Latest articles by Eoin Gleeson
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Profit from pampered pooches
Features Pets are big business. 63% of American households have at least one pet, and spending on pets has nearly doubled over the last decade. Many new players have entered the market. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector, and picks the best company to invest in.
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Join the race to claim the Falkland Islands' oil
Features The seas around the Falkland Islands are believed to contain as much oil and gas as the North Sea. But geology, climate and international relations have all hampered its exploitation. But now explorers are making progress. Eoin Gleeson looks at the sector, and finds the best way investors can stake their claim.
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Profit from the new global internet boom
Features Wimax - broadband signals via radio - has been heralded as the future of internet transmission. Developing economies have made huge commitments to the system, and it fits neatly with Obama's stimulus package. Eoin Gleeson examines the technology and picks the best bet in the sector.
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Why you must play the carbon markets
Features Carbon trading is an integral part of the strategy to combat climate change. Huge commitments have already been made, and everyone - from banks to to Filipino pig farmers - is staking a claim. You should do the same. Eoin Gleeson looks at the best ways to do so.
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Cash in as nanotech finally comes of age
Features People got very excited about nanotechnology a few years ago. But nobody could explain exactly what it did. Once oil and house prices boomed, it became yesterday's fad. But it could soon make a comeback. Eoin Gleeson examines the industry, and picks the best stock in the sector.
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Profit as oil spikes, slumps, then takes off again
Features The current oil boom is not based on demand and can't last. Prices will, however, turn up in the long term. Eoin Gleeson explains, and describes how to play the oil price.
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Profit from coal's rebound
Features Demand for coal has slumped recently, with prices down sharply. But things are not as bad as they look, and there are good reasons to believe that coal has reached a bottom. Eoin Gleeson investigates the sector, and picks the best way to play the rebound.
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Profit from China's alternative to oil
Features Methanol is China's alternative fuel of choice. And with domestic demand growing by 15% to 20% a year, this unfashionable fuel is on the way to recovery, says Ewoin Gleeson. Here, he examines the sector, and picks one prime producer set to profit from the expanding Chinese market.
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It's time to grab a slice of 'yellowcake'
Features Governments have rediscovered nuclear power, with 44 reactors being built and another 110 planned. Uranium production can't meet demand, and the big players have been buying up smaller miners. So is this the start of a uranium bull market? Eoin Gleeson examines the sector, and picks the best company to invest in now.
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Computing industry set for a shocking change
Features Just as the discovery of alternating current revolutionised electricity, so 'cloud computing' will transform IT, says Eoin Gleeson.
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Online gambling: a safe bet?
Features Many online gambling firms are prospering as punters stay at home during the recession. And now that PartyGaming has reached agreement with the US authorities, the trade can breathe a little more easily. Eoin Gleeson examines the industry, and picks the best bet in the sector.
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Why the world needs more oil storage
Features The oil 'contango' - an imbalance between the current and future price of oil - means the world is running out of storage facilities as oil is stockpiled. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector and picks one stock to profit from the phenomenon.
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China's stranglehold on rare metals
Features China is now the world's dominant supplier of an obscure group of minerals vital to US industry. Called 'rare earth' metals, they could join oil as an emerging-market economic weapon as China chokes supply to suit its own ends. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector, and picks one stock to gamble on.
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Profit from big pharma's outsourcing drive
Features Developing drugs is expensive and time-consuming. But by farming out research and testing to smaller specialists, big firms can relieve the pain and cost of bringing a drug to market. Eoin Gleeson investigates pharmaceutical support services, and picks the best bet in the sector.
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Is it time to buy in to Brazil’s thriving utilities?
Features Brazil's electricity generating companies are in good shape. The industry has been completely overhauled recently, and the market is forecast to grow at 4.5% a year for the next few years. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector, and picks the best bet for investors.
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Profit from America's pill poppers
Features Americans have taken to cheap drugs in a big way, with 81% of them preferring generic medicines to brand-name equivalents. All good news for the industry's middlemen, says Eoin Gleeson. Here, he looks at the market and picks the best bet in the sector.
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How Big Tobacco will benefit from US anti-smoking laws
Features The US Congress will soon pass an aggressive bill to bring cigarettes under the control of US health authorities. Perversely, this couldn't be better news for American tobacco firms. Eoin Gleeson investigates, and looks at one tobacco giant set to benefit.
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What to look out for in tomorrow's world
Features From advancements in stem-cell research to breakthroughs in new forms of power, the year ahead is going to see some impressive technological advances, says Eoin Gleeson. Here, he picks a few he thinks will make the grade.
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How our tips played out in 2008
Features Eoin Gleeson looks back over the last 12 months, and finds there is little pleasant about the performance of the stocks he tipped. But he does manage to find a few rays of hope in a bleak year.
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Timber: grow profits in a crisis
Features Is there any investment that carries on growing as the market goes to ground? Indeed there is, as Eoin Gleeson explains.
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The 'new age of thrift' will benefit copycat drugs
Features Nearly $70bn-worth of brand-name drugs will lose their US patent protection between now and 2012, thus paving the way for generic subsititutes costing 30-80% less. Eoin Gleeson examines the generic drugs market, and chooses two of the sector's best bets.
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What Jim Rogers thinks you should buy now
Features Famed investor Jim Rogers believes that, as in previous recessions, commodities will bounce back quicker than shares. So where does he think you should put your money now – and is he right?
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Dig for profits in 'good dirt'
Features 'Good dirt' is becoming ever more valuable as the world's fertile topsoil disappears, destroyed by years of overfarming and excessive chemical use. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector, and picks two stocks well placed to cash in.
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Why hedge funds are dying out
Features This year is shaping up to be the worst on record for hedge funds, with the average fund down 10%. Managers have sold assets and built up a $600bn pile of cash in case investors pull their money out. Eoin Gleeson examines what's going on.
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