Investor excitement over AI helps Big Tech once again drive gains in blue-chip S&P 500
Traders take profits following big rise in equities this year
Shift into passive strategies and ETFs has accelerated as performance of pricier mutual funds lags behind benchmarks
Lenders brushed off concerns about hit from falling interest rates
Politics and luxury goods weigh on benchmark Cac 40 index
Citigroup warns of looming tumult at end of strong year for equities
Inclusion in S&P 500 index and growth in operations drove share prices at Blackstone, KKR and Apollo to record highs
Equity markets have finally surpassed bubble-era levels during rally led by domestic investors
Regulator aims to encourage more listings to stem trend of companies opting for US IPOs
Fast-growing Indian market behind only the US in money raised by company listings
Sharp deviations have appeared in expected returns of two leveraged funds amid surge in bets
It is unclear why some companies have staying power
Software provider SAP responsible for two-fifths of all Frankfurt gains in year of political tumult
Higher interest rates boost margins of NatWest and Barclays
But Trump’s impact remains major uncertainty for markets, say strategists
Convertible bonds to fund bitcoin purchases have been lapped up by investors, but some fear impact if token falls sharply
Lower than expected inflation figures help S&P 500 claw back some of its losses
Gloom over rental revenue growth
And looking back on 2024
Wall Street stocks steady after heaviest sell-off since August
Many of the popular arguments for leaving the LSE are weaker than they sound
The Fed chair’s apparent cooling on further interest rate cuts has gone down badly with markets
Investor cites ‘irrefutable’ case to abandon miner’s dual-listed structure
JPow leaves a lump of coal for the degens
Especially about interest rates
