In the third week of July, the market believed that Bitcoin was valued at $68k; SnapChat at $24 billion; and Intel at $150 billion. While I will refrain from commenting on the more egregious examples of meme stocks, say what you want of these three
As the number of IPOs in waiting continue to bulge the UAE capital markets, even as median valuations have risen, there have been instances where the phenomenal subscriptions in the primary markets have not been followed up with secondary market performance. This indicates something of
John Maynard Keynes famously remarked that ‘when the capital development of a country becomes the byproduct of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done’. Of course, in the UAE and the region, capital market reforms such as privatizations and market making mechanism to
Shareholders of Nvidia certainly had a lot to celebrate over the last year and which reinforced the opinion that the technology sector is the only sector worth investing in. However, more astonishing has been the fact that two US based utility companies – Vistra and
In red-hot real estate markets, it becomes hard to value properties as many factors come into the equation: location, size, layouts, proximity to the sea, renovations, in addition to comparable launches taking place at hyperkinetic speeds. Typically, during this time, there are a number of
Property and stocks alike could benefit from such a diversion When the supply of credit increases to a particular asset class, there is little doubt that the price of the asset increases. This is true of housing prices as well as those in the
When will high interest rates finally slow down asset value gains? Across global markets and categories, values are spiking into overheated territory In 1969, ‘Time’ magazine posed the question of the moment: ‘Will there be a recession?’. The story correctly gauged inflation
Amidst high profits, UAE-listed companies’ Q1-2024 results also show these costs Even as they deliver higher growth, UAE companies have to keep close watch on Q1-2024 results and costs The UAE’s earnings season kick-started the year with two basic themes: The impact
Meme stocks are having a resurgence – markets must hope it is short-lived Investors everywhere cannot afford to lose sight of stock fundamentals In ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’, Edward Gibbon wrote: “The books of history were interesting to few,
Abu Dhabi heavyweight IHC’s ambitions take on a global route Investment heavyweight finally lands its Grupo Nutresa deal – and that’s not all In the short story ‘The Jesting of Arlington Stringham’, the commentator suggests ‘the people of Crete make more history than
