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What can we learn from FirstRand’s expensive UK lesson?
There’s a lesson that South African companies keep having to relearn the hard way: European regulators play by different rules. And they play for keeps. FirstRand – one of South Africa’s finest financial institutions, and a company that has spent years carefully building a presence in the UK consumer finance market – has just been handed a bill so large that it has decided to walk away entirely.
Should you invest in the hottest IPO of 2026?
For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are travelling beyond Earth orbit – looping around the Moon and heading back home. NASA’s Artemis program has officially left Earth, with astronauts aboard Artemis II already executing a lunar flyby and setting distance records never seen since the Apollo era. Now, while the world is focused on the spectacle – the images, the milestones, the emotion – something quieter is building on the ground: A potential IPO from SpaceX that could ride this wave of excitement straight into the public markets.
Emotional Biases: When Feelings Hijack Your Financial Decisions
If you have ever looked at your portfolio and felt a knot in your stomach, or held onto a losing position because selling it would “feel like admitting defeat,” you are not alone. While numbers, charts, and research might drive the story of investing, the reactions inside your own head often decide the actual outcome. This week, we move into one of the most powerful forces shaping investor behaviour: emotional biases.
Fixed Income Markets: Adding Resilience to Your Portfolio
Fixed Income Markets: Adding Resilience to Your Portfolio
Tariffs, VAT, and More Tariffs! What They Mean and How They’ll Impact You
Tariffs, VAT, and More Tariffs! What They Mean and How They’ll Impact You
A stock market bloodbath – It will get worse before it gets better…
A sea of red… That’s pretty much all you saw in stock markets late last week. In fact, Thursday was the S&P500’s worst drop since June 2020, while it also marked the largest single-day loss for the Nasdaq100 Index in HISTORY.
Debt: A Powerful Tool or a Risky Trap?
For many, the word debt sparks thoughts of financial stress—monthly payments, interest piling up, and a constant drain on income. That’s true for bad debt, especially high-interest obligations like credit cards. But debt itself isn’t the enemy. When used strategically, it can be a wealth-building tool.
Investing isn’t just about buying stocks…
Investing isn’t just about buying stocks like a Wall Street hotshot or parking money in bonds like your grandparents. The financial world has evolved, bringing new ways to grow your money. Today, investors can tap into stocks, commodities, real estate, cryptocurrencies, and even sports teams. But what if you could trade these assets without owning them? That’s where derivatives come in.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Just Made It Clear—The AI Boom Is Just Getting Started
If you thought the AI frenzy was starting to cool off, think again. The most highly anticipated tech event of 2025 – Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) – just wrapped up in California. Dubbed the “Super Bowl of AI,” it brought together thousands of developers, engineers, researchers, and business leaders to discuss the future of artificial intelligence, computing, robotics, and beyond. And, as expected, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang stole the show.
Why ARC shareholders should REJECT management’s buyout offer!
On Tuesday, African Rainbow Capital Investments (JSE: AIL) or ARC for short, released their interim results for the six-months ending December 2024. But it was the second SENS release that grabbed all the attention and sent its shares +5% higher. In short, management announced its intention to buyout all the ordinary shares in company, and subsequently, delist from the JSE and A2X exchange.
Forex: What is it and How Do You Trade It?
Forex. FX. The foreign exchange market. Whatever you call it, it’s the biggest and most active financial market in the world—trading over $7.5 trillion every single day. That’s way more than the stock market, and the best part? It runs 24 hours a day, five days a week, meaning more opportunities can come your way.
The “mini bloodbath” in US stocks isn’t over just yet…
It’s chaos out there for stocks and markets – well the US market that is. Over the past month, the Nasdaq and S&P500 have dropped +13% and +9%, respectively. And there doesn’t seem to be any bottom in sight right now. But it’s not surprising. Tit-for-tat tariffs are driving uncertainty and volatility.
Technical Analysis 101-Everything you need to know about how to identify support and resistance
We recently explored how market psychology plays into technical analysis, covering candlesticks, chart patterns, and support and resistance. These tools can help traders time the market, but they’re not magic—there are limitations, and context is everything. This week, let’s break down how to properly identify support and resistance, understand candlestick and chart patterns, and find high-probability trade entries using multiple indicators.
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