Boeing’s safety record causes investors to flee737 Max-9 incident is latest in a line of issues at the plane makerSat Jan 13 2024 - 06:30
Unhappy birthday for FTSE 100 as it turns 40 Returns on UK stocks have proved especially disappointing over the past two decadesTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
Apple’s market valuation is worrying analysts Stock may be at risk in the event of unexpected newsTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
Magnificent seven stocks suffer from new year hangoverTheir collective market capitalisation fell by some $250bn on the first trading day of 2024. What does it mean?Tue Jan 09 2024 - 05:30
Is Tesla really an AI or robotics stock? To help justify its market capitalisation, Elon Musk has tweeted that Tesla 'is an AI/robotics company that appears to many to be a car company'Mon Jan 08 2024 - 14:02
Markets stay calm about Trump – for now Risk is that US voters ‘demonstrate disregard for the constitution, the rule of law and the reputation and role of the US abroad’Tue Dec 19 2023 - 05:00
Will investors look beyond the magnificent seven in 2024?Davy does not expect a repeat of 2023 as recent market activity highlights broader recent rally in S&P 500Mon Dec 18 2023 - 05:00
Pfizer outlook gloomy after annus horribilis in 2023Pharmaceutical giant suffers a post-Covid-19 hangover as demand for pandemic vaccines and medicines falls sharplySun Dec 17 2023 - 07:00
Retirees should buy stocks, not bonds, study suggestsBonds provide psychological comfort but the 60:40 strategy ‘comes at too high a price’ in investor returnSat Dec 16 2023 - 07:00
Charlie Munger was right to say investors need to remain stoic about market crashes ‘If you’re not willing to react with equanimity to a market price decline of 50% two or three times a century, you’re not fit to be a common shareholder’Tue Dec 12 2023 - 05:45
Why is hedge fund manager Bill Ackman so supportive of Elon Musk?Ackman, who holds a stake in X/Twitter, is uncharacteristically forgiving of the tech billionaireMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:45
Apple remains the top dog in US stock markets $3tn valuationApple first became the most valuable US company in 2011Sun Dec 10 2023 - 06:00
Did stock traders profit from Hamas attack on Israel?Study argued that short sellers made hundreds of millions by anticipating the attacks but it badly misread the numbersSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
The ‘magnificent seven’: a bubble about to burst? Comparisons have been drawn with the Nifty Fifty and tech around 2000Tue Dec 05 2023 - 05:00
Shein IPO points to improved market sentiment Despite controversy, Chinese fast-fashion giant will be seen as sign of renewed optimism in stocksMon Dec 04 2023 - 05:00
Don’t try to time the market in 2024 Missing just a few trading days can be very costly for your portfolioSun Dec 03 2023 - 05:00
Charlie Munger was right about ‘worthless’ funds Warren Buffett’s right-hand man railed against active fund managementSat Dec 02 2023 - 05:00
Short seller Jim Chanos should be viewed by investors as a hero, not a zero Chanos famously exposed the Enron scandal in 2001. He warned the G7 in May 2007 that a global financial crisis was comingTue Nov 28 2023 - 05:00
Nvidia shares slip despite ‘epic’ earnings but outlook remains bullishEarnings per share and revenue both topped analyst expectationsMon Nov 27 2023 - 05:30
Microsoft the big winner from chaos at OpenAI Shares in the $2.8 trillion tech giant are up almost 60% this year, and much of that is AI-relatedSun Nov 26 2023 - 06:00
CRH’s move to New York stock market justified by share price rally CRH had long traded at a discount to US competitorsSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Investors are focused on inflation, not Gaza Fears regarding a more volatile regional conflict, potentially involving Iran-backed Hezbollah, have dissipatedTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
Investors keep piling into Big Tech - but are they right?Analyst finds just one of “magnificent seven” ranks among more than 130 US companies growing earnings by over 25%Tue Nov 21 2023 - 05:00
Nikola fraudster: a conman or a market innocent? Electric truck maker founder potentially faces decades in prison over behaviour at listed businessMon Nov 20 2023 - 05:00
Is Terry Smith really Britain’s answer to Buffett? Well-known fund manager was paid €160m over the last year even as profits at his business fellSun Nov 19 2023 - 05:00
Humiliation and sobbing at the world’s biggest hedge fund New book paints an unflattering picture of the inner workings of Ray Dalio’s BridgewaterTue Nov 14 2023 - 05:30
Ryanair investors cheer dividend policy as Bank of America predicts near 50% rise in airline’s share price Bank of America has a €25 price target on Ryanair shares, which are trading at about €16.50 currentlyMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:45
If Warren Buffett can’t find shares to buy, are stock markets overvalued? Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile hits a record €147 billionSun Nov 12 2023 - 06:00
Jeff Bezos will save billions in taxes by moving to Miami Amazon founder is moving his residency from SeattleSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Is this a bull or a bear market? Grounds for concern as, despite the surge by a few mega-cap tech stocks this year, most stocks have gone nowhereTue Nov 07 2023 - 05:00
Nothing normal about 2023′s top-heavy marketLargest 10 stocks account for 134% of S&P 500′s returns this year compared to media on 24% since 1991Tue Nov 07 2023 - 04:00
Shares sink as workers push for a greater share of the pieLabour costs account for 76% of company costs, so strikes could lead to lower profit marginsMon Nov 06 2023 - 06:00
US earnings season proving a mixed bagCompanies are beating estimates but warning of weak demand aheadSun Nov 05 2023 - 06:00
Slide in big tech stocks threatens stability of stock market indices Stock market growth is built almost entirely on success of ‘magnificent seven’ tech companiesTue Oct 31 2023 - 05:45
Bearish billionaires can have their own agendas Hedge fund chiefs may be ‘betting on bonds and chaos’ but ordinary investors don’t need to follow their leadTue Oct 31 2023 - 05:00
Talk of Microsoft winning the AI race could be prematureGaining market share in the most recent quarter is not evidence of a definitive trendMon Oct 30 2023 - 05:45
Google parent’s share price tanks but is reaction to earnings results overdone? Alphabet tanked 9.5% after reporting earnings to suffer its worst one-day share price hit since March 2020Sun Oct 29 2023 - 06:00
Fund managers have mixed feelings about stocks Current move towards cash looks more understandable, given rapidly rising interest ratesTue Oct 24 2023 - 05:00
‘Extreme concentration’ poses risks for US indicesInvestors can look outside the US where markets generally feature lower concentration and greater sector diversificationTue Oct 24 2023 - 04:30
Are investors complacent about war risks? Wall Street’s fear index is showing little sign of overt concern about events in Middle East and UkraineTue Oct 24 2023 - 04:00
Musk’s cautious tone hits Tesla sharesShares have underperformed in recent months and the selloff accelerated after Tesla missed earnings and revenue estimatesSun Oct 22 2023 - 10:00
Weight-loss drugs hurt snack company shares Concerns about weight-loss drugs hurting sales are ‘overblown’ say Citi analysts but investors are worriedTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:00
Markets shrug off war in the Middle EastBlackRock’s Geopolitical Risk Indicator remains way below levels seen during Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemicTue Oct 17 2023 - 05:00
Elon Musk angry as he falls foul of US regulators againAnyone who sold Twitter shares in the days prior to his belated disclosure can credibly argue they missed out on profitsMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00
No Barbie bounce for expensive Birkenstock sharesCompanies often go public when a brand is hot, hence, the old joke that IPO stands for ‘it’s probably overpriced’Sun Oct 15 2023 - 07:00
Magnificent seven stocks are keeping indices afloat While the S&P 500 is still up 11% this year, it is entirely due to tech giants which are up 81%Tue Oct 10 2023 - 05:00
Investors on edge after market selloff Despite recent weakness, this has been a strong year for stocks and strong years ‘tend to end strongly’Tue Oct 10 2023 - 04:00
Shame stops analysts from owning up to mistakesAnalysts admitted to often going with their gut as opposed to focusing solely on fundamentalsMon Oct 09 2023 - 06:00
US political dysfunction weighs on investor mindsFear that congressional wrangling could result in negative economic implicationsSun Oct 08 2023 - 07:00
CRH bids farewell to Irish stock market Euronext lobbying for cut in stamp duty will not stem tide to markets with higher valuations and greater liquidityTue Sept 19 2023 - 05:00
