel and it’s plans for this. Just something to look at. Look into UN 2030 mandate especially their ID for everyone plans.

Mrsparkles7100

Have got a small/tiny investment only 100 shares. New to this so was selling/buying throughout the year. Now settled down and just holding, add couple of shares per month. So now I’m currently 70% up. No idea what the future holds so I’m no financial adviser. Have made plenty of bad investments so went through my year of learning and growing pains :) One area to look at and I’m just guessing here so it’s not professional advice. Digital ID services is now becoming a global change. From UK/Europe to South East Asia, South America and Across Africa. Countries are bringing out their new Digital ID wallet services. US will be trialling Apple ID to confirm your identity for domestic US flights for example. Anyway this means digitalisation of services across Africa. Not sure about AirTel and it’s plans for this. Just something to look at. Look into UN 2030 mandate especially their ID for everyone plans.

Holiday_Mistake_7399

It’s like in the UK doing a accumulator on the horses 7 races £1 having 6 races won got £100000 going on to the last horse in the last race and the horse doesn’t win. Going home and your wife asking how much did you lose today only £1 🤫

Cobil78

+37.8% having followed Stockopedia StockRanks. In 2026 I expect to put 1/4 of portfolio into Stockopedia NAPS (UK mid-caps with high ranking) and for US stocks continue with Alpha Picks (of Seeking Alpha). Only ETFs are for European and Defense industry stocks

IntelligenzMachine

But there are also funds (at least in the UK) that are closed-end e.g. a lot of investment trusts

Master-Koala5476

Yeh I can't disagree with the power aspect but geez Israel isn't an ally of America not like Canada, Australia and the UK. Someone tell NVIDIA to set up shop in Adelaide because we are true friends 🤝 Letting ya boys down.

BlazinAzn38

Yep we went to the UK/Scotland for 8 days and priced it versus DisneyWorld for 5 days and UK/Scotland was cheaper. Now granted it was winter in the UK so we got good deals on lodging but it essentially meant we got 4 star hotels and free meals versus one of the bottom end park hotels. I guess my family will be the “we didn’t see Epcot we saw Rome” people

Jorihe84

For some reason, Disney offers wild ass perks to UK residents to go to WDW. My wife and i go twice a year (US), and routinely run into people from the UK, and even see on their FB groups, where families of usually around 4, from the UK are paying ~$7,500 - $10k all in for a 14 day stay. My wife and i pay anywhere from $2,500 - $3,500 for 4-5 days at a moderate resort. There are essentially zero perks to go for a US Citizen besides their off peak deals or during hurricane season. They offer Florida residents deals, but basically zero loyalty programs for regular travelers that travel halfway across the country to get there. They have some flawed thinking. But i cannot deny their parks and cast members are top notch. We recently did a disney cruise and it was awesome

WellAintThatShiny

Great company with a bright future. I will note that the production is ramping fine and the hurdle that is approaching is enough firm orders to warrant their second and subsequent facilities. I’m looking for orders from OFGEM in the UK to be the next big catalyst.

ScottyStellar

39% in an active trading account where I am heavy index funds and selling CSPs so I miss some big gains for consistency. 66% in a mostly inactive account bolstered by some rklb and sofi holdings and solid index performance. 133% in a stock heavy account that's 80% buy/hold and 20% low activity trading account. The trading portion of that was UK 177%. Bull market genius

FermatsLastTrade

The correct answer is that sometimes <1 data point can be enough, and sometimes mountains of supporting data is not enough. How can this be possible? Because statistics and understanding the market is a lot more complicated than just "number of datapoints" in a back test. Let me explain: Every market participant has a model for how the world works, or a Bayesian prior. Suppose that you find an extremely significant result, with a t-stat of >10, that stocks whose second letter is "A" go up between 10:15 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. on the days of the month that are 3 modulo 8. You should not trade this regardless of the statistical significance. Your prior should be extremely strong that this is a stupid hypothesis. Some statisticians like to ask "how many hypotheses did you try" to help them approach these questions when their Bayesian prior about how markets work is very weak. One could approach the above "stupid" hypothesis by noting that the class of hypotheses like it is very large, which means perhaps one should discount the statistical significance of such a result. There are multiple ways to approach this. On the flip side, sometimes the prior can be so strong, that you don't need any data at all to want to trade. An example of this would be George Soros breaking the British Pound in 1992. While other currencies have depegged before, this trade is one of one in history. Soros and Druckenmiller had such a conceptual understanding of how the system worked, that they didn't need any datapoints at all. They did have data from much smaller countries, but it's not exactly that comparable to a massive economy like the UK. They understood mechanistically how the currency interacted with the ERM and the UK in recession better than the UK central bank did.

saltyru

Depends on the T&C’s, and market reaction, but I’d think it would go something like this - long trading on an underlying paper product gets suspended (think SLV); nobody sells unleveraged positions because they expect price to rocket when it resumes and it’s costing them nothing to hold onto the shares; but at the same time, leveraged trades get liquidated because volatility dies a death and thus options become worthless, a lot of that happening automatically when stops are hit. If you’ve got a decent set of balls and long-enough expiry dates, you might want to ride it out and make the big tendies. But everything you’re holding will go red in the meantime because weak hands will panic. Remember that FM will last as long as is needed to dig institutions out of their holes. I don’t think we’re there yet. But SGLN in the UK is trading with MASSIVE volume today, so it’s always a risk.

donaldtrumpiscute

## Breaking news UK places visa sanctions on DR Congo over migrant returns

CheapComb

Good question.  In late Nov, a COMEX data center had a "cooling" issue that forced them to shut down their servers. This coincided with a sharp spike in Silver earlier that day. It was a clear breakout if you watch the chart.  It was so clear they were going to have structural deficit problems after that, I went long in early December.  Its my suspicion that there was likely a large Chinese bank that tried to move a lot of silver all at once out of COMEX, and someone high ranking stepped in to tell them not to.  Data center cooling issue halts world's largest derivatives exchange — CME trading shutdown ripples across Malaysia, UK, and EU markets | Tom's Hardware https://share.google/x1XtBxPpbyYalwYWt

beech75

Why not UK shares?

gr1981uk

Yes to S&S ISA but I’m not a fan of UK shares, even these international companies. I know people are less bullish on US, but an S&P500 tracker is a pretty safe long-term play.

ohgodthehorror95

Broadly speaking, I agree 100%. The only major exceptions would probably be ADRs that aren't listed on a major US exchange, but still have a "proper" listing on a legit non-US exchange. Lots of solid billion $+ companies trading on major exchanges in Canada, UK, and Australia. $RYCEY is a big one. Also a lot of established miners and mineral refiners listed on the TSX which are only available to US investors via OTC traded ADRs

IntelligenzMachine

The 'AI advisor' just tells you want to hear. Can guarantee this selection was picked entirely based on past conversation history. The reason I know that is because in the past I've asked AI what brands Associated British Foods PLC owns, and then in future it recommended it as a stock pick even though it is a non-growth stock that pays a 3% dividend (in the UK where you can get 7%+ and flat trading from about 40 different large companies).

FalseYoghurt5121

Looking for advice based on my vanguard ISA fund account 32 M, living in the UK, around £150k savings in total, £93k salary per annum. I put £1100 per month into my Vanguard. My Vanguard account has £85k in, the rest is dotted around in other things but I am wanting to consolidate this and have about 70% overall in Vanguard Stocks and share ISA 70% is in FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund Acc. 21% is in S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc (VUAG) 9% is in Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Acc. I am not risk averse, I don’t own a house or plan to buy in the next 4-5 years. I am wanting to get to around £250k if that is feasible or too ambitious Main Questions - is Vanguard the best platform and fund management, I heard it is given low fees. - is my % split and funds selected reasonable to try and reach the targets above. I am not risk averse, I am young (in my view!) and happy to ride swings in investments - is the split across these elements reasonable? I am thinking to consolidate further but I am worried in putting ‘all my eggs in one basket’ I’m consolidating too much and in the wrong funds, I am not a full time investor and do not have time to check things daily, I am also not an expert so apologies if I am asking silly questions, just looking for some advice, assurance and feedback!

Deep_Opportunity_883

So Finland/France/Iceland/UK datacenters run on Qatar/US gas or don't run at night, right? One wrong word from EU cucks and they don't run at all. This leave only 2 US datacenters in MO and NJ with US grid already in power deficit and so far no plan to fix it publicly available. Hmm...

ImaginationIll4895

https://x.com/optionsbrit?s=21 UK Trader’s Guide: Best Platforms to Trade US Options + My $25K to $85K Story https://youtu.be/cSJHw_ytYHg Hopefully this helps people. FYI IG no longer offer tastytrade but as UK citizens we CAN trade with the US version and I do.

b_m_hart

Not because of the current US admin, but EU and UK will absolutely stop or slow this down if it was a straight forward purchase.  

Clittle93

Why do we think the UK would cause silver price to drop?

Chance-Duty-9453

So glad that UK markets is closed so my silver stocks are frozen til Monday

Icommandyou

Like half the UK traders were caught in silver short squeeze, limited supply and high demand. It will be dumb idea to short silver so we all should do it

Gadafro

I invest est. 12.5% of my wages after tax. Steadily building a portfolio, the majority of which is in an index fund (VUAG) which makes up 40%. Another 30% into AI, robotics, and automation. 15% into a mix of space stocks (primarily RKLB), and the remaining other 15% into some American multinational companies which is primarily financial and consumer focused stocks. I'm taking some risk in the hopes it may pay off for an earlier retirement, but I do also pay into a pension plan which is also paid into by my employer. I live in the UK and companies here by law have to offer pension plans to their employees.

TreGet234

Ah i see. In many countries gold is tax free but only if it's physical or deliverable. (Germany, UK i think).

DumplingGoddessTee

# Tesla's Recent UK Megapack Deal to Supercharge Its Energy Business Tesla just locked in a 1 gigawatt hour Megapack deal with Matrix Renewables in the UK, and it’s one of those developments that probably flew under the radar for most people - but it shouldn’t have.   The project, based in Scotland, will use a 500MW / 2-hour battery system and marks Matrix’s first standalone battery storage build in the UK. For Tesla, it’s another clear sign that its energy business is gaining real momentum outside the US.   What’s interesting is where this is happening. The UK grid is under increasing pressure as renewable penetration rises, and large-scale storage is quickly becoming essential infrastructure rather than a “nice to have.” Wind and solar don’t work without grid balancing, and that’s exactly where Megapack fits in. Tesla has quietly positioned itself as one of the most reliable suppliers in this space. While a lot of companies talk about grid-scale storage, Tesla is actually delivering it - at scale, on schedule, and repeatedly. What often gets missed is how fast this side of the business is growing. Energy deployments have been compounding at an eye-watering pace over the past few years, and 2024 saw another major step up. Margins have also improved meaningfully, to the point where the energy segment is now one of Tesla’s most profitable divisions. That matters, because unlike EVs - which are sensitive to consumer demand, rates, and incentives - energy storage demand is being driven by long-term structural needs. Grid operators don’t care about interest rate cycles; they care about stability, resilience, and reliability. That gives Tesla’s energy business a very different risk profile from autos. The UK deal is also part of a broader trend: utilities and governments are increasingly standardizing on large, proven platforms rather than experimenting with smaller or less-tested solutions. Tesla’s ability to manufacture at scale, deploy quickly, and support projects long-term gives it a real edge over smaller competitors. While names like Fluence and Enphase are legitimate players, Tesla’s vertical integration, balance sheet, and execution speed make it difficult to compete head-to-head at the same scale. The bigger picture here is that Tesla is no longer just an EV company with an energy side project. Energy is becoming a core pillar of the business - one that’s growing faster, carrying strong margins, and benefiting from global policy tailwinds. The market still tends to value Tesla primarily through the lens of car deliveries and pricing trends. But deals like this suggest that the energy side of the company may end up being one of its most durable and strategically important growth engines over the next decade.

AllLimes

Obviously that's abhorrent and they should be called out. Their human rights records are shameful. .. But are we saying the US president hasn't ordered a fair share of killings throughout history? Feels like that's probably naive. I live in the UK and I'm sure it's happened here too. It's not an altogether "slam dunk" accusation.  

Elegant-Age1794

Scancell in UK. Have combination therapy that will become Standard of Care for Melanoma. Stock will multibag on deal with one of the big boys Mid-year IMO. Exceptional value for risk imo.

Ok_Cod5649

BAE Systems It's one of the world's leading defence companies, which will continue to be a growing industry. BAE is at the forefront of many key technologies and it's order book is geographically varied (Aukus, FCAS, Type 26 Frigates). Yet it has fallen 17% from its all time high and now trades at a forward p/e ratio of circa 19.5, with a nice dividend yield of 2% (and the UK doesn't charge a withholding tax too)

CalcioFan2282

As long as the administration keeps thumbing its nose at allies and Putin’s heart beats, RYCEY is a sound stock to invest in for the long-term. I don’t see the UK trimming its defense budget anytime soon & Rolls is a direct beneficiary of that.

West_Lavishness6689

I just didnt think the UK would let its biggest company fail so I considered is safe and a risk but I knew it would recover (gut feeling). also when looking st what stocks havent fully recovered from covid this one was around 1.3 and the high a year before was $10 so I was like it should get back to 10 in 5 years, screw it im in. and I put every dollar i had into for the last 5 years

Deadweight047

JD has declared the UK and France to be the new enemies, a statement that would surely please his Papa Vlad and the Orange King.

whomakesthetendies

Piss off back to r/UK personalFinance !

Advanced-Fail2445

4 days later and that's your response? My point was that you were moving the goalposts. I highlighted it to the point where you yourself complained about it without having the self awareness. GDP was irrelevant to the conversation. I could take a number of convenient metrics where the UK is better than the US. Homicide was just one example. Freedom is another one which I find rather funny. All moot. Take this as a lesson, don't change the goalposts mate.

AnyHat8807

probs not any lower than UK salaries so I'll take it lol.

AnyHat8807

nah. UK.

HaydnH

I'll be the big five oh next year, I smoked since I was 14-15. About 2010 when vaping first started, I heard about it and thought hey, I'll give it a go. I bought a high end device, which back then looked more like a Dr Who sonic screwdriver than a current day vape, it was seriously a foot long, I could probably post it on the whatisit sub right now and people would assume it was a sex toy. Along with the device, I found a small company making "juices" (in the UK rather than US) near me who I still use today. My first flavour was rhubarb and custard, the old school sweets rather than dessert, and it tasted just like my memory remembered it. I didn't quit smoking, I was just trying vaping on top to see if it worked. Within a week I was lighting cigarettes and putting them out immediately because they were disgusting compared to the rhubarb and custard flavour. Chemically, if you analyse cigarette smoke Vs vape, ll the same chemicals are there, just 1000th of the amount in vapes vs smokes. Personally, I think vapes are one of the biggest health benefits of our generation. It may be annoying for people to walk down the street in a candy floss scented Choo Choo train, but the amount of lives it must save is worth it. I hate Trump, more than most, but he's right here. Keep the flavours, make it easy to get off the smokes.

kim82352

Not just UK. Something like all but 3 international markets beat S&P 500.

kim82352

UK stocks outperformed Wall Street this year — and investors see more upside ahead in 2026

snoopyjcw

We (the UK) have the same with the right wing idiots here. It's depressing. It's completely fractured the country. The right wing hold over much of print and social media means it's not likely to change any time soon.

Book_Dragon_24

You‘ve definitely thought of the reason. It makes them money. In the SEPA area there is a European law that says settlement must be next business day. When I load up by IBRK UK account from by bank account in Switzerland it‘s available SAME DAY. Like two hours later. It‘a just bad banking laws where you live I guess and they take advantage of that.

kaapooj

Greek debt is considerably cheaper than UK debt: 10y UK: 4.52 10y GR: 3.48

Kiiaru

That's because everywhere major studios are subsidize game development. Montreal, UK, SoKo, Japan, etc... [When Japan announces they're giving $20 billion to game and anime studios who operate there](https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/japan-reveals-130-billion-plan-to-spread-their-anime-and-games-worldwide-3279580/) it becomes stupid not to at least consider moving your business to a place like that. What has America offered lately? Oh yeah. Tariffs...

Gorgenapper

Just watched some channel where a British chef spent 5 hours to cook up a pub burger that [looked nothing like a burger](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7pIWhvXi_HY), just piled up 15" high like a giant 🍆 it looked like you were supposed to start deep throating it. Puts on the UK

Fun-Valuable-7355

I can’t even get ANY silver bullion. In UK

Emotional-Power-7242

The benefit to using a target date fund is your can't mess it up. If you instead buy a global index fund like VT and a bond index fund like BND you could decide on the wrong ratio of stocks to bonds. If you split VT into a US index fund like VTI and an international index fund like VXUS you could decide on the wrong ratio of US to international. Every choice you add is another opportunity to make the wrong choice, and many investors will make the wrong choice. Nobody in this sub knows what they're talking about so don't worry if they say bonds are bad. Bonds are necessary. Young investors don't all need bonds, which is why a target date fund has you in a low percentage while youre young. Market cap weighted just means you buy more of the companies worth the most and less of the companies worth the least. You weight the index based on how much the companies are worth. Diversification means you invest across a wide spectrum of industries, countries, values, so that if say the US market ranks your entire portfolio doesn't tank with it because it isn't 100% in US stocks. Your target date fund (or global index fund like VT) also has stocks from the UK, Japan, China, Africa, etc.

EvidenceOk388

Because there’s not really a reason to lol. I would pee myself if you’re from Canada or the UK.

Teach_Fish_Man

No, the public dont elect the Supreme Court in the USA, just as they dont do that in, you know, the UK either, widely considered the most naturally stable DEMOCRACY That would be because electing the Supreme Court is not actually a measurement of a country’s democracy, unlike, say, holding elections to elect their officials, like, say, that recent election in the USA in which people voted through the electoral college (key word: ELECTORAL) for, you know, the president But then the USA is only a few hundred years old so its not surprising its people have no understanding of systems far older than it

DataExternal4451

OTLK fell from \~2.6 on 25th August due to receiving Complete Response Letter (CRL). They have resubmitted and the PDUFA goal date is now 31st December. They are approved in EU and UK so there should be significant impact if they get approval for US

xampf2

IBKR UK supports Wise transfers. Did you look into that?

Gold_Quarter9521

you could do options on stocks, or as people suggest, use the ETF route- there have been a couple of ucits ETFs listed recently that do such, or use some of the existing. already mentioned tickers. Or consider moving up the risk scale within the bond category or possibly consider 'alternatives'- there has been an interesting catastrophe bond ETF launched this week that 'may' yield 8-10%. Many ways to skin a cat but remember in investing, there is never a free lunch... with higher yields comes (usually) higher risk, or in the covered call example, not100% participation in an equity index/stock rise... You can get some high yield stuff (almost twice bonds) but it depends if you want to sleep at night. Also depends whether you are US or UK based- the universe in the US for these more esoteric ETFs is far wider (thanks to EU regulation ofretail).

Alternative-Log-2697

For a first world country America is genuinely decades behind the rest of the modern world when it comes to banking. In the UK we get BACS payments EARLY 🥱

PapaJrer

Sentiment on Ocado has been pretty low since pullback on their Kroger partnership. But imo Kroger was always a bad fit. Partnerships outside the US are looking exciting - Lotte, Aeon, Coles etc - and their retail arm is the fastest growing grocer in the UK. As for the tech, their robotic warehousing is best in class, and things like their on grid robotic pick have picked billions of items irl.  They completed a development cycle this year, so are going into 2026 focused on signing further deals and rollout.

Big-Chungus-12

I wish peoples opinions actually influenced corporations, most people I see on social media tried to boycott McDonalds Starbucks and target and didn’t do anything. They will keep going as long as the price is reasonable, which a monopoly would be doubtful as there would be somewhat competitiveness g domestically and even international (China and UK)

WickedSensitiveCrew

There was news today that Lyft and Uber are partnering with Baidu on robotaxis in the UK. To me the simpler and more likely outcome is there will be multiple companies that have robotaxis. People need to look beyond Mag 7. Uber and Lyft already do.

Matt2_ASC

Right. Could you imagine the most powerful military in the world broadcasting the trouble it has with electromagnetic noise that the UK has had in place for decades? You are telling the world that you have significant weakness to your military capabilities. It is clearly not the real issue or they never would have said it.

Fun-Committee8693

Who cares about he UK

ETFBro4DaWinz

UK bonds down, UK stocks down, GBPUSD up. Any explanation?

Ok-Angle347

Anyone looking at OTLK? Looks like they hopefully get approval in the next few days. Drug is already approved in UK. Looks good to me but I am awful at picking stocks and feel like I’m missing something.

orsomeshitidk

Imagine how bad the Mexican food is in the UK. Beans on toast mother fuckers

Trayeboujee

Quick fact checks and things worth reconsidering: 1) Valens isn’t just a “talked about” asset — it’s already integrated and creating real synergies. SNDL completed the Valens acquisition in early 2023, bringing in extraction, processing, and manufacturing capabilities that materially expanded product offerings and lowered cost structures. The combined company generates over $1 B in pro-forma revenue and SNDL has realized annualized cost savings that have already exceeded targets. 2) They’re not sitting on GMP hopes ,they are executing partnerships. SNDL has signed agreements with HYTN for EU-GMP-certified manufacturing and received initial purchase orders under that partnership. HYTN will process EU GMP product for export to regulated markets like the UK, showing SNDL is moving toward standardized pharmaceutical production capacity, not just implying it. HYTN Innovations Inc. 3) They do have a strategic balance sheet , no debt & large cash/investments. As of early 2025, SNDL reported hundreds of millions in cash and marketable securities, zero debt, and ~$1.1 B in net book value. That gives them flexibility to deploy capital, buy back stock, and pursue growth or restructuring opportunities. 4) The U.S. optionality you dismiss isn’t zero , it’s structured differently. SNDL’s SunStream vehicle holds secured positions in U.S. cannabis operators that can convert into equity if federal law changes (e.g., Schedule III rescheduling, which would unlock banking and tax efficiencies). If that catalyst hits, those positions instantly become operating assets with real revenue potential. This is a legally embedded upside, not just narrative fluff. 5) They’re strategically pruning and optimizing operations, not just holding failing assets. SNDL has rationalized its facility footprint, cut costs, improved margins, and is expanding higher-growth segments (e.g., infused products, retail data monetization). These are execution moves toward profitability, not just high-level promises. Yes, SNDL has legacy challenges and the transition isn’t complete ,but facts show they’re actively executing acquisitions, reducing costs, improving cash flow, building GMP partnerships, and holding structured optionality in the U.S.. That’s a lot more than “vague words on a slide.” If you’re bearish because you think nothing is happening behind the scenes, the actual filings and press releases suggest there are operational and strategic catalysts worth examining

Pristine_Hurry_4693

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stickman07738

I always laugh at this stuff as the UK, Ireland and the EU has been employing offshore wind for multi-decades. It is just political nonsense - I wish reasonable people were in charge.

kal14144

The UK one was signed but it’s already collapsing lol

Wanderlust-Bow

Yeah, that’s the UK story in a nutshell — big catch-up year after basically doing nothing for ages. 2024/25 feels more like “value finally waking up” than a long-term trend shift. Still solid for dividends and defensive exposure, but I wouldn’t bet the farm on FTSE alone. I keep UK exposure as a slice, not the whole pie, especially if you’re earning/spending in other currencies. Having a cheap FX-friendly account (I use Blackcat for that) makes rebalancing across markets way less annoying.

JimmyMcTrade

I love the UK band, Squeeze.

_DoubleBubbler_

ENSI is my top UK pick for 2026 as I expect it to double by this time next year all things going well.

Apotropaic-Pineapple

I've been holding RYCEY (Rolls Royce) since it was sub-1.50. I intend to hold it indefinitely. They have national contracts (UK and elsewhere), promising technologies, and a dividend. It is a household name in the UK and elsewhere. Nevermind the fancy cars: they do a lot of other things, like jet engines. Global air travel just increases. Militaries are also upgrading and rearming.

betaX52

Not only UK, the Romanian BET index outperformed S&P500 by more than double this year as well. I know it’s apple to oranges, but still, funny.

kal14144

Wait there’s a good part of the UK?

SingleManVibes76

For someone in the UK, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is a way to get into SpaceX. LON: SMT

watch-nerd

Not just UK. Something like all but 3 international markets beat S&P 500.

sneakypete2000

I would rather kill myself than invest in the UK

random120604

Oi fak u say m8. U gt problem w UK?

Michael_G-Scott

They have Robinhood options trading in the UK too

Badmotorfinger87

Why are there people from the UK in here WTF

BruhbruhbrhbruhbruH

Ok, let’s talk tourism. US is #1 in the world and UK is #6. Not really a debate here. But who cares really, let’s talk about things that actually matter: UK GDP is under 4 trillion while US GDP is 30 trillion. The poorest states in america yes even mississippi alabama which people here love to clown on are richer per capita than the UK

Advanced-Fail2445

I mean the UK had a faster growing GDP in the G7 for H1 of 25. But we're talking Tourism.

False_Mulberry8601

Plenty of Americans seem to invest purely in the s&p500. That has been a great strategy (albeit more through circumstance than financial insight) since 2008/9. However, as we know, the history of economic cycles means it probably won’t be the best performing index over the next 20 years as comparative advantage changes amongst the major economies. For example, during the US lost decade after the dot com bust, funds were allocated to Europe, China, property and the US was an absolute dog for investors. Even this year, you may cheer the performance of the S&P500, but it is one of the poorest performers of the top 20 economies. I don’t have a pro-US bias given I am in the UK, so global funds are the way forward. As there isn’t any guarantee any of the AI companies will be able to justify their valuations in the next 12 months (and China may take the lead), and the concentration of market cap amongst the big 7 tech stocks, you may want to diversify. However, you don’t give any indication of your tolerance to risk or patriotism, so it’s difficult to give you a steer. However, I suspect “SPY/ VOO and chill” may not be applicable for the next 20 years. Your president has once again made the US a liability.

Honest-Librarian7647

Already have a basket of space stocks that might add to...also looking at some UK clean tech plays

Deep_Opportunity_883

I'm sorry I don't know who this guy/girl. But apparently it is/was common gesture among both US and UK politicians and alike since QEII and her uncle

LasyKuuga

UK so it works more like an extra tax then an actual loan

bourbonwarrior

SNDL/Sunstream and perhaps Jupiter Fund could partner up and do what they do best - predator lend and secure prime, unfettered accretive assets in CAN-US-EU-AUS-Israel-UK-Germany and beyond. These firms might be going the way of the Dodo in 2026-27, by then SNDL will be a Pharma Grade juggernaut with the largest capacity, throughput, margins, etc reinforcing the "financial flywheel". Bash it, embrace it, I don't give a toss. Do your own research, trade accordingly.

glisteningoxygen

In the UK? Its about three forms, six signatures and all done via an online portal. You can be scamming ethics for their gruel vouchers in about half a lunch break

Cautious-Twist8888

Asteroid mining, what would be the cost to mine that. Imagine putting life on the moon first. To mine that gold, gold will need to be valued at million or billion an ounce first, well maybe not Zimbabwian dollars.  There is artificial way to create gold via fusion reactor and also via splitting atoms both remain uneconomical.of you say gold will be cheap, yea it has very good conductivity and will be used in electronics etc..so does have value instead of just being a pet rock. Bitcoin in itself has no utility whatsoever but Blockchain technology seems to be  useful and is independent of bitcoin.  The only advantage of had was first mover advantage in creating ecosystem but to mine 1 bitcoin is going to 100k in USA. Besides, ppl invested in bitcoin because of the momentum like op intends to do and doesn't know why he wants to buy bitcoin. All these ppl talking about bitcoin being unable to seized, well UK government has it because they seized it from individuals and if scammers know you have bitcoin just be prepared to get continually spammed by scammers.  It's a speculative asset based on receipt of Blockchain verification and makes it look like gold coin, just to artificially pump it. Paying for a verification receipt I don't know that seems a bit absurd.

charliedayismyhero

I'm glad UK capital gains tax laws aren't as fuckery as the IRS is in the US. I should probably definitely do some calculations make sure im holding enough back to pay that tax. I "SHOULD" be fine.

SlfImpr

AI trade is dead 😂 Meanwhile: >[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6xl3ql3v0o](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6xl3ql3v0o) >One in three adults in the UK are using artificial intelligence (AI) for emotional support or social interaction, according to research published by a government body.

coolopinionlmao

Here is a summary of the data regarding child firearm deaths (ages 1–19) in the United States and how they compare globally: * **Leading Cause of Death:** Firearms are the **#1 cause of death** for children and teens in the U.S., surpassing car accidents and cancer. * **Annual Deaths:** Approximately **4,500 to 4,800** children and adolescents die from gun-related injuries each year in the U.S. * **A Stark Outlier:** The U.S. accounts for nearly **90% of all firearm deaths** among children across all high-income, industrialized nations combined. * **Massive Disparity:** Compared to peer nations like Canada or the UK, U.S. children are roughly **18 to 20 times more likely** to die from gun violence. * **Intent Breakdown:** About **60%** of these deaths are homicides, **32%** are suicides, and **5%** are unintentional/accidental shootings. * **High Injury Rate:** Beyond fatalities, over **17,000 children** are wounded by gunfire every year in the U.S. * **Access in the Home:** An estimated **4.6 million** U.S. children live in households with at least one loaded and unlocked firearm.

bridgford

Stupidly bought SGD yesterday, then (like everything I touch), it immediately plummeted. Woke up today (UK) and ticker has changed to RENX and it's running!

Heidruns_Herdsman

The UK is out of money because they ended open trade with their largest and closest market. Like the US has done with Canada.

NotEasyOne_Regard

UK is a constitutional monarchy.

DarkReignRecruiter

This has been vastly exaggerated like so much else to make the UK the new red scare for right wing America. The reality does not match the hype.

ETFBro4DaWinz

The UK government is going to put spyware on every smartphone in the UK except the King's of course, if you are wondering how the world's oldest democracy is getting along

unanymous2288

From my understanding they want to unfreeze russian assets to give zelensky a loan to buy more weapons to attack russia. Meaning UK is out of money to loan….

amg-rx7

All World Developed based on the limited performance data but I’d be analyzing the charts at additional intervals going as far back as 10 years and see how the performance and drawdowns net out. Also, half of the people responding probably didn’t read past the headline and don’t realize you’re in the UK with a different currency to affect performance

EventHorizonbyGA

There would be 100,000+ a day in the US. More in from Korea, Japan, India, Europe, UK, etc. There would 100-1000 a second.

TherealCarbunc

also to add to the above: # The "Heavyweights" at the Table (Restructuring) This isn't just a generic debt talk; the world’s most powerful restructuring firms are in a room deciding the fate of the company. **Representing NFE:** **Houlihan Lokey** (the #1 global restructuring advisor). They specialize in "Liability Management," which is a fancy way of saying they find ways to save the company and the equity without a total wipeout. **Representing the Lenders:** **FTI Consulting**, alongside heavy-hitting law firms **Akin Gump** and **Paul Weiss**. **The "UK Scheme":** Management is reportedly exploring a **UK Scheme of Arrangement**. Unlike a US Chapter 11, this is often faster, more surgical, and can allow the company to restructure its debt while keeping its massive assets (like the PR contract) untouched. **Why it Triggers a Squeeze (The "Survival" Rally)** Short sellers are currently betting on a **$0.00** outcome. A U.K. Scheme is a court-sanctioned deal that allows NFE to keep operating. * **Removing the Zero:** The moment a Scheme is sanctioned, the "Bankruptcy" thesis dies. Shorts who are paying **98% interest** to wait for a collapse will realize they are trapped in a solvent company. * **The Forced Cover:** If the stock price jumps on the news of a successful restructuring, shorts will be forced to buy back **64 million shares** into a rising market to limit their losses. # 2. The Impact on Current Shareholders (Dilution vs. Value) A U.K. Scheme usually includes a **Debt-for-Equity Swap**. This means some of NFE's $9.3B debt is deleted in exchange for new shares. * **The Bad (Dilution):** Your percentage of the company gets smaller because there are more shares in existence. * **The Good (Enterprise Value):** While you own a "smaller slice," the **size of the pie** often grows significantly. A company with $4B in debt is worth exponentially more to the market than a company with $9B in debt. * **Contract Protection:** Unlike a U.S. Chapter 11, the U.K. Scheme is designed to be **"contract-neutral."** This means NFE's crown jewels—the **$3.2B Puerto Rico contract** and the **Brazil terminals**—remain intact and operational, protecting the underlying value of the business. # 3. Why Houlihan Lokey matters here NFE hired **Houlihan Lokey** specifically because they are the masters of the "Liability Management Exercise" (LME). * Their goal is almost always to **avoid a wipeout.** * They often structure deals where existing shareholders keep enough equity to benefit from a "recovery rally." If they can negotiate a deal where debt is pushed back (matures later) rather than converted to shares immediately, dilution is minimized, and the squeeze potential maximized.