BUSINESS
Meme mania is reshaping US markets
Many meme stocks that surged earlier this year have recently underperformed. But the trend seems unlikely to disappear
BUSINESS
Emerging markets hit by abrupt slowdown in new foreign investment
The fear mostly revolves around worsening prospects due to the Omicron coronavirus variant and expectations of higher US interest rates
BUSINESS
Lex | Tech IPOs: Newly listed companies are growing more expensive
For fintech, social media, artificial intelligence and marketing software, valuations soared
BUSINESS
Economists predict complete ‘taper’ of Fed bond buying by March-end
This marks an abrupt shift in the economists’ expectations at a time of surging inflation and tumbling unemployment
BUSINESS
Three tech giants control half of advertising outside China
Higher ad revenues show that the digital mode skipped the contraction in other advertising channels in 2020 and is expected to surge this year
BUSINESS
Life at the top gets harder for chief executives
The number of recasts involving the top deck has picked up considerably from the second half of 2020, according to a study
BUSINESS
Apple’s unusual trading points to options explosion and Reddit boards
The up and down moves in Apple shares have been accompanied by a few of the hallmarks of the “meme stock” craze this year
BUSINESS
Lex | World Stock Exchange: A pipe dream technology could make a reality
A world exchange could increase liquidity, improve price discovery and reduce costs
BUSINESS
The inside story of the Pfizer vaccine: ‘A once-in-an-epoch windfall’
The spectacular effectiveness of Pfizer’s Covid-19 shot has given the company the key to saving lives and economies
WORLD
Moderna chief predicts existing vaccines will struggle with Omicron
Stéphane Bancel foresees ‘material drop’ in effectiveness of current jabs against new variant
BUSINESS
Markets are more fragile than investors think
Calm trading conditions are increasingly interspersed with sharp bouts of volatility
BUSINESS
Lex | US stocks: Earnings forecasts are perilously high
Sceptics are of the view that equities are overvalued on almost every measure
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
‘The virus is always searching for its next move’: Why science is alert to new variants
The question of whether a more deadly vaccine-resistant strain could replace the dominant Delta variant is one that is keeping scientists and health officials on their toes
BUSINESS
SE Asian fintech fundraising surges after lockdown shopping spree
There have been 80 fintech deals worth $3 bn in 2021 — more than 2020 and 2019 put together
BUSINESS
The ‘Tesla-financial complex’: How carmaker gained influence over the markets
The company’s role in the ebb and flow of the stock market is far greater than its $1.1tn valuation implies
BUSINESS
High shipping costs to push up global inflation, UN warns
The surge in freight rates is likely to push up global consumer prices by an additional 1.5 per cent should they remain high for the next year, according to estimates
BUSINESS
Insurgents take on the scandal-hit Big Four
BUSINESS
China’s nuclear build-up: ‘one of the largest shifts in geostrategic power ever’
While the Pentagon keeps a tab on the full range of military expansion of China, the nuclear scale-up has commanded huge attention because it has happened so quickly
BUSINESS
Executive pay and climate: Can bonuses be used to reduce emissions?
Senior management pay is increasingly linked to sustainability targets, but critics are sceptical this will amount to meaningful change
BUSINESS
Rivian and Tesla have inherited Thomas Edison’s power to thrill
The celebrity inventor behind General Electric is the model for today’s technology entrepreneurs
BUSINESS
Big business and COP26: Are the ‘net zero’ plans credible?
Companies have been in a congratulatory mood in Glasgow. But critics say their efforts to cut emissions are too vague
BUSINESS
Elon Musk’s tweets are a bad joke
Shareholders, taxman and Musk himself are unlikely to lose from share sale
BUSINESS
Stay or sell? The $110tn investment industry gets tougher on climate
Some asset managers are tired of quiet conversations with companies about emissions and are now threatening to divest
BUSINESS
China turns inward: Xi Jinping, COP26 and the pandemic
Responding to acute domestic pressures and hostility abroad, Beijing appears to be slowly decoupling from the west
