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
Smurfit shareholders may regret WestRock merger WestRock shares have underperformed partly because its own history of acquisitions has resulted in a sizable debt burdenMon Sept 18 2023 - 05:00
With Looney gone, will BP perform a U-turn on its ambitious clean energy targets? Investors did not reward Irish executive’s initiative with BP shares lagging those of industry rivals since emissions announcementSun Sept 17 2023 - 06:00
Reddit-led meme stock gains evaporateShort-selling hedge funds were right with betting on meme stocks being a losing betTue Sept 12 2023 - 05:10
Nvidia is a bubble, warns Rob Arnott AI will change the world, analyst says, but investors should be wary of a ‘great company priced beyond perfection’.Tue Sept 12 2023 - 05:00
Obesity drugs make Novo Nordisk Europe’s biggest company Company boosted by trial results showing weight loss drug also cuts risk of heart attack by 20%Mon Sept 11 2023 - 06:00
Social media investors prefer useless ‘finfluencers’Investors pay for their preference to heed positive stock advice online as more skilled finfluencers tend to be more criticalSun Sept 10 2023 - 06:00
Will stocks suffer again in September? Research indicates the September effect, as it’s known, has been a feature of US and UK stock markets for some 200 yearsTue Sept 05 2023 - 04:50
Can the ‘magnificent seven’ stocks return to market dominance? Investors are dividedHedge funds hold record exposure to Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla and Meta, but the grouping has been underperforming of lateTue Sept 05 2023 - 04:30
A US listing might lift Glanbia shares Company already reports in dollars and the bulk of its sales come from the USMon Sept 04 2023 - 06:00
Nervy investors making ‘costly mistakes’ as behaviour gap widensAverage US investor earned 6% annual return over past decade compared to 7.7% for average fund, according to Morningstar reportSun Sept 03 2023 - 06:10
Increased competition and stale product lines leave Nike’s share price trailing the fieldStock has lost 45 per cent of its value since peaking at about $175 in late 2021Tue Aug 29 2023 - 07:00
Rumours of Google’s search engine demise have been greatly exaggeratedInvestors had worried Google’s search dominance was under threat from Microsoft-backed ChatGPTTue Aug 29 2023 - 06:30
