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Could Andy Burnham derail these FTSE passive income stocks?

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By Ben McPoland
| twelfthmagpie.com
Andy Burnham’s name probably hasn’t been used in conjunction with passive income too often — if ever. But there may be relevance if you hold certain dividend-paying businesses that are set to benefit or lose from the likely next Prime Minister. That prospect now looks nailed on after current PM Keir Starmer just said he will step down. The question now is, which UK sectors and stocks could win or lose from this incoming premiership?
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Is a stock market crash brewing with SpaceX?

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By Ben McPoland
| twelfthmagpie.com
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) has quickly become like Marmite in the stock market. Some investors love the outlandish vision to colonise Mars and fully buy into the growth story, while others hate the hype and predict a crash. What everyone is agreed on though is that SpaceX is an incredibly expensive stock right now. I mean, the fact that the rocket/satellite/AI company is posting losses yet went public at a $1.78trn market cap — now at $2.43trn! — is wild.
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After making billions on SpaceX, Scottish Mortgage manager Baillie Gifford is piling into a little-known growth stock

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By Ben McPoland
| twelfthmagpie.com
SpaceX is without doubt the highest-profile growth stock to go public in a very long time (probably ever). And one UK investment company that has made a fortune from this is Baillie Gifford, the manager of Scottish Mortgage. The Edinburgh-based company is today sitting on many billions of profit after first investing in the rocket pioneer back in 2018. This follows previous smash-hit returns from Tesla and Nvidia. Before you decide, please take a moment to review this report first.
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