Latest articles by Eoin Gleeson
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Modern art: investment or confidence trick?
Features Collectors and sellers have a common interest in propping up the art market. But the strain is beginning to show. The illusion can’t last for ever, says Eoin Gleeson.
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Boom times for world's second-oldest profession
Features Pawnbrokers are one of the few professions doing well out of the credit crunch. Business is up 30% and the future looks bright. And what's more, they're cheap. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector and picks one firm that's on the up.
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How to cash in on the electric transport boom
Features The popularity of electric cars is on the rise, thanks to subsidies and high fuel prices. With a new generation expected to come to market in the next two years, Eoin Gleeson looks at how to make money from the sector and picks two stocks to spark your interest.
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Why Citi shows that big isn't always best
Features Citigroup is America's biggest bank. But with over 380,000 employees, it became too big to manage. In the last year, it wrote down over $55bn in bad debts. Eoin Gleeson looks at what the future could hold for the banking behemoth.
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Technology stocks: why this slump has gone too far
Features The bad times seem to be back for the IT industry and stocks have been hammered. But, says Eoin Gleeson, we are ignoring how much technology has become a part of the fabric of the economy. Here, he gives his view of the sector and picks one promising stock.
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Where to find the one bright spot in the property market
Features Healthcare real estate investments trusts (Reits) have proved the one bright spot in the property sector in the past year, as the population ages and demand for healthcare increases.
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How to grab a share of the Gulf’s trillions
Features After years of neglect, the Gulf states are upgrading their energy infrastructure. Eoin Gleeson explains how investing in the contractors is the best way for you to cash in, and tips the best bet in the sector.
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Is wind power a realistic solution to our energy woes?
Features The UK government has committed itself to some ambitious green energy plans. It all sounds terribly good, but is it just hot air? Eoin Gleeson finds some answers.
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Is poultry farming an answer to the food crisis?
Features With chicken cheaper to produce than pork, lamb or beef, sales are likely to soar as producers face less pressure to increase prices.
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Don’t buy the conspiracy theory: buy silver
Features Whatever the truth about silver – and there are some wild conspiracy theories around just now - the metal is in demand, and one of the best ways to invest in it is via an exchange-traded fund.
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Is this the end for budget airlines?
Features Budget airlines are in crisis - fuel prices are soaring and consumers are getting poorer. So are we about to lose the cheap air travel that Europe has enjoyed in the last decade?
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How to profit from the sun’s rays
Tutorials Solar energy was the great hope for the future in the 70s, but it turned out to be a flop. Not so this time round, as new technology makes it a realistic source for meeting our energy needs.
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Why investors should woo moly
Features Molybdenum has been ignored for years, but it is a metal with few substitutes and it is now being mined at a ferocious pace, says Eoin Gleeson.
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Why the world is crying out for sulphuric acid
Features In a matter of months, sulphuric acid has gone from being an obscure byproduct of the oil and gas industry to a billion-dollar commodity. Eoin Gleeson reveals how to play the boom.
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Bollywood will thrive as economy dives
Features As Indian society has been transformed by the economic boom of the past decade, its burgeoning middle class has flocked to the cinema. We look at one film industry stock set to benefit.
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Join the scramble for scrap
Features As demand for scrap metal increases, the price is forecast to rise sharply. We look at why there has never been a better time to be in the business of recycling metal and pick one company set to benefit…
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How to make money from blackouts in America
Features With energy demand having risen by 35% over the last decade - and forecast to rise another 40% in the next 15 years, a threadbare power grid is struggling to handle the volumes.
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Profit from Russia as Putin’s boom rolls on
Features Former lawyer Dmitry Medvedev knows his predecessor's leadership will be a tough act to follow, but the boom times roll on in Russia. Eoin Gleeson takes a closer look at this energy-rich emerging giant and reveals the best ways to buy in.
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The UK property market is a house of cards
Features Housebuilders and property developers are throwing in ever more enticing sweeteners to ensure a sale. But such tactics have damaging ramifications for the property market.
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How to turn a garbage dump into a gold mine
Features Rubbish tips have suddenly become much more attractive. That's because trash is a rich source of renewable energy - no bad thing in these carbon-conscious times. We pick a firm at the forefront of the landfill gas-to-energy business.
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Commercial property: a good contrarian bet?
Features Whilst some are claiming the shaky UK property sector is a good contrarian play, you can find better value abroad, says Eoin Gleeson.
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Two safe haven stocks from the telecoms sector
Features At a 31% to the MSCI World benchmark, telecoms stocks are some of the cheapest around. However, low prices belie the recovery the sector has made over the past two years - and the steady stream of cash phone stocks are set to deliver in the future.
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Cash in on Russia's bargain farmland
Features For a long time, agriculture was one sector that was relatively immune to meddling from the Kremlin, allowing foreign firms to buy up farmland on the cheap. Now they're reaping the benefits.
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How to profit from Chinese forestry
Features With a huge demand for timber set against a serious shortage of supply, Chinese forests may well be the ideal sanctuary during the impending market turmoil. These two stocks could prove that money really does grow on trees.
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