Stock Market
Coronavirus: why are stocks markets booming?

Coronavirus: why are stocks markets booming?
Analysts offer wealth of explanations for disconnect between Wall Street and the high street
1 Jun 2020
Forget stocks – handbags have outperformed them all

Forget stocks – handbags have outperformed them all
A surprising collectable has been trouncing other asset classes
2 Apr 2020
Why economic crash could cost more lives than coronavirus

Why economic crash could cost more lives than coronavirus
Experts are predicted a global downturn ‘at least as bad’ as the 2008 crisis - and possibly worse
25 Mar 2020
Does WeWork wobble mark end of flotation boom?

Does WeWork wobble mark end of flotation boom?
Poor performance of venture capital start-ups highlighted as sign of failing global economy
16 Sep 2019
What are share buybacks, dubbed ‘corporate cocaine’?

What are share buybacks, dubbed ‘corporate cocaine’?
Left and right in US unite to criticise Wall Street over the booming practice
25 Feb 2019
Apple stock loses $55bn

Apple stock loses $55bn
Chief executive Tim Cook blames slowing of Chinese economy for poor sales
3 Jan 2019
US market records longest bull run in history

US market records longest bull run in history
S&P 500 share index has gone 3,453 days without a fall of 20%, marking the longest rally ever
23 Aug 2018

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How the markets reacted to the new Tory government

How the markets reacted to the new Tory government
Sterling, bonds and equities surged after the general election - but is this just the calm before the storm?
14 May 2015
The best investments of 2014 – and the worst

The best investments of 2014 – and the worst
The FTSE 100 had a solid rather than a stellar year, but those who put their money in US investments had better luck
1 Jan 2015