On 28th June2024, the share price of Novo Nordisk was 1005 Danish Krona, see the graph below:-
Courtesy of Google Finance
Now, wind the clock forward to the end of Feb 2026, and the shareprice is 239 Danish Krona, 75% of the value has been lost from its peak, see below:-
Courtesy of Google Finance
Courtesy of Bloomberg
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The US Central Bank has recently began increasing its balance sheet. See the graphs
Federal Reserve Board – Recent balance sheet trends
Potentially Quantitive Easing may have re-started
The Return of Quantitative Easing | The Daily Economy
On the 15th Dec 2025 it was US$ 6,556,861 Million
Courtesy of the US Federal Reserve
As shown below, on the 9th Feb it stood at US$6,662,382 Million
Courtesy of the US Federal Reserve
The HAN -GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF invests to provide exposure to the disruptive technology companies in “Industry 4.0” that are changing the world through global megatrends. The tech megatrend ETF provides equal weight access to companies that are driving innovation in eight sub -sectors including Robotics & Automation, Cloud Computing & Big Data, Cyber Security, Future Cars, Genomics, Social Media, Blockchain, Digital Entertainment, Defence Technology and
Quantum Computing.
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Courtesy of Han ETF
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CT GLOBAL MANAGED PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC – Review of 2025 and outlook for 2026
Courtesy of Columbia Threadneedle
Courtesy of Columbia Threadneedle
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The UK’s baking giant, HSBC has been on a trajectory of huge share price growth
Courtesy of Interactive Investor
Courtesy of Interactive Investor
Today, Wed 11th Feb, BT Group PLC, pays out its Feb 2026 Dividend.
The UK’s premier telecoms group pays out 2.45p per share.
The market leader in the UK, rewards its long term shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BT.A/total-voting-rights/17439530
The total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on the 30th Jan 2026 was 9,967,630,290
Thus:-
9,967,630,290 x £0.0245 = £244,206,942.105
£245 million paid to shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BT.A/bt-group-plc/company-page
Courtesy of Interactive Investor
The iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is a fund that gives exposure to a broad range of companies in Korea, that gives the investor a single country exposure and offers a direct investment in Korean companies.
Courtesy of BlackRock
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The UK’s largest bank is The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Q3 annual results make interesting reading:-
All reporting – Group | HSBC Holdings plc
Courtesy of HSBC Holdings PLC
The Balance Sheet reports total asset of US$ 3,324,223 Million = £2,425,518 Million
£2,425,518 Million = £2425 Billion
£2425 Billion = £2.425 TRILLION
The HSBC balance sheet of £2.425 Trillion is larger than the annual UK GDP
Today, Thursday 5th Feb 2026, Vodafone, the UK’s 2nd telecommunications company (BT being the premier player https://www.bt.com), pays out its dividend.
| Interim dividend (eurocents per ordinary share) | 2.25 |
| Pence per ordinary share | 1.95116 |
£0.0195116 per share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/VOD/total-voting-rights/17441902
The total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 23,413,913,916
Thus:
23,413,913,916 x £0.0195116 = £456,842,922.7634256
£456,842,922.7634256 = £456 Million paid to shareholders
VODAFONE GROUP PLC VOD Stock | London Stock Exchange
Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway