Bull market celebrates its first birthday, but will it sustain?Stocktake: Stocks have gained an astonishing 80% since bottoming out last yearTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Fund managers are forgetting about CovidInvestors shift fear to higher-than-expected inflation and bond marketTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Stressed CEOs die younger, study findsAnti-takeover laws are equivalent to making CEO ‘two years younger’Tue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Are calmer times ahead for investors?The Vix, Wall Street’s so-called fear index, fell below 20 last week, the lowest level since before the pandemic beganTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Higher tax rates could hurt tech stocksTech stocks could be biggest losers in a better enforced corporate tax environmentTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bond market droughts can last for decadesCredit Suisse warns of a ‘high chance of disappointment’ with government bondsTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Electric car investors suffering from the ‘big market delusion’Not all electric vehicle makers can become the next Apple or GoogleTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Clueless investors are headed for troubleIgnorant investors pumping cash into meme stocks like GameStop? This won’t end wellTue Mar 16 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Munger says Gamestop investors have racetrack mindsetComments see him derided as ‘old guy who does not understand today’s more modern markets’Tue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Receptionists and stock market bubblesSome take the systematic approach, others look to the anecdotal indicatorsTue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is a big sell-off in store?S&P 500 gained 2.4 per cent at start of March before tumbling in following daysTue Mar 09 2021 - 04:45
Stocktake: Spike in bond yields unnerves equity investorsUS 10-year yields jump from 0.5 per cent last August to almost 1.6 per centTue Mar 09 2021 - 04:30
Stocktake: Celebrities don’t make for effective market indicators1980s singer Michael Bolton stars in stock trading ad. It’s a clever ad but ...Tue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Will investors keep buying the dips?Tech-heavy Nasdaq suffered biggest one-day selloff since October last weekTue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Beaten down UK stocks are the ‘trade of the decade’Rob Arnott points to the UK’s successful vaccination programme as grounds for optimismTue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Bitcoin ‘fanatics’ attack Jeremy GranthamThe investor’s ‘fairly bland’ opinion about the crytocurrency attracted personal insultsTue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Woodford’s questionable comeback plansThe fallen fund manager is planning a new fund focused on biotech, biosciences and healthcareTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Fund managers feeling very bullish right nowOptimism is high for a V-shaped recovery, but risk-taking is also at an all-time highTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Is a market correction looming?Sentiment, valuations and earnings momentum suggest a time for cautionTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Market rally continues to broadenMarket sceptics no longer complain that indices were dangerously reliant on a handful of large-cap tech stocksTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Blink and you miss market movementsIn bull markets, corrections are swift and shallowTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Elon Musk’s market-moving tweetsBillionaire should recognise that his carefree tweets can be consequential for novice tradersTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Chasing hot funds is a risky businessA study found that since 1990 123 funds have gained at least 100% in a single year. Of those just 24 made money over the following three yearsTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: FOMO blinds traders to risksDay trading ‘virtually impossible’ to make a living from – but that’s not stopping some from tryingTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Beware the house money effectTendency to take more risks on unexpected winnings is natural but dangerousTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemyShorts ‘play important role in detecting not just overpricing, but also fraud’ – studyTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: GameStop shows real-world David does not beat GoliathSolution is not to ‘empower poor people to bankrupt themselves’ with margin accountsTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Populist GameStop narrative is simplisticRighteous Redditors cheered on by market opportunists and extremistsTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Nothing noble about GameStop short squeezeDespite the David v Goliath portrayal, Redditors’ moral outrage is misplacedTue Feb 02 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: A bubble in bubble talkUnderstandable concerns as indicators suggest sentiment is euphoricTue Feb 02 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: No bear market, but risks are risingIf stocks fall, should you buy the dip? Or is a bear market approaching?Tue Feb 02 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Markets won’t miss TrumpThe S&P 500 gained 14.3% between election day and Biden’s inaugurationTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Risk of market correction appears to be risingSentiment looks toppy right now and the Bank of America has issued a stark warningTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors becoming wary of big techThere are signs tech’s recent underperformance may not be a short-lived affairTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: More stocks hitting ‘ludicrous’ levelsStock prices don’t tell you anything about a company’s market capitalisation or valuationTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Dumb trades can be very profitableAfter Elon Musk praised messaging app Signal, an unrelated penny stock soaredTue Jan 19 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Intel investors bet on new chief executiveInvestors hopeful Pat Gelsinger can ‘pull a Steve Jobs’ and revive tech firmTue Jan 19 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Is talk of a bubble overstated?Speculation is ‘running rampant’, but not everything is frothyTue Jan 19 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Markets shrug off Capitol riotThe simple reality is markets tend to be nonchalant about socio-political upheavalTue Jan 19 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is it wise to buy absurdly expensive stocks?Number of ‘extraordinarily’ costly stocks in MSCI World index at all-time highsTue Jan 12 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: US stock market is an ‘epic bubble’GMO founder points to share price increases, surge in IPOs and manic activity in stocksTue Jan 12 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Even bulls concerned by US valuationsValuations and the recent market melt-up will limit any 2021 advanceTue Jan 12 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Europe’s ‘paltry’ technology sector holds markets back2021 should be a better year for European stocks, but structural problems remainTue Jan 12 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bad forecasts don’t deter faith in future forecastsGiven forecasters got it wrong in 2020, why believe their predictions about 2021?Tue Jan 05 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Strategists eye more market gains in 2021After roller-coaster ride for stock markets in 2020, a robust earnings rebound is expectedTue Jan 05 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Will 2021 prove better for unloved UK stocks?Mass Covid vaccination and Brexit clarity ‘may mark beginning’ of better timesTue Jan 05 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: European market rebound can continueIn a calmer 2021, momentum is with Europe, with Euro Stoxx 600 set to make 7% gainsTue Jan 05 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Be wary of analyst sell ratingsStudy suggests the problem is many firms put little thought into their sell ratingsTue Dec 22 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Bullish investors wrongfooted by CovidBets on market falls had been at their lowest level in two decadesTue Dec 22 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors hoping for Santa Claus rallyResearch suggests Christmas strength is evident across most international marketsTue Dec 22 2020 - 05:00
