Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Nico Katzke | What we get wrong about bubbles

There is growing talk in investment markets that the AI "bubble" may soon burst. Evidence suggests that those predictions are misplaced, although investors should remain cautious about risks. Nico Katzke gives us his take on the AI sector "bubble".

The mystery behind the Mechanical Turk

Some mysteries survive not because they're clever, but because the truth is so simple that nobody wants to believe it. We want the answer to be breathtaking and impossible to guess, yet sometimes it's staring us right in the face. Dominique Olivier tells the story of the Mechanical Turk.
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GHOST WRAP – Earnings season brings out the bulls and the bears

With the August / September earnings season behind us, it's helpful to look at share price moves over the past 30 days on the JSE to see how sentiment has shifted. The PGMs have driven the Top40 higher, while insurance has taken a breather.

GHOST WRAP – The JSE Winners’ Club in 2025

At the halfway mark in 2025, we've lived through some huge geopolitical shifts. The world's gaze has shifted beyond just the US market. Many investors choose to stick with what they know in times like these. This means homegrown favourites on the JSE. But which stocks have been the big winners thus far this year, and what do they have in common?
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