Will Zuckerberg have to sell WhatsApp and Instagram? April 14, 2025 Meta Platforms heads to trial on Monday in a landmark antitrust case that could force chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to sell Instagram and WhatsApp – two pillars of its $1.3 trillion (£1 trillion) empire. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has alleged that Meta, then Facebook, illegally bought Instagram in 2012, and WhatsApp two years later, [...]
Google slashes headcount in Android, Chrome and Pixel teams April 11, 2025 Google has laid off several employees across its platforms and devices division – which oversees Android, Pixel hardware, and the Chrome browser – as part of a continued effort to streamline operations and reduce costs. The layoffs, first reported on Friday by The Information, follows a wave of voluntary exits offered to employees in January. [...]
Tesla and Apple lead Mag Seven surge as Trump blinks on tariffs April 10, 2025 The so-called magnificent seven tech stocks added more than $1.8tr in market value on Wednesday after Donald Trump unexpectedly paused a swathe of new tariffs, offering a rare moment of relief in an escalating trade war that had rattled big tech. Shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft and others surged between eight and 19 per [...]
Trump tariffs hit big tech as stocks tumble for third session April 7, 2025 The US tech sector has been hit by newly imposed global tariffs from Donald Trump’s administration, as the president holds firm on his aggressive trade policies. The latest rounds of tariffs, which began with an initial unilateral 10 per cent tariff on a wide array of goods, sparked severe market reactions, especially among the so-called [...]
Apple takes the hit as tariff shocks wipe $1 trillion off big tech April 4, 2025 Apple led a dramatic selloff in tech stocks on Thursday after president Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs sparked panic across Wall Street, sending the Nasdaq to its worst day in years and wiping $1 tillion off the so-called Magnificent Seven. Apple shares plunged 8.3 per cent – their steepest single day drop since the pandemic-era [...]
UK’s tech crown is slipping away March 27, 2025 The UK has slipped behind in the tech arms race, falling behind emerging tech heavyweights. A new global ranking has placed Britain as 13th overall for tech competitiveness, behind nations like Ireland, Singapore and Australia. Meanwhile, perhaps more alarmingly, no G7 nation – the group of the world’s most industrialised nations including the UK – [...]
US investment giant: This isn’t a repeat of the dot-com bubble March 26, 2025 With the recent dip in US tech stocks coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the dot-com bubble’s peak in March 2000, many investors are worrying that history is set to repeat itself. Indexes of US ‘mega cap’ stocks have fallen 6.7 per cent this year, underperforming all other market sectors, according to data from US [...]
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust: City broker warns of underperformance March 5, 2025 City broker Stifel has warned that popular investment trust Scottish Mortgage might suffer from underperformance in coming years as growth-focused US stocks begin to fall out of favour with markets. In a research note today, Stifel analysts Iain Scouller and William Crighton said that noted that Scottish Mortgage’s share price has jumped around 27 per [...]
2025 Predictions for Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and other tech leaders January 6, 2025 The Magnificent Seven group of leading tech companies: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla, gained a combined 63 per cent in 2024, building on 2023’s strong performance. Deutsche Bank revealed the group generated more profit in 2024 than most national stock markets. However, JP Morgan has projected their contribution to S&P 500 earnings [...]
Terry Smith’s £23bn fund falls out of favour after Magnificent Seven misstep November 5, 2024 Terry Smith’s £23bn equity fund has once again fallen off a list of the UK’s most-bought investment vehicles after failing to cash in on the performance of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks, new analysis suggests. The Magnificent Seven refers to a group of US tech giants, including Alphabet, Meta and Nividia, that have seen stratospheric [...]