Shares and the stockmarket

US stocks enter ‘correction’ territory while Tesla crashes

Another turbulent week on Wall Street saw one trillion dollars wiped off the value of the Nasdaq 100 on Monday (10 March), with the index...

Fri, 14/03/2025 - 12:51

$1.57 trillion wiped off value of the Magnificent Seven so far this year while Meta becomes the Lone Ranger

An astonishing $1.57 trillion has been wiped off the value of the Magnificent Seven year-to-date. Six of the seven stocks have fallen in value, with...

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 17:00

Tariffs spark tech sell-off as Klarna plots $15 billion IPO

Investors on Wall Street were affected by uncertainty over president Donald Trump’s trade policy this week.

After initially announcing immediate broad-based tariffs on neighbouring countries...

Fri, 07/03/2025 - 11:50

Cracks in the AI story: worst performing shares this year include semiconductor firms and cloud computing providers

Association with AI was the ticket to share price success in 2023 and 2024 as investors got excited about the technology revolution. The opposite is...

Thu, 06/03/2025 - 11:32

US markets slump on Nvidia and tariff threat

It was a tough week for US markets and technology stocks in particular as concern about tariffs mounted and Nvidia's latest earnings failed to...

Fri, 28/02/2025 - 11:13

Nvidia revenues jump, but what are the risks ahead?

Nvidia’s results have once again shown a company riding a wave of demand linked to artificial intelligence (AI). In the fourth quarter of 2024 it...

Thu, 27/02/2025 - 14:41

Gold hits a new all-time high

This year’s record highs in the US, UK and German stock markets continue to make headlines, but another, much more unsung asset is also breaking...

Fri, 14/02/2025 - 09:11

Covid market crash five years on: the UK and US stocks left behind

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The impact of the covid-19 pandemic is still being felt on the stock market five years after shares, bonds and currencies crashed....

Thu, 13/02/2025 - 11:39

Short sellers are targeting UK stocks at risk from Rachel Reeves’ Budget decisions

Short sellers are circling a group of UK consumer-facing stocks with the goal of profiting from falling share prices, potentially caused by Rachel Reeves’ Budget...

Wed, 12/02/2025 - 09:41

Calm returns to US markets after Trump tariff threat

The popular perception among most investors at the start of 2025 was that Donald Trump’s bark was worse than his bite – in other words,...

Fri, 07/02/2025 - 12:04

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