Barbie boom, Trump loyalists and a bond king’s latest battle
Planet Business: Everybody needs good neighbours
Just because doomsayers warn of Armageddon doesn’t mean they’re right
Following dire market forecasts can cost investors bucketloads of money, but the appetite for pessimism porn is large
Investors pay the price when egos rule for fund managers
Research shows investors should also be wary of firms headed by egotistical chiefs
From bear to boom: 10 years on from the market crash
When stocks bottomed out in 2009 there was fear of meltdown of the financial system
Junk-bond titan Coulson braves market jitters to tee up payday
Ardagh Group chairman positioned to gain almost $124 million from esoteric deal
Is it time to ‘just say no’ to the US stock market?
The last time fund managers were nearly as concerned as now was in the late 1990s
Charting the stock markets: does technical analysis work?
Maybe it’s best to ignore the analysts and instead stick to a buy-and-hold approach
Stocktake: Political chaos, financial calm: are stock markets Trump-proof?
Global economic volatility is at its lowest level in over 40 years, says JPMorgan
Are FAANG stocks taking a big bite of the bull market?
Stock Take: Broad rally suggests market is not too reliant on high-flying tech stocks
European stocks stall as ECB discusses interest rates
The Iseq closes up slightly as Bank of Ireland, Paddy Power Betfair and Kerry all gain
Pricy stock market can get pricier
Stocktake: The Trump factor, presidential tweets and Madoff’s hot chocolate monopoly
Investor El-Erian warns of risks in ‘distorted’ stock market
Risks in public markets ‘enormous’ because of central banks’ intervention, says investor
Gross warns markets have become ‘Vegas casino’
‘This cannot end well’, famed investor says of current monetary policies
Henderson ties up with Janus to form $6bn fund firm
British asset manager Henderson Group agrees to buy US rival Janus
Potential for US Fed to wrong-foot markets on interest rates
As policymakers prepare to meet, views on tightening range from unease to support
Stocktake: Cautious US Fed to hold off on interest rate hike
Rate increase would shock markets despite high-profile calls for rise
Investors should tread carefully on warnings over share price risk
Warnings from market heavyweights balanced by difficulty timing exit and re-entry
Soros, Gross, Druckenmiller, Singer, Icahn: Big-name investors turning bearish
Influential investors are warning of trouble, but following them may unwise
NTMA to sell €500m of Treasury Bills amid negative yields
Yields on Irish bonds up to 2020 currently below zero
Cantillon: just when will bond ‘supernova’ explode?
Pimco founder says some €10,000bn of bonds are trading at negative interest rates
The green jersey merchants haven’t gone away
The Ireland Inc creed continues to frown upon straight discussion of anything that might be seen to not be in the ‘national interest’
Bill Gross warns over $10tn negative-yield bond pile
Founder of bond powerhouse Pimco warns against ‘a supernova that will explode one day’
Are hedge funds a ‘giant ripoff’?
The funds are coming under scrutiny and even Warren Buffett has scoffed at their ‘unbelievable’ fee structure
Stocktake: Hedge funds and highly paid executives under fire
Investment decisions questioned, from predictions to deposit-free mortgages
Gordon Brown joins Pimco advisory board
Former British prime minister to sit alongside Ben Bernanke and Jean-Claude Trichet on board advising bond investing firm
Easy access ETFs not immune to risk
Exchange-traded funds have revolutionised the investing world but some say they have yet to be tested in times of crisis
Blowing bubbles in China as stocks soar
China finds itself in a massive equity bubble but some analysts worry it may all end in tears
Morgan Stanley profit up 87% as trading activity rebounds
Shares jump as both profit and revenue handily beat market expectations
Investors pull record $446m from Pimco fund
Exchanged-traded fund might see redemptions of as much as $150 bn following Bill Gross departure
Turmoil at top of Pimco rattles bond and derivatives investors
Investors cut exposure to junk-rated and inflation- linked bonds
Irish bond investor moves on to Portugal
Loomis Sayles bought Ireland’s government debt before the 2011 bailout but now favours Portgual
New Pimco chiefs seek to calm investors
Investment manager could see withdrawals of up to 30 per cent after surprise departure of co-founder Bill Gross
European stocks rise on US optimism
US GDP grew at a revised 4.6 per cent annualised rate in the second quarter
‘Bond king’ Bill Gross quits Pimco to join Janus Capital
Janus stock up 33% on hope that investors’ money will follow departing executive
‘Bond King’ Gross leaves Pimco for rival Janus
Legendary fund manager parts company with group he founded in dispute over future direction
Daughter’s list of missed events prompts CEO to quit $100m job
Former head of Pimco investment fund says he left to be a better dad
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