Trump 2.0 boosts already expensive stock marketsAssumption of continued US outperformance ignores the fact that American markets are almost as expensive as they have ever beenMon Nov 18 2024 - 05:00
Musk’s $100m presidential gamble pays off big for Tesla Tesla’s rocketing share price indicates investors expect incoming president to return the favourSun Nov 17 2024 - 06:00
One company, three prices: TSMC mispricing echoes the 2000s dotcom bubbleChipmaker is cheaper, or more expensive, depending on where you are buyingTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
Is Warren Buffett losing his faith in stocks?Sage of Omaha has pulled back from shares in recent monthsMon Nov 11 2024 - 05:00
Trump’s election win can’t keep Truth Social shares aloftWhat next for the president-elect’s social network of choice?Sun Nov 10 2024 - 05:00
Trump’s win widens the US-Europe market gapMarkets outside the US have lagged for yearsSat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
Polarised America: Political loyalties are shaping US finances A new Harvard review finds that people are usually more optimistic about the economy when their preferred party is in powerTue Nov 05 2024 - 06:00
For investors, does it matter who wins the US election?Stocks may well rise during a second Trump administration but autocracy not good for investors as healthy markets require healthy democratic institutionMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Corporate giants back down as Donald Trump election win in prospectThis US election, compliance risks becoming a calculated bet on the rise of authoritarianismSun Nov 03 2024 - 06:15
Donald Trump’s deportation agenda overlooks immigration’s role in US success Infusing new people into the workforce is ‘not just desirable’ but ‘economically necessary’, says chief executiveSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:15
Investors still face wait for overdue Irish ETF tax reformsGovernment report recommends change on tax rate and offsetting of losses but it will be for another government to put in placeTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Fear of Trump causes US billionaires to hold their tonguesFrom Warren Buffett to Bill Gates, corporate America seems fearful a victorious Trump would seek to punish those who publicly oppose himMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Goldman warns of lost decade for US stocksDominated by handful of megacap tech stocks, index has enjoyed annual returns of 13% over the last decadeSun Oct 27 2024 - 06:00
Are markets too convinced of a Trump victory?Adjustments to polling may have been missed by investors chasing certainty on US election outcomeSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Birthday blues: when chief executives get reflective, companies sufferCompanies with chief executives approaching a new decade found to have ‘decreased operating performance, firm value and long-term investments’Tue Oct 22 2024 - 05:00
ASML crashes as AI boom highlights industry divideNot every AI related company will be a winnerMon Oct 21 2024 - 05:00
Is Twitter to blame for Tesla’s troubles?Carmakers shares down 40% since Musk bought social media networkSun Oct 20 2024 - 05:00
Musk’s lofty promises fail to deliver – againInvestors left underwhelmed by Robotaxi unveilingSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Can knowing tomorrow’s news make you rich? That’s not a foregone conclusionParticipants in the Crystal Ball Trading Challenge were given advance data but still didn’t do very wellTue Oct 15 2024 - 05:45
Why the Nvidia effect is bad news for active fund managers Active managers have underperformed in 2024 as large-cap US equity funds lag the S&P 500Mon Oct 14 2024 - 05:00
Canadian carpenter-turned-trader loses $415m Tesla gamble On Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum, Christopher DeVocht has been jokingly hailed both as a legend and an idiotSun Oct 13 2024 - 06:15
As Google faces possible break-up, investors bet on business as usualThe last big tech antitrust case, against Microsoft in 2001, did not result in a break-up of the companySat Oct 12 2024 - 06:15
Investors shrug off US election uncertainty despite trade war fears One prominent Irish economist is ‘surprised’ markets are not pricing in uncertaintyTue Oct 08 2024 - 05:45
China is tradable, but is it investable? For China to become a portfolio investment, more of its economic growth must start accruing to equity investorsMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
A Donald Trump election victory will not save Truth Social Apparent link between media platform’s share price and Trump’s political fortunes more myth than realitySun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00
Investors look beyond Nvidia and the magnificent seven Increasingly confident investors looking beyond tech giants, suggesting reign may be over — for now at leastSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Is social media keeping stock prices crazy for longer?Top investor assails social media for making markets less efficientTue Sept 17 2024 - 05:00
Nvidia isn’t a bubble, but is it a buy?Chipmaker is here to stay, but where will its shareprice go?Mon Sept 16 2024 - 05:00
Peloton founder sunk by over-optimismShares in home fitness company have fallen 97 per cent from their peakSun Sept 15 2024 - 05:00
Prepare for more stock market turbulence, it’s normalTop 1000: At the end of July, Japan’s Nikkei index was up 18 per cent in 2024 but was down 5 per cent on the year after just two days of trading in AugustSat Sept 14 2024 - 14:00
No, Elon Musk will not be a trillionaire by 2027Any claim that anyone is to be a trillionaire any time soon is not credibleSat Sept 14 2024 - 06:00
Kingspan’s Grenfell statement hits a discordant noteInvestors shake off Cavan company’s woesTue Sept 10 2024 - 05:00
VW and Volvo woes show challenges of change to EVsBoth carmakers struggling with transition to electric vehiclesMon Sept 09 2024 - 05:00
Nvidia’s wild ride continuesStock not in classic bubble territory but is surrounded by huge uncertaintySun Sept 08 2024 - 05:00
Intel faces Dow ejection but there may be a silver liningResearch shows firms deleted from indices often perform betterSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:00
Arrest of Telegram founder raises questions about tech giants’ responsibilityTelegram, which has some 900 million users, had about 50 full-time employeesTue Sept 03 2024 - 05:00
Great expectations: Nvidia rally stalls despite strong earningsNvidia and the wider technology sector have lagged since June as investors become increasingly demandingMon Sept 02 2024 - 05:00
Tesla’s brand takes another hit amid Musk controversiesThe electric vehicle group’s founder is more likely to be in the news these days for his hard-right ramblings than for EVsSun Sept 01 2024 - 06:00
Cautious Buffett gets his trillion-dollar birthday presentBerkshire Hathaway shares up almost 30% this year ahead of the S&P 500 more than all but two of the ‘magnificent seven’ stocksSat Aug 31 2024 - 05:00
Donald Trump’s stock market rants are politically risky Talking about a ‘Kamala crash’ will look unwise in November if the S&P 500 continues to hit new highsTue Aug 27 2024 - 05:30
Nvidia’s earnings: another wild ride ahead A trillion lost, $750 billion gained: if you’re a trader looking for volatility, Nvidia is usually the place to beMon Aug 26 2024 - 05:45
Google turns 20: shareholders celebrate growth of more than 7,500%Many critics saw Google as a hyped-up, expensive stock when it went public in 2004Sun Aug 25 2024 - 06:15
Your retirement savings are increasingly tied to the fortunes of big techUnfortunately, diversification isn’t what it used to beSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:15
Buffett knows Apple isn’t cheap any moreApple is still performing, but its multiples may have got out of handTue Aug 20 2024 - 01:00
US recession talk: more bark than bite?Despite whipsawing markets, fear of a downturn may be overblownMon Aug 19 2024 - 05:00
Trump ditches Truth Social investors for Elon Musk and XShifting back to X may may political sense, but it won’t help Trump Media’s shareholdersSun Aug 18 2024 - 05:00
Starbucks’ superstar CEO: Is he worth $21bn?History suggests that the importance of a company’s top team may be overstatedSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Don’t let the stock market kill you: new study warns of health risks Even strong days for stocks can be problematic, suggesting there is such a thing as too much excitementTue Aug 13 2024 - 05:00
Musk’s toxic politics alienating customers and advertisers Trump cheerleading, inflammatory comments on British race riots and suing advertisers are all damaging to image of Tesla founder and X ownerMon Aug 12 2024 - 05:00
Is Buffett turning bearish on stocks?Legendary investor even appears wary about stock in his Berkshire Hathaway companySun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00
