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Trump ditches Truth Social investors for Elon Musk and X

Trump ditches Truth Social investors for Elon Musk and X

Shifting back to X may may political sense, but it won’t help Trump Media’s shareholders

Sun Aug 18 2024 - 05:00
Starbucks’ superstar CEO: Is he worth $21bn?

Starbucks’ superstar CEO: Is he worth $21bn?

History suggests that the importance of a company’s top team may be overstated

Sat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Don’t let the stock market kill you: new study warns of health risks

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 excitement

Tue Aug 13 2024 - 05:00
Musk’s toxic politics alienating customers and advertisers

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 owner

Mon Aug 12 2024 - 05:00
Is Buffett turning bearish on stocks?

Is Buffett turning bearish on stocks?

Legendary investor even appears wary about stock in his Berkshire Hathaway company

Sun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00
Taleb is right: market mayhem is normal

Taleb is right: market mayhem is normal

What was unusual for investors for the ‘nerveless’ advance of stocks up to now and the lack of volatility

Sat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00
A trillion-dollar birthday present for Warren Buffett?

A trillion-dollar birthday present for Warren Buffett?

Berkshire Hathaway has outperformed S&P 500 over last 10 and 15-years with annualised returns over 13%

Tue Aug 06 2024 - 06:00
Magnificent seven tumble amid ‘epic’ rotation

Magnificent seven tumble amid ‘epic’ rotation

Analysts divided over whether July’s turbulence is mere blip for Big Tech or a real return to value investing

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Fear and greed as Nvidia shatters more records

Fear and greed as Nvidia shatters more records

Investors should be wary of simplistic explanations as ’most traded stock’ continues to experience wild swings

Sun Aug 04 2024 - 06:00
Guinness flows but Diageo’s profits dry up

Guinness flows but Diageo’s profits dry up

Chief executive bullish that challenges are temporary but a more profound consumer shift may be under way

Sat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
Is climate change a ticking time bomb for investors?

Is climate change a ticking time bomb for investors?

On top of environmental calamity is a financial crisis in the making

Tue Jul 30 2024 - 05:00
Markets at the mercy of the not-so-magnificent seven

Markets at the mercy of the not-so-magnificent seven

Outsized influence meant poorly-received results can drag markets down disproportionately

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Tesla investors turn on Musk’s hype machine

Tesla investors turn on Musk’s hype machine

Shares suffer steepest one-day fall since 2020, sinking 12% after underwhelming results and a briefing that failed to address them

Sun Jul 28 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair faces headwinds as consumers play hardball

Ryanair faces headwinds as consumers play hardball

Just 34% of September seats have been sold, and less than a fifth of October’s seats

Sat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Why a Trump presidency might not deliver for markets or business as expected

Why a Trump presidency might not deliver for markets or business as expected

Technology was the best-performing sector during Trump’s presidency

Mon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Magnificent seven stocks take a pounding as investors rotate into cheaper companies

Magnificent seven stocks take a pounding as investors rotate into cheaper companies

Nvidia alone lost over $200bn in market value on Wednesday

Sun Jul 21 2024 - 06:15
Markets may be underestimating political risk under Donald Trump

Markets may be underestimating political risk under Donald Trump

Trump has warned Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell not to cut interest rates before November’s election

Sat Jul 20 2024 - 06:15
Apple: just another overheated AI stock?

Apple: just another overheated AI stock?

Tech group has gained some $600bn in market capitalisation over past month

Tue Jul 16 2024 - 06:00
Nvidia has broken ‘the market’

Nvidia has broken ‘the market’

While the S&P 500 is up 19% this year, the average stock is up less than 5%

Mon Jul 15 2024 - 06:00
Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett bemoans a market obsessed with Nvidia

Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett bemoans a market obsessed with Nvidia

Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta were responsible for almost half the S&P 500′s gains in first half of 2024

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 06:00
Smurfit Westrock chases US valuation premium

Smurfit Westrock chases US valuation premium

Greater liquidity and higher valuations have tempted companies to depart the Irish market for US listings

Sat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Stock splits are back as tech giants embrace lower share prices

Stock splits are back as tech giants embrace lower share prices

Splits are now seen as a catalyst for growth. Investors should be wary

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 05:00
Roger Federer, ETFs, and Ireland’s taxing problem

Roger Federer, ETFs, and Ireland’s taxing problem

The so-called deemed disposal rule needs to be abolished

Mon Jul 08 2024 - 05:00
Tesla bulls see glass half full as shares surge

Tesla bulls see glass half full as shares surge

The EV maker is on the rise once again even amid lacklustre results

Sun Jul 07 2024 - 05:00
Is the stock market really as strong as it looks?

Is the stock market really as strong as it looks?

The big indices are at an all-time high, yet many individual shares are struggling

Sat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Frothy Nvidia shares take a belated tumble

Frothy Nvidia shares take a belated tumble

Even bulls might admit the stock arguably came too far, too fast

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 05:46
Untrustworthy companies love to talk about trust

Untrustworthy companies love to talk about trust

‘Trust words are an inverse measure of trust,’ American study finds

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 04:00
US chief executives: More money, less ability

US chief executives: More money, less ability

A recent study suggests American chief executives are getting worse

Sun Jun 30 2024 - 06:00
Investors unfazed by warnings about social media’s effects on adolescents

Investors unfazed by warnings about social media’s effects on adolescents

A high-profile call for tobacco-style warnings had no lasting effects on platforms’ shares

Sat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Nvidia soars but animal spirits are confined

Nvidia soars but animal spirits are confined

Investors have decided a few mega-cap tech stocks like Nvidia are the only ones with the scale to benefit from AI, says Bespoke Investment

Tue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Vanguard’s John Bogle would have been aghast at Elon Musk’s pay deal with Tesla

Vanguard’s John Bogle would have been aghast at Elon Musk’s pay deal with Tesla

It’s not in keeping with Vanguard’s brand to approve the biggest compensation deal in corporate history

Mon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Nvidia is the new king of the stock market

Nvidia is the new king of the stock market

Five years ago it wasn’t even in the top 60 stocks in the S&P 500 but the launch of ChatGPT has changed everything

Sun Jun 23 2024 - 06:15
Tesla shareholders should brace for more demands from Elon Musk down the road

Tesla shareholders should brace for more demands from Elon Musk down the road

Shareholders voted in favour of huge pay deal over concerns Musk ‘would become less engaged’ if it were rejected

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 06:15
Stock market concentration: Should a handful of Big Tech firms hold all the cards?

Stock market concentration: Should a handful of Big Tech firms hold all the cards?

The combined value of the world’s three biggest stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia - is almost $10tn. But is this bad?

Mon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Baillie Gifford fund being held to an impossible standard on Israel and oil

Baillie Gifford fund being held to an impossible standard on Israel and oil

The active fund giant has only 2% per cent of client money invested in companies with business related to fossil fuels, well below market average

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 06:15
Threat of far-right election success in France spooks investors

Threat of far-right election success in France spooks investors

Sell-off in French stocks as snap election raises prospect of a far-right government in the EU’s second-biggest economy

Sat Jun 15 2024 - 06:15
ChatGPT helps investors see through ‘bloated’ corporate fluff

ChatGPT helps investors see through ‘bloated’ corporate fluff

Study says conference call ‘noise’ can make it tougher to identify companies with good or bad news

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 05:00
Cult leader or canny investor? Doubts cloud Roaring Kitty’s GameStop bet

Cult leader or canny investor? Doubts cloud Roaring Kitty’s GameStop bet

Online broker E*Trade is considering telling Keith Gill he can no longer use its platform over concerns about potential stock manipulation

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 05:00
Nvidia’s surge masks narrow US bull market

Nvidia’s surge masks narrow US bull market

Chip maker accounts for more than a third of the S&P 500′s year-to-date gains

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 06:00
Dell’s rollercoaster ride highlights AI forecasting dangers

Dell’s rollercoaster ride highlights AI forecasting dangers

Analyst reckons AI is in the early stages of an investment bubble and says internet bubble of the 1990s is a cautionary tale

Sat Jun 08 2024 - 05:00
Nvidia rewrites the laws of growth

Nvidia rewrites the laws of growth

Tech company gained almost half a trillion dollars in market capitalisation in just three days

Mon Jun 03 2024 - 07:00
Memes clouding Reddit investors’ judgment on stocks

Memes clouding Reddit investors’ judgment on stocks

New study discovers strong link between online gags and trading patterns

Mon Jun 03 2024 - 06:09
Judgment day for Musk as shareholders vote on $56bn payday

Judgment day for Musk as shareholders vote on $56bn payday

Shareholders backed deal in 2018 when company was worth $50bn but judge struck it down in January

Sun Jun 02 2024 - 07:10
Hubristic Neil Woodford was the orchestrator of his own downfall

Hubristic Neil Woodford was the orchestrator of his own downfall

The fallen fund manager seemingly thought he was right about Brexit and almost every mainstream economist was wrong

Sun Jun 02 2024 - 06:00
Hubristic Woodford was the orchestrator of his own downfall

Hubristic Woodford was the orchestrator of his own downfall

Fund manager still refuses to accept any responsibility for collapse of his flagship fund

Sat Jun 01 2024 - 07:13
Judgment day nears for Musk as shareholders vote on $56bn pay day

Judgment day nears for Musk as shareholders vote on $56bn pay day

Shareholders approving Musk’s pay deal seem like turkeys voting for Christmas

Sat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair analysts cut price targets but keep the faith

Ryanair analysts cut price targets but keep the faith

Valuation remains unchallenging while buyback and dividend convert to 6% yield for shareholders

Tue May 28 2024 - 06:00
Robert Kennedy, GameStop and the myth of rigged markets

Robert Kennedy, GameStop and the myth of rigged markets

Avoiding long-term investments due to misperceptions of rigged markets will make you poorer

Mon May 27 2024 - 06:00
Nvidia delivers again for excited investors

Nvidia delivers again for excited investors

Results push market cap to $2.5tn which is equal to the entire German stock market

Sun May 26 2024 - 07:00
Poll woes may prompt Biden to borrow Trump’s stock market tactics

Poll woes may prompt Biden to borrow Trump’s stock market tactics

Stock markets predict elections but maybe not this time as Americans are misinformed on reality

Sat May 25 2024 - 06:00
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