The Irish Times

Stocktake: Have stocks come too far, too fast?

Stocks have had quite the run but cool-off period is expected, says Bespoke Investment

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 05:10

Stocktake: Investor sentiment turns cautious

Since July 2020, corporate profit margins are expected to fall

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Pfizer stock up 23%

Compound interest makes good on 22-year wait for Pfizer investors

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Markets grapple with Covid risk

Delta variant fears cause heavy stock and commodity prices to fall

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 00:00

Stocktake: Investors eye second-half gains

First half of 2021 was unusually strong for stocks, with new records in Europe

Tue Jul 06 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Investor sentiment seems to be cooling

Weekly survey suggests equity exposure has fallen significantly of late

Tue May 25 2021 - 00:00

Stocktake: Bitcoin bubble may be bursting ... or not

Since 2010, it has survived four separate declines of at least 80%

Tue May 25 2021 - 00:00

Stocktake: Equity fund inflows in five months top past 12 years

Almost 97% of S&P 500 stocks were trading above their 200-day average last week

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 00:00

Stocktake: Bitcoin in a bubble, fund managers believe

Bitcoin more than doubled in 2021 and is up ninefold over the last year

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 05:30

Stocktake: Blink and you miss market movements

In bull markets, corrections are swift and shallow

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:50

Stocktake: More stocks hitting ‘ludicrous’ levels

Stock prices don’t tell you anything about a company’s market capitalisation or valuation

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Extended markets need a breather after big gains

Inflows into stock funds hit 20-year highs as equities soar on Covid-19 vaccine news

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 05:10

Stocktake: Vaccine news brings respite for value stocks

Pfizer’s announcement last week was great for 2020’s losers but not for 2020’s winners

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 05:40

Stocktake: For stocks, it’s been ‘America first’ under Trump

US outperformance hasn’t been driven by president, but don’t expect him to buy that line

Tue Nov 10 2020 - 05:50

Stocktake: Correction time for stock markets

This is still a bull market, so it’s wise to give stocks the benefit of the doubt

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 05:40

Stocktake: Are global equity valuations getting lofty?

Most markets trading at forward price/ earnings ratios ‘not seen since late 1990s’

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 05:00

Stocktake: Market volatility falls but remains sky high

2020 shaping up to be the year of record volatility, says Bespoke Investment

Tue Apr 14 2020 - 05:30

Stocktake: In numbers

‘Dash for trash’ boosts stocks in S&P 500 bottom decile

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 05:40

Can the longest bull market in history defy the doubters?

US bull market isn’t quite as extraordinarily long as it might appear

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: Should investors fear rising oil price?

Dove-like Fed, Musk meltdown and bulls have the edge

Tue May 29 2018 - 05:45

Herd mentality is driving stock markets

Stocktake: despite strong market rebound, stocks likely to retest recent lows

Tue Feb 20 2018 - 08:00

Will animal spirits drive a stock market melt-up?

Stocktake: Investors are still jumping in as FOMO trumps worry of losing money

Tue Feb 06 2018 - 07:00

Stocktake: Has the bitcoin bubble finally burst?

The cryptocurrency is volatile and its future value trajectory is anyone’s guess

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 08:00

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 soon

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 06:00

Will the bitcoin bubble burst?

Warren Buffett, Howard Marks and Nobel economist Robert Shiller have warned the craze will end badly

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 06:00

Don’t cry over tech selloff – it’s still the top performer

Stocktake: Tech stock fall is factor-led. Plus: Trump’s tax cuts; Weinstein’s ‘comeback’

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 06:00

Stocktake: Are markets too dependent on technology stocks?

Momentum may be about to accelerate as stocks enter seasonally strongest part of year

Tue Nov 07 2017 - 06:00

Stocktake: Is today’s stock market ‘eerily similar’ to Black Monday’s?

Barrons warn markets ‘could be at risk of another computer-driven meltdown’

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 06:55

Dollar decline hits European stocks

Stocktake: Idea of Trump as a ‘stock market whisperer’ doesn’t bear scrutiny

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 06:00

Global profits near record highs

Stocktake: Donald Trump, investors think you’re useless at best, dangerous at worst

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 06:00

Stocktake: Taper talk hits stock markets

Despite an ECB denial, speculation the global liquidity punch bowl is about to be removed is growing

Tue Jul 04 2017 - 06:00

Oil falls into a bear market – is this the apoc-oil-ypse?

StockTake: the most stress-free job, FOMO for AIB, and beware your psycho CEO

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 06:30

StockTake: Bull market refuses to dip

This rally is refusing to retreat, which must be torture for those on the sidelines

Tue Mar 07 2017 - 06:30

Stocktake: Investors should not fear another Black Monday

Stocktake: A cool look at overbought markets and cracks in the global rally

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 06:30