Stock TakeStocks correlations: We noted recently that correlation in US stocks is at truly dysfunctional levelsFri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeApple shares rise : Steve Jobs’s much-lamented departure hasn’t stopped Apple shares gaining almost 15 per cent over the last…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeRumours abound : Uncertain markets are always marked by rumours and refutations, although seldom as obviously as this week.Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Business InvestmentsSTOCK TAKE: Weak Septembers: September has historically been the worst month for stock marketsFri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeDETECTIVE WORK : Stock market correlation typically rises in times of market distress, with individual stocks moving in tandem…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeGold bubble? Gold prices briefly topped $1900 this week, fuelling chatter that it is in bubble territoryFri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Euro zone banking fears behind big fallsANALYSIS: Nervous investors lead the flight from risk as European markets take a hammeringSat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeShort sellers: The percentage of shares being sold short (when traders bet on a price decline) has barely budged in the US since…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Only confidence evident in markets is that things will definitely get worseANALYSIS: Uncertainty appears to have gripped all debt players. Triple-A rating for G7 may be historyFri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Fact and fiction blur together in market mayhemCOMMENT: INTERNATIONAL STOCK markets have been brutalised this week, suffering their fastest declines since the 2008/2009 global…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeDON’T PANIC: Stocks have been pounded of late, with Tuesday’s selling particularly unrelenting.Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeTHE BEAT GOES ON : The US earnings season is well under way and while earnings and revenue beat rates are relatively strong …Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeMURDOCH DISCOUNT: News International’s share price has fallen by almost 20 per cent after recent phone hacking revelations…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeITALIAN WOES : Italy’s troubles were centre stage this week, with markets tumbling in the wake of Italian bond yields (briefly…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeUNDER STRESS: Stress test results for Europe’s banks are expected next weekFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeINSIDER INFO: A new report from research firm TrimTabs has found that US firms spent $124 billion (€86 billion) in stock buybacks…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Business InvestmentsSTOCK TAKE: GREEK EXPOSURE: An eventual Greek default may have terrible consequences, but it will not be because of credit default…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Business InvestmentsSTOCK TAKE: SILVER LINING? Apple, in the news this week after unveiling its iCloud, has built up an enormous $66 billion cash…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Business InvestmentsSTOCK TAKE: WILD OFFERING : Trading in social networking site LinkedIn has been wild since its initial public offering a fortnight…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeTRUE EARNINGS : Earnings season in the US has ended, with many commentators almost breathless in their enthusiasm over the ongoing…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeRISK MANAGEMENT: “Lighten up on risk-taking now,” warned legendary value investor Jeremy Grantham recentlyFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Secretive commodity trader strikes goldANALYSIS: Glencore is one of the world’s top commodity traders – but rarely far from controversyFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeOIL FALL DOWN: The recent rout in commodities was the worst since the height of the global financial crisis in 2008 and left …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Stock TakeBIN LADEN EFFECT: Stocks rose on Monday morning following news of Osama Bin Laden’s death, but quickly gave up their gains to…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Stock takeSOVEREIGN RISK: Morgan Stanley this week advised investors to “buy Irish sovereign risk” following “credible” stress tests results…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Stock takePRICE PLUNGE: Having almost halved in price on Tuesday, Irish Life & Permanent is valued at just €110 millionFri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Business InvestmentsSTOCK TAKE: TURNING JAPANESE: Buy when there’s blood in the streets? Japan bulls certainly seem to think so.Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Economies in fear of oil price rise fuelled by turmoilANALYSIS: Threatened by Middle East unrest, reduced fuel supply could have very serious implicationsFri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Business InvestmentsSTOCK TAKE: BONUS ROUND : Banker bonuses are back in the headlinesFri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Social networking giants in no hurry to go publicFirms such as Facebook are staying private for longer, prompting regulators to examine secondary-market tradesMon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Cost-cutting alone cannot sustain growth in earningsAs US earnings season begins, analysts are reining in estimates amid revenue concernsMon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Big business knows the value of good political tiesGoldman Sachs was considered so influential that it was referred to as Government Sachs by many observersMon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Opinion split on whether we should go for goldWhat do analysts see in store for last year’s winners and losers?Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Opinion split on whether we should go for goldWhat do analysts see in store for last year’s winners and losers?Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Positive earnings news boosts Dow despite calls for cautionANALYSIS: Intel’s results catalysed gains, but not everyone agrees this translates into economic recoveryFri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
A stark analysis of the international fiscal meltdown and its consequencesBOOK OF THE DAY: Engineering a Financial Bloodbath: How Sub-Prime Securitization Destroyed the Legitimacy of Financial Capitalism…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Regulation key to preventing another financial catastropheON SEPTEMBER 15th, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. The global financial system almost imploded in its aftermathFri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Market technicians stunned by strength of advancesMarket technicians with a monthly horizon are likely to cite that oldest of adages – the trend is your friendMon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Financial pugilism and offbeat analysis vie for space in blogosphereBlogs have gone from being eccentric postings to become essential financial readingFri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Pouring cold water on the notion that rally in US stocks is sign of recoveryANALYSIS: Analysts are cautioning that the recent US upturn is yet another sucker’s rallySat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
It is still best to be cautious despite bullish talk from banksTHE US financial sector advanced by over 30 per cent this week, with Citigroup’s announcement that it is enjoying its best quarter…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
'Stress tests' for US banks fail to calm nerves of economistsUS REGULATORS are coming under fire after unveiling details of the stress tests facing banks in the coming weeks, with critics…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Contrite bankers starting to pay for past excessesANALYSIS: ANOTHER DAY, another contrite bankerThu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
