Musk’s behaviour should concern Tesla investorsMarkets took fright after the entrepreneur lashed out at analystsTue May 15 2018 - 06:00
Short-sellers may have burst bitcoin bubbleStocktake: Market volatility falls but lengthy correction in stock prices continuesTue May 15 2018 - 05:30
Tesla’s Musk needs to answer questions and Apple ‘stay in their lane’Stocktake: Don’t sell in May and go awayTue May 08 2018 - 05:55
Bubble trouble: how should investors respond?High prices are sustained as speculators believe they can sell on to ‘greater fool’Tue May 08 2018 - 05:20
Alphabet pops, then drops and a warning from CaterpillarStocktake: Investors fret over rising bond yieldsTue May 01 2018 - 08:00
Can surging earnings steady volatile stock markets?A record number of companies have issued upward earnings guidance, according to FactSet dataTue May 01 2018 - 07:00
Should investors be spooked by market turbulence?Six factors to keep in mind as volatile stock markets nurse double-digit ‘correction’Tue Apr 24 2018 - 05:50
Stocktake: Have stock markets bottomed for 2018?Merrill Lynch says that bulls are currently being ‘silenced, not routed’Tue Apr 24 2018 - 05:00
Everybody hates Russia – is it time to buy their stocks?Stocktake: Bitcoin ‘virus’ peaks; Barclays’ equity study; Buffet the billionaire boyTue Apr 17 2018 - 06:00
Can stop-loss orders help calm your nerves about stocks?Stop-loss orders switch you out of market when price falls below designated pointTue Apr 17 2018 - 05:45
Amazon’s share prices should weather Trump’s tweetstormStocktake: Paulsen urges caution; volatility returns; stocks breach 200-day averageTue Apr 10 2018 - 08:00
Can financial advisers help save investors from themselves?There is a danger investors will let their emotions get the better of them in turbulent timesTue Apr 10 2018 - 07:00
Stocktake: Tech stock pain was well overdueCFD clampdown, US yield curve concerns and accepting end of S&P winning streakTue Apr 03 2018 - 08:00
How much is too much when it comes to paying CEOs?Estimates suggest chiefs in US are paid about 300 times more than the average workerTue Apr 03 2018 - 07:00
A bad week for Facebook shareholdersStocktake: Facebook stock down $60bn over Cambridge Analytica’s revelationsTue Mar 27 2018 - 08:00
Investing: why it feels good to conformIs it really that difficult to go against the herd? In a nutshell, yesTue Mar 27 2018 - 07:00
Is the ageing bull market past its sell-by date?Proinsias O’Mahony: Muted sentiment has lengthened the bull marketTue Mar 20 2018 - 08:00
Has ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Warren Buffett lost his touch?Sheer size of Berkshire Hathaway will inevitably constrain its performanceTue Mar 20 2018 - 07:00
Stocktake: Will Trump really cause a trade war?In a normal market, last week’s declines would hardly be noticed, but this has not been a normal marketTue Mar 13 2018 - 08:00
The investor’s dilemma – luck or skill?Performance does not persist, as shown by the latest scorecard from S&P Dow Jones IndicesTue Mar 13 2018 - 07:00
Markets may have to brace themselves for more rate hikesStocktake: Fed chair strikes ‘hawkish tone’. Plus: S&P’s fall and rise; tech stocks power backTue Mar 06 2018 - 08:00
Stock markets, career risk and the safety of the herdWhy is herding such a problem in financial markets?Tue Mar 06 2018 - 07:00
See-saw action shows stocks still on shaky groundStocktake: Why you should delete your investing app from your smartphoneTue Feb 27 2018 - 08:00
Is it bear market time for investors? Six factors to considerInvestors should have taken advantage of the recent weakness in the marketTue Feb 27 2018 - 07:00
Herd mentality is driving stock marketsStocktake: despite strong market rebound, stocks likely to retest recent lowsTue Feb 20 2018 - 08:00
How to ride the stock market rollercoasterProinsias O’Mahony: Seven nerve-calming steps to help you make sense of it allTue Feb 20 2018 - 07:00
Don’t blame the quants for market turbulenceStocks may suffer further near-term falls but a bear market remains unlikelyTue Feb 13 2018 - 08:00
Donald Trump learns downside of stock market cheerleading‘If you claim the rise, you own the fall’Tue Feb 13 2018 - 06:25
Stocktake: Yes, stock markets sometimes fallIn a normal market, last week’s declines would hardly be noticed, but this has not been a normal marketTue Feb 06 2018 - 08:00
Will animal spirits drive a stock market melt-up?Stocktake: Investors are still jumping in as FOMO trumps worry of losing moneyTue Feb 06 2018 - 07:00
Stock market tranquillity is breaking all recordsStocktake: US stocks set for bumper earnings season as S&P 500 surge continuesTue Jan 30 2018 - 08:00
Testosterone pumping up bitcoin bubbleCryptocurrency craze overwhelmingly male just like countless past bubblesTue Jan 30 2018 - 07:00
Stocktake: Has the bitcoin bubble finally burst?The cryptocurrency is volatile and its future value trajectory is anyone’s guessTue Jan 23 2018 - 08:00
Madness continues in cryptocurrency stocksOrdinarily, market over-reactions are short-lived, but not with cryptocurrency-related stocksTue Jan 16 2018 - 09:46
Cape fear: US stock valuations exceed 1929 peakThe Cape ratio is twice as high as its average, but no one is panicking yetTue Jan 16 2018 - 07:00
Stay cool – US stocks are about to go into ‘melt-up’Stocktake: Gains of over 50% predicted, with no sign of bull market party ending soonTue Jan 09 2018 - 06:00
Market predictions for 2018: Will ‘rational exuberance’ triumph?. . . Or will the not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks market persist?Tue Jan 09 2018 - 06:00
Yes, there really is a Santa Claus rallySeasonal boost to stocks found even where Christmas is not a leading holidayTue Dec 19 2017 - 06:00
Learning how to resist the siren song of bitcoinStocktake: The rise of the cryptocurrency has sparked a wave of FOMO – fear of missing outTue Dec 19 2017 - 06:00
Will the bitcoin bubble burst?Warren Buffett, Howard Marks and Nobel economist Robert Shiller have warned the craze will end badlyTue Dec 12 2017 - 06:00
Don’t cry over tech selloff – it’s still the top performerStocktake: Tech stock fall is factor-led. Plus: Trump’s tax cuts; Weinstein’s ‘comeback’Tue Dec 12 2017 - 06:00
Can stock prices stay high in a post-quantitative easing world?After a decade of unprecedented financial experimentation caution is warrantedTue Dec 05 2017 - 06:00
Speculators go bananas about bitcoinStocktake: Indications of speculative bubble in cryptocurrency’s wild rideTue Dec 05 2017 - 06:00
Stocktake: Soaring tech stocks drive global rallyInvestors wary of FAANG’s hefty valuations may turn to Asian tech stocksTue Nov 28 2017 - 13:32
Japan’s stock market drought: should investors be spooked?Stocktake: Is Japan a freak case, the exception to the ‘buy and hold’ rule?Tue Nov 28 2017 - 06:00
Six stock market lessons for Donald TrumpThe US president’s knowledge of how the markets actually work could be improvedTue Nov 21 2017 - 06:30
Stocktake: Investors show signs of irrational exuberanceWhy European equities falling seven days in a row is not a cause for panicTue Nov 21 2017 - 06:00
Beating analysts’ expectations or simply cooking the books?Beware companies that consistently hit their quarterly earnings targets – they may be cleverly manipulating the figures and heading on the slippery slope to corporate fraudTue Nov 14 2017 - 06:00
Get your teeth into some FAANG stocks – but don’t get bittenStocktake: word is out on China Literature; stocks defy gravity; Woodford sticks with BrexitTue Nov 14 2017 - 06:00
Why do markets keep rising? Even Nobel winner Thaler can’t explain itStocktake: Absence of stock market volatility at a time of global uncertainty a mysteryTue Nov 07 2017 - 06:00