stock market

The current market’s valuation is among the top 3% of most expensive markets since 1881. Should investors be nervous?

Stocks are sagging on recession fears, big trades gone wrong, and war. Can past crashes help us predict if the next crash is about to occur?

You can own mega cap growth stocks and sleep at night too.

A comparison and collation of the various valuation indicators for the stock market.

This wire unpacks the key insights from the recent Outlook Series survey, in which nearly 5000 Livewire & Market Index readers participated

Let's put market efficiency to the test by selecting 5 ASX 200 stocks at random and see if their intrinsic value approximates market price.

When times are tough for an active manager

Investors see it almost instantly when first searching a stock. Clearly, EPS is a hugely popular metric. But is it useful?

I wrote my last wire just before the current proverbial hit the fan. The US 2-year bond yield was trading just over 5%. The good old days… But the point of the article...

With equity markets steaming ahead, there’s no shortage of people calling this a ‘dead cat bounce’ and, by implication, predicting another market correction. History,...

Looking for opportunities as the cycle turns

Last year was one the worst on record for global stock markets. Yet the MSCI World Index has returned to levels that can hardly be described as cheap, trading at...

Ithaca is the island in Greece that Odysseus had so much trouble returning to in Homer’s Odyssey.On his way he survives run ins with the Cicones, Polyphemus...

"We are seeing volume declines in every segment around the world" FedEx CEOIn September 2022, the FedEx (FDX) share price tumbled 30% when the company reported a...

Defining moments in stock market history include the 1987 Black Monday crash, 2000 Dot-com bust and 2008 Global Financial Crisis. These moments mark when euphoric bull...

“I have reigned for 50 years in victory and in peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and...

The recent deluge of rain on the East coast of Australia had devastating impacts. While the extent of the damage was unpredictably extreme, meteorologists knew...

Here at Livewire Markets, we write about investing all day long. And because we’re so used to thinking and writing about this stuff, we sometimes lose sight of what it...

The market was down early, but news that China’s central bank boosted its daily liquidity injection, plus confirmation that Evergrande had reached an agreement with...

This week our attention turns to global stock markets post covid rebuild, as investment professionals the world over mull the opportunities and pitfalls of the...