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Nine-figure payouts to Ryanair and Starbucks CEOs are controversial, but Michael O’Leary can point to results

Nine-figure payouts to Ryanair and Starbucks CEOs are controversial, but Michael O’Leary can point to results

Critics of airline boss’s €125m bonus might reflect that he has had to deliver for his reward

Sat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
Does it matter if Elon Musk won’t work 40 hours a week at Tesla?

Does it matter if Elon Musk won’t work 40 hours a week at Tesla?

For investors, the key is not how many hours he works but how many people still believe the story

Tue Jun 03 2025 - 05:15
OnlyFans courts buyers amid IPO speculation

OnlyFans courts buyers amid IPO speculation

Mooted $8bn valuation for sale or IPO may be modest but selling porn on Wall St has always been challenging

Mon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00
AI ‘godfather’ Nvidia keeps firing on all cylinders

AI ‘godfather’ Nvidia keeps firing on all cylinders

Analysts expect further rapid growth despite warning that China is now effectively closed to US chipmakers

Sun Jun 01 2025 - 06:00
Trump and the ‘nasty’ Taco trade

Trump and the ‘nasty’ Taco trade

Analysts wary of humiliating an unpredictable president with considerable ability to upend markets

Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Glass half full for Guinness, half empty for Diageo

Glass half full for Guinness, half empty for Diageo

Sales of the black stuff are up, yet the rest of Diageo’s portfolio is struggling

Tue May 27 2025 - 06:11
Ousted Novo Nordisk CEO pays for investors’ inflated hopes

Ousted Novo Nordisk CEO pays for investors’ inflated hopes

Investor expectations, it seems, are harder to manage than blood sugar

Mon May 26 2025 - 06:08
Ryanair’s sky-high gains fuel O’Leary’s €125m bonus ambitions

Ryanair’s sky-high gains fuel O’Leary’s €125m bonus ambitions

Irish carrier reports another set of strong earnings

Sun May 25 2025 - 06:04
Combative Musk talks stock price over sales, insults over answers

Combative Musk talks stock price over sales, insults over answers

Stock driven more by belief in Musk than fundamentals

Fri May 23 2025 - 19:00
Could a MAGA-inspired baby fund work in Ireland?

Could a MAGA-inspired baby fund work in Ireland?

The real lesson is not just to save more but save sooner, and smarter by choosing low-cost index funds and letting time do the heavy lifting

Tue May 20 2025 - 05:00
Apple’s India pivot ignites Trump tension

Apple’s India pivot ignites Trump tension

Tim Cook appears to have lost the knack of keeping Donald Trump sweet

Mon May 19 2025 - 05:00
Palantir’s high-altitude rally defies the doubters and ‘cynics’

Palantir’s high-altitude rally defies the doubters and ‘cynics’

Investors chase AI and defence tech group’s stock to $300bn market cap despite analyst fears it is ‘priced for beyond perfection’

Sun May 18 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s tariff retreat lights a fire under markets

Trump’s tariff retreat lights a fire under markets

Despite Donald Trump’s tariff U-turn, US tariffs remain at their highest level since 1934

Sat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Most investors research stocks like they choose a sandwich

Most investors research stocks like they choose a sandwich

stock research article

Tue May 13 2025 - 05:30
Google’s wobble reflects rising threat of AI to its business model

Google’s wobble reflects rising threat of AI to its business model

Users increasingly turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity instead

Mon May 12 2025 - 05:55
Warren Buffett, stock-picker extraordinaire? Not quite

Warren Buffett, stock-picker extraordinaire? Not quite

The Sage of Omaha has made some expensive missteps in the past decade

Sun May 11 2025 - 06:30
Flutter talks up dominance in spite of falling short on earnings

Flutter talks up dominance in spite of falling short on earnings

Paddy Power parent wants investors to focus on the long game but analysts are more circumspect

Sat May 10 2025 - 06:15
Novo Nordisk on the back foot ahead of earnings

Novo Nordisk on the back foot ahead of earnings

Drugmaker has seen shares halved as obesity market heats up

Tue May 06 2025 - 06:15
Is this time different for gold prices?

Is this time different for gold prices?

Even given the tear the precious metal is on, $5,000 is still some way away

Sun May 04 2025 - 06:00
Star investor Mark Mobius waits for lower stock prices. Should you?

Star investor Mark Mobius waits for lower stock prices. Should you?

For long-term players the answer will be no

Sun May 04 2025 - 06:00
The bright side to Trump’s stock market blame game

The bright side to Trump’s stock market blame game

US president still uses shares as a measure of his success, and failure

Sat May 03 2025 - 07:00
Neil Woodford: the resurrection no one asked for

Neil Woodford: the resurrection no one asked for

Six years after the collapse of his £10 billion flagship fund, Woodford has launched W4.0

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 05:32
Elon Musk turns Tesla’s brutal quarter into a sermon on belief

Elon Musk turns Tesla’s brutal quarter into a sermon on belief

Tesla boss promises his investors jam tomorrow

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 06:19
Musk says he’s back – but is he really?

Musk says he’s back – but is he really?

Billionaire’s tweets don’t suggest a laser focus on Tesla

Sun Apr 27 2025 - 06:10
Goldman boss isn’t too big a jerk to bank an $80m bonus

Goldman boss isn’t too big a jerk to bank an $80m bonus

David Solomon’s pay causes uproar at firm’s AGM

Sat Apr 26 2025 - 06:00
Nvidia blindsided by latest trade twist

Nvidia blindsided by latest trade twist

Chipmaker had understood it might be exempt from new export controls after Mar-A-Lago meeting

Tue Apr 22 2025 - 05:00
Tesla earnings: Musk’s robotaxi ambitions under the microscope

Tesla earnings: Musk’s robotaxi ambitions under the microscope

Businessman has convinced many that Tesla should be valued as an AI and robotics stock, not an EV maker

Mon Apr 21 2025 - 09:33
Wall Street’s silent protest: censorship in the age of Trump

Wall Street’s silent protest: censorship in the age of Trump

Cembalest was playing the part of a court jester, tossing barbs at the mad king while kneeling at his feet

Sun Apr 20 2025 - 11:30
Big stock gains may signal big trouble

Big stock gains may signal big trouble

The biggest, fastest gains often occur in bear markets and times of crisis

Tue Apr 15 2025 - 05:45
Investor heartburn? Blame Nvidia and the magnificent seven

Investor heartburn? Blame Nvidia and the magnificent seven

Tech stock oscillations are having an outsized impact on indices

Mon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Billionaires facing buyer’s remorse over Trump?

Billionaires facing buyer’s remorse over Trump?

A few macro fund managers ‘quietly wondered if the president might be insane’

Sun Apr 13 2025 - 06:15
Not everyone is a fan of Bill Ackman’s gymnastics over Donald Trump’s tariffs

Not everyone is a fan of Bill Ackman’s gymnastics over Donald Trump’s tariffs

The billionaire investor’s fawning over Trump resumed once the president announced his tariff pause

Sat Apr 12 2025 - 06:15
America First investors go gaga for Newsmax

America First investors go gaga for Newsmax

The right-wing cable channel hit stratospheric valuation levels in the days after its stock market debut. And then ...

Tue Apr 08 2025 - 05:45
Analysts sound alarm over RFK jnr’s impact on US healthcare sector

Analysts sound alarm over RFK jnr’s impact on US healthcare sector

Vaccine makers Moderna and Novavax both sustained double-digit percentage declines following Peter Marks’s resignation

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 06:15
Tesla’s troubles mount as Musk’s politics take a toll

Tesla’s troubles mount as Musk’s politics take a toll

‘The brand is broken and may not be fixable,’ is Tesla investor and Musk critic Ross Gerber’s view

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 06:15
The seven steps of Trump’s tariff playbook

The seven steps of Trump’s tariff playbook

BCA Research’s Marko Papic says Trump is following his ‘maxiumum pressure’ negotiating style and will walk back his extreme trade positions

Sat Apr 05 2025 - 06:15
Magnificent seven stocks are cheaper, but are they cheap enough?

Magnificent seven stocks are cheaper, but are they cheap enough?

Might the worst be over for Big Tech?

Tue Apr 01 2025 - 06:05
Europe versus the US: a temporary rotation or a structural shift?

Europe versus the US: a temporary rotation or a structural shift?

European stocks entered 2025 looking cheap but have now re-rated to their long-term average

Mon Mar 31 2025 - 06:01
Trillion-euro dream fades for slimmed-down Novo Nordisk

Trillion-euro dream fades for slimmed-down Novo Nordisk

SAP is now Europe’s most valuable public company

Sun Mar 30 2025 - 08:57
US chief executives were too slow in seeing the Trump threat

US chief executives were too slow in seeing the Trump threat

The signs were there that Trump’s policies may not be pro-business

Sat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Stock market’s ‘bull crash’ not solely due to Donald Trump

Stock market’s ‘bull crash’ not solely due to Donald Trump

Investors and voters ignored clear warnings about what to expect under Trump, mark II

Tue Mar 25 2025 - 05:00
Are Elon Musk’s antics just a blip for Tesla or permanent brand breakdown?

Are Elon Musk’s antics just a blip for Tesla or permanent brand breakdown?

Tesla bull analyst ignores impact outside the US of founder’s support for certain causes

Mon Mar 24 2025 - 05:00
Fiery Palantir CEO banks big profits

Fiery Palantir CEO banks big profits

The $200bn stock soared 340% in 2024 and gained another 50% cent in early 2025 before tumbling hard during recent sell-off

Sun Mar 23 2025 - 06:00
Howard Lutnick is wrong about ‘unbelievable’, ‘cheap’ Tesla

Howard Lutnick is wrong about ‘unbelievable’, ‘cheap’ Tesla

Valuation expert estimates car maker’s shares are worth about $150, about 35% below current levels

Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Investors seeking refuge from the not-so-magnificent seven

Investors seeking refuge from the not-so-magnificent seven

An alternative for investors seeking greater global diversification is the MSCI World Equal-Weighted index

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 05:00
Tariff tantrum: investors lose faith in the ‘Trump put’

Tariff tantrum: investors lose faith in the ‘Trump put’

Investors rethink notion that Donald Trump would row back on reckless policies once he saw a negative market reaction

Mon Mar 17 2025 - 05:00
Musk – not Soros – is to blame for the ‘Tesla Chainsaw Massacre’

Musk – not Soros – is to blame for the ‘Tesla Chainsaw Massacre’

Shares have more than halved since peaking at $488 in December, erasing some $800 bn in market capitalisation

Sun Mar 16 2025 - 06:00
From tech to tanks: the rise of Europe’s magnificent seven

From tech to tanks: the rise of Europe’s magnificent seven

Defence stocks have trumped the US’s magnificent seven techs and generated five times the returns of the S&P 500 over the past year

Sat Mar 15 2025 - 05:15
From Maga to Mega: Make Europe Great Again

From Maga to Mega: Make Europe Great Again

Nine of 2025’s 10 best-performing stocks are European, with defence stocks dominating the list

Mon Mar 10 2025 - 05:00
Tesla shares hurt by political backlash and bursting of the ‘bro bubble’

Tesla shares hurt by political backlash and bursting of the ‘bro bubble’

Company’s car deliveries in what was its biggest European market – Germany – are down 70%

Sun Mar 09 2025 - 06:00
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