Pacific Perspectives
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Oracle, Constellation Energy, AT&T and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — The chipmaker tumbled nearly 17% as the performance of a language model from Chinese startup DeepSeek raised questions about the amount of investment in artificial intelligence. With…
Eleven stock tips from Sohn to get you through 2025
Every year, the country’s top equities investors make their way to the Sohn Hearts & Minds Investment Leaders Conference to pitch their best ideas for the year ahead. As always, it can be hit-and-miss. Last year’s…
ASX to rise, Nvidia hammered in AI meltdown; bitcoin tumbles
ASX futures were poised for a modest rise on Tuesday as investor concern around a cheaper artificial intelligence model developed in China sent shares in global AI companies in to meltdown. ASX futures see-sawed on…
Cbus hits ‘sweet spot’ as it surpasses $100b in assets
The chief investment officer of Cbus says the construction sector superannuation fund is in a sweet spot after the value of its managed retirement savings passed $100 billion on the back of strong returns. Brett…
S&P 500 slides, Nasdaq drops 3% in sharp AI stock sell-off spurred by China’s DeepSeek: Live updates
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down sharply Monday on concern about an artificial intelligence stock bubble popping because of the emergence of Chinese startup DeepSeek, which has possibly made a competitive AI model for a fraction of the…
Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for stable returns
The stock market has been coasting on enthusiasm as President Donald Trump takes the reins, but plenty of questions remain over tax cuts and tariffs. Dividend-paying stocks can offer investors some cushioning if the market…
Investors should forget DEI and ESG wars and follow the money
One of the great rules of investing is that things are never as bad as they seem, nor as good. Perhaps the most famous contrarian maxim of them all – Warren Buffett’s “buy straw hats…
Why these investors aren’t worried about Trump tariffs yet
Fund managers are downplaying Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying the risk of stoking inflation will stop the president from rushing out destructive trade policies that could threaten global growth. In his first week, Mr Trump…
Crucial inflation data to determine RBA rate call
For the first time in more than a year, the chance of a Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate cut is “live”. Whether that plays out in February comes down to a crucial inflation readout…
S&P 500 slides on Friday as rally pauses, but stocks notch back-to-back weekly gains
The S&P 500 closed lower after hitting new records on Friday, as investors took some profit to end a solid week centered on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The benchmark index shed 0.3% to 6,101.24,…