A six-month dash for risk
Options and ETF frenzy have helped make largest US stocks more volatile, raising stakes ahead of Big Tech earnings
Equities have hit a series of new records since the tariff-driven sell-off in April
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
Markets recover after Donald Trump suggests heightened tariffs on Chinese imports may not last
Western Alliance and Zions Bank disclose exposure to alleged fraud
How can a struggling EV company have a $1.4 quintillion share-price peak?
And why they might soon change
President adopts more conciliatory approach after threatening Beijing with 100% tariffs
Dealmaking rebound finally arrives with large banks expected to report highest advisory and capital markets fees since 2021
Biggest one-day drop in S&P 500 since April brings weeks long rally to a halt
If a recent pick-up gathers momentum, there could be a scramble to reset portfolios
A rare combination with uncertain implications
Investors flee SPY despite this year’s rally on Wall Street in search of cheaper alternatives
There is more to life than growth and tech
Shares of Equifax and Experian sink after Fair Isaac Corp moves to sell its ratings directly to industry data groups
City of London suffers fresh setback days after AstraZeneca said it would list shares directly on NYSE
US president shares video advocating medical use of hemp-derived cannabidiol
And cash allocations historically low. Is that scary?
Tactic is ‘probably the death rattle’ for some as crypto treasury business model shows signs of unravelling
AI fever labelled ‘dotcom on steroids’ as global equities surge
Chair Paul Atkins pledges to ‘make IPOs great again’ as US regulator fulfils deregulation drive
A new fund will offer retail shareholders a slice of a ‘concentrated portfolio’ of unlisted start-ups
Once more unto the active-passive breach
