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Shell denies takeover talk, but BP’s woes persist

Shell denies takeover talk, but BP’s woes persist

BP is in play, even if Shell doesn’t plan on buying it

Mon Jul 07 2025 - 05:52
Apple’s AI awakening lifts lagging shares

Apple’s AI awakening lifts lagging shares

Siri, once a marquee feature, now trails rivals

Sun Jul 06 2025 - 06:15
Trump’s demands for next Fed chief: lower rates and look the part

Trump’s demands for next Fed chief: lower rates and look the part

In Trumpworld, appearances go hand in hand with policy

Sat Jul 05 2025 - 06:15
Markets kept calm and carried on through Middle East turmoil

Markets kept calm and carried on through Middle East turmoil

Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic

Tue Jul 01 2025 - 05:00
Nvidia outpaces Microsoft and Apple on path to $4 trillion valuation

Nvidia outpaces Microsoft and Apple on path to $4 trillion valuation

Stock tanked early this year amid fears over China’s DeepSeek AI but has soared almost 80% from April’s bottom

Mon Jun 30 2025 - 09:33
Tesla’s robotaxi: modest rollout, wild stock ride

Tesla’s robotaxi: modest rollout, wild stock ride

Cautious rollout stands in sharp contrast to Elon Musk’s years of grand promises about fully autonomous robotaxis

Sun Jun 29 2025 - 06:00
Wall Street gets the chills in New York’s ‘hot commie summer’

Wall Street gets the chills in New York’s ‘hot commie summer’

Much of ‘democratic socialist’ mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s wishlist requires state approval

Sat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Cliff Asness: advisers should retire `very dumb’ timing argument

Cliff Asness: advisers should retire `very dumb’ timing argument

Billionaire money manager says trying to time the market is not worth it

Tue Jun 24 2025 - 05:58
Spotify founder bets big on Europe’s war economy as defence stocks surge

Spotify founder bets big on Europe’s war economy as defence stocks surge

Daniel Ek has bet on Helsing, an AI defence start-up

Mon Jun 23 2025 - 05:36
In today’s US, saying ‘be careful with crypto’ sounds like socialism

In today’s US, saying ‘be careful with crypto’ sounds like socialism

The Trump administration has embraced crypto

Sun Jun 22 2025 - 05:13
Irish State is said to have ‘broken even’ on AIB and bailed-out banks. But this is far from the full story

Irish State is said to have ‘broken even’ on AIB and bailed-out banks. But this is far from the full story

Department of Finance says State ‘made’ €600m on bailout repayments but interest, inflation and opportunity cost make that far from true

Sat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
The agony and the equity: Most stocks fall more than 50% at some point

The agony and the equity: Most stocks fall more than 50% at some point

Even Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and the like are no strangers to drawdown despair

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 05:22
Palantir’s $320bn valuation enters the history books

Palantir’s $320bn valuation enters the history books

Palantir is the 25th biggest stock in the S&P 500, just ahead of Coca-Cola, and just behind Bank of America

Mon Jun 16 2025 - 05:21
Musk talks up robotaxis as Tesla’s fundamentals fade

Musk talks up robotaxis as Tesla’s fundamentals fade

Tesla stock seen as detached from reality as ever, and it's driving sceptics quietly mad

Sun Jun 15 2025 - 05:56
Trump’s baby bonds could turn every child into an investor

Trump’s baby bonds could turn every child into an investor

Aim is to encourage long-term thinking, financial literacy, wider stock ownership and a toehold in wealth creation for low income families

Sat Jun 14 2025 - 05:00
You never forget your first time investing, study finds

You never forget your first time investing, study finds

People form a surprisingly strong attachment to their debut stock – even when it doesn’t love them back

Tue Jun 10 2025 - 05:00
Trump, Truss and the bond market’s bad vibes

Trump, Truss and the bond market’s bad vibes

Conspiracy theories find a ready home with US president and former UK prime minister

Mon Jun 09 2025 - 05:00
Apple’s fall from top of tree reflects cooling growth outlook

Apple’s fall from top of tree reflects cooling growth outlook

Nvidia’s revenue has more than quadrupled in three years, Microsoft’s is up over a third, but Apple’s has barely budged

Sun Jun 08 2025 - 06:00
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
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
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
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
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