Move by FTSE’s biggest company gains support of 99% of shareholders who voted in blow to London market
Iosco report warns that ‘pre-hedging’ in competitive tenders can cause ‘worse execution’ for asset managers
A kabuki IPO is nothing to celebrate
Cash reserves at conglomerate hit record as Warren Buffett prepares for retirement
With few haven options, the best choice for many investors may be to ride the stock market surge and see where it takes us
S&P 500 and Nasdaq post longest runs of monthly gains in years
Record metals prices, a weak dollar and painful reforms are paying off for the continent’s markets
In a week when Nvidia’s value reached $5tn, investors in even the broadest index of global companies are now heavily exposed to the AI boom
Business minister hails food group’s listing as sign of stock market revival
The FT’s markets columnist replied to reader questions
Nycers CIO says stocks are in an ‘investment supercycle’ rather than a bubble, though 10% correction would be ‘welcome’
A six-month dash for risk
FCA overhauls regulations in a break with EU rules that places it more in line with the US
Options and ETF frenzy have helped make largest US stocks more volatile, raising stakes ahead of Big Tech earnings
South Korea’s Kospi has gained more than 66% this year on AI and corporate governance reform bets
Japan’s Nikkei index breaches 50,000 as Donald Trump heads for Tokyo to meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
Investors extrapolate too much from the recent past and don’t put enough weight on long-term factors
Equities have hit a series of new records since the tariff-driven sell-off in April
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Also in this newsletter: Ireland’s wild-card presidential election
Probably, but you can’t time it
Also in this newsletter: Rival political forces hold marches in memory of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising
Rally in heavily shorted stocks comes as AI hype and hopes of lower rates push S&P 500 to record highs
The real challenges are not fragmentation along national lines or competition between different types of trading
But more optimistic investors continue to bank on the cavalry arriving if things get really dicey
