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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
Will AI replace stock market analysts?

Will AI replace stock market analysts?

An AI model can process huge amounts of data in a fraction of the time and cost it would take a human analyst

Tue May 21 2024 - 05:00
McGrath may be missing the point on ETF tax changes

McGrath may be missing the point on ETF tax changes

Minister sees deposits as potential source of business funding while investors just want reform of punitive tax system

Mon May 20 2024 - 10:48
Did Roaring Kitty manipulate the stock market?

Did Roaring Kitty manipulate the stock market?

Disgruntled investors who rode the meme stock wave reading a lot into every perceived signal

Sun May 19 2024 - 06:00
Meme stock mania is unlikely to last

Meme stock mania is unlikely to last

Shares in GameStop and cinema chain AMC almost quadruple after Roaring Kitty tweets

Sat May 18 2024 - 06:00
What will Berkshire Hathaway do with its cash pile?

What will Berkshire Hathaway do with its cash pile?

The fact it is not spending big is being seen as a bearish sign

Tue May 14 2024 - 06:00
Apple’s AI talk cheers investors

Apple’s AI talk cheers investors

The iPad maker has been under pressure to respond to the threat from the likes of ChatGPT

Mon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Trinity, Israel and the problem with divestment of stocks

Trinity, Israel and the problem with divestment of stocks

Does divesting of perceived troublesome stocks actually make a difference?

Sun May 12 2024 - 06:00
Buffett won’t heed Musk’s suggestion to buy Tesla shares

Buffett won’t heed Musk’s suggestion to buy Tesla shares

Oracle of Omaha says he doesn’t know where the major car companies will be in five or 10 years

Sat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Google: An AI also-ran or a $2 trillion titan?

Google: An AI also-ran or a $2 trillion titan?

Don’t get suckered into joining the guessing game of who will emerge on top in AI race

Tue May 07 2024 - 05:45
Big pay rise for Smith & Nephew chief shows US-style packages have arrived in Europe

Big pay rise for Smith & Nephew chief shows US-style packages have arrived in Europe

Company says corporate talent is increasingly mobile in a globalised world and investors must pay up if they want to retain top executives

Mon May 06 2024 - 06:00
Why is Amazon still not paying a dividend?

Why is Amazon still not paying a dividend?

Retail giant reaffirms its focus on reinvestment and on using capital to generate ‘meaningful returns’

Sun May 05 2024 - 06:00
Tesla’s share price is ‘assuming incredible things’

Tesla’s share price is ‘assuming incredible things’

Company’s $565bn valuation implies investors are already paying for the robotics and AI business ‘Musk wants everyone to start believing Tesla will become’

Sat May 04 2024 - 06:00
Expectations matter for tech investors

Expectations matter for tech investors

Tesla shares rose despite an earnings miss, while Meta’s stock plunged after a beat

Tue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Trump Media’s convenient complaint about short sellers

Trump Media’s convenient complaint about short sellers

Company CEO has asked Nasdaq and US Congress to investigate possible manipulation by shorts

Mon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Swiftonomics: can Taylor Swift boost her record label’s share price?

Swiftonomics: can Taylor Swift boost her record label’s share price?

Maybe not. Swift ‘moves the needle’, says Bank of America, ‘but only to an extent’

Sun Apr 28 2024 - 13:22
Tesla shares rebound, but doubts remain

Tesla shares rebound, but doubts remain

Elon Musk’s firm facing challenge from cheaper rivals

Sat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Shares sink when CEOs change the subject and move their targets

Shares sink when CEOs change the subject and move their targets

Study finds investors should be concerned when companies change the focus of their discussions

Tue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Should investors be alarmed by Iran-Israel war risks?

Should investors be alarmed by Iran-Israel war risks?

A massive regional conflict could see oil prices spiking across the globe

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Leaving the London stock market won’t cure Shell’s share price woes

Leaving the London stock market won’t cure Shell’s share price woes

The LSE has already lost companies such as CRH, Flutter and Ferguson to the US market in recent times

Sun Apr 21 2024 - 07:00
Tesla’s timing on Musk $56bn pay package is comically bad

Tesla’s timing on Musk $56bn pay package is comically bad

The electric carmaker is the biggest loser in the S&P 500 this year, with shares plummeting 37 per cent

Sat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Nvidia shares dip as competition heats up

Nvidia shares dip as competition heats up

Even the strongest stocks don’t rise all the time

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 05:00
Bear markets can hurt your mental health

Bear markets can hurt your mental health

Downturns are linked to increased usage of antidepressants and psychotherapy sessions

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 06:10
‘Massively underpaid’ AstraZeneca boss bags £18.7m pay deal

‘Massively underpaid’ AstraZeneca boss bags £18.7m pay deal

Advisory firms called on shareholders to reject a pay package ‘unprecedented’ among FTSE companies

Sun Apr 14 2024 - 07:00
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