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THE FINANCE GHOST: Horror in the tech sector

Panic in tech stocks, but is a broad bear market under way?

Nike and Dick’s Sporting Goods: The cost of corporate hubris

The jury is still out on a share recovery from multiyear lows

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Meta’s future is so bright you gotta wear shades

Sci-fi? No, it's Meta's new smart sunglasses

Bytes CEO Sam Mudd.

THE FINANCE GHOST: There’s plenty of bark at Bytes

Bytes asks investors to remain patient

Prosus.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Prosus is resilient, but for how long?

CEO Fabricio Bloisi faces a stern test

THE FINANCE GHOST: What comes first at York Timber – the dividend or the wood?

The company has lost half its value since 2005

THE FINANCE GHOST: Has McDonald’s bitten off more than it can chew?

Investors question whether McDonald's can maintain its edge

THE FINANCE GHOST: Red days for consumer stocks

South African consumer and retail stocks are sapping investor confidence

THE FINANCE GHOST: The ins and outs of insurance

The secret of Outsurance’s success? Build it

The production line of Volkswagen in Dresden, Germany.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Rough ride ahead for carmakers

As VW prepares for drastic job cuts, BYD tackles stiff domestic competition in China

THE FINANCE GHOST: Salesforce is no slacker

But not all the SaaS names are suddenly safe

Picture: Charles Platiau/Reuters

THE FINANCE GHOST: How fast can Airbnb grow?

Is the optimistic guidance justified?

THE FINANCE GHOST: The Wild West of tech valuations

AI disruption means tech valuations are a crapshoot.

The Apple logo is seen during the preview of the redesigned and reimagined Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York, U.S., September 19, 2019.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Memories are made of this

It is clear that the market has no grasp of how to handle the AI risk/reward trade-offs, so betting on the tech giants is like being in a casino.

Prosus and Tencent: still joined at the hip

The market has been placing a negative value on the ex-Tencent portion of the group for longer than anyone can remember. Prosus management would like to change that. But is any…

In the US, the Corvette side of the road is the right side.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Revving up patriotism and protectionism

Chinese carmakers are disrupting the car industry in South Africa and Europe, big-time. But GM and Ford are still firmly in command in the US, where Haval and Chery and BYD are…

Tricky tech choices: How to ‘buy the best’

To live through a hype cycle in the markets is a privilege. It may not feel like one at the time, but the learning opportunity is immense. Both the stocks that go parabolic and…

The company is moving to a token-based model that will allow users of various AI tools to plug into Adobe for specialist solutions as required.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Netflix vs Adobe: Picking a side in disrupted tech

Two members of the FAANG gang, Adobe and Netflix, have seen their share prices drop significantly year to date. For Adobe, the market pessimism is spurred by the way AI is…

Sold for R174m

THE FINANCE GHOST: Accelerating the alpha

The spectrum of investment opportunities on the JSE ranges from steady performers to speculative wild-child stocks that bounce around like a Jack Russell on heat. Many investors…

Locksmith in special clothes and goggles works in production metal processing with an angle grinder.

THE FINANCE GHOST: Industrials struggle to be industrious

South Africa is not a kind place for industrial groups, with deindustrialisation well entrenched. But Hudaco, Invicta and Argent are more than keeping their heads above water,…