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Some of the funds have a higher weighting to large aerospace and defence conglomerates London’s first space ETF, the Procure Space UCITS ETF (LON:YODA), is primed for takeoff this month but it is not the only one of its kind on the market. It is a sister fund to the first ever space ETF, the Procure Space ETF (NASDAQ:UFO), which in the US is up against two other passive funds focused on the space economy, the SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF (NYSEARCA:ROKT) and the ARK Space Exploration & ...

Royal Mail: is it as ludicrously cheap as JPMorgan seems to think? BT has never really managed to change the markets perception of it as a lumbering former state-owned lumbering dinosaur; can Royal Mail succeed where BT failed? Once upon a time, the Post Office was also in charge of the UK telephone network Royal Mail Group PLC (LON:RMG) has been out of favour as a stock for ages so JPMorgan’s “just buy it” recommendation this week was an eye-opener. From the day of its contr...

How the ICP token is trying to rebuild the internet Companies How the ICP token is trying to rebuild the internet The crypto token, created by the Swiss Dfinity Foundation, has emerged from relative obscurity to become the worlds eighth most valuable digital currency with a market cap of just under £26bn A new cryptocurrency, the Internet Computer (ICP) token, has been making waves in the market this week after it appeared seemingly out of nowhere and landed on several notable crypto exchanges...

The power and influence of ARK Innovation ETF and Cathie Woods range of active ETFs – a two minute explainer The success of the funds means they can move markets and are inspiring launches of other active ETFs ARK founder Cathie Wood ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) and chief stockpicker Cathie Wood have become such investor favourites over the past year they have the power to move markets. Although the ETFs are not tradeable in the UK, the strong record from the asset manager�...