BUSINESS
Policymakers need a fresh approach on capital gains tax increases
Governments should consider lower rates for investment activities that drive innovation
BUSINESS
Meet the salad hawkers that are valued like technology stocks
But rally for Sweetgreen and Cava may not stay fresh and valuations may prove too rich
BUSINESS
Corporate wizards out-magic the muggles
Sectors like semiconductors and AI can reshape — or, in some cases, conjure up entirely new — markets
BUSINESS
Japan’s stock market is producing too many ‘punycorns’
The country urgently needs a vibrant business pipeline to replace the unicorn’s unambitious cousin
BUSINESS
Martin Wolf: The global economy has proved surprisingly resilient
But significant downside risks will continue to pose a challenge for policymakers
TECHNOLOGY
The bill is coming for technology's open source free lunch
Drama at WordPress exposes the risks of relying on publicly shared code
BUSINESS
How Susquehanna’s Jeff Yass mastered the options game
Obsession with odds spawned a trading giant — and shaped the industry’s approach to markets
BUSINESS
If you’re so happy, why are you buying so much gold?
The rally that won’t quit
BUSINESS
JPMorgan rewrites laws of finance — with some help
Tech, regulation and customer inertia have changed the rules
BUSINESS
How Trump allies are sowing election doubts
Rightwing organisations have spent months and millions of dollars contesting ballot procedures and voter eligibility
BUSINESS
China’s real intent behind its stimulus inflection
Technology and self-sufficiency matter more than growth and profits
BUSINESS
Ratan Tata, leading Indian businessman, 1937-2024
Industrialist who led the Tata conglomerate’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover and UK steel plants, with mixed results
BUSINESS
Google break-up reads like antitrust fan-fiction
A world where the tech giant gets dismantled is more plausible than it was, but investors have reason to be unfazed
BUSINESS
Overreaction watch, no-landing edition
As of now, no-landing talk comes in measured tones and with plenty of qualifications
BUSINESS
New titans of Wall Street: How Jane Street rode the ETF wave to ‘obscene’ riches
A quirky and opaque New York firm has rapidly expanded to become the most profitable trader of all
BUSINESS
First instincts vs second thoughts, which side are you on?
Studying the way we stumble into cognitive traps could be key to understanding how to beat misinformation
BUSINESS
Retail investors can sustain China’s market bounce
Beijing’s stimulus efforts may not be enough to win over battered foreign investors
BUSINESS
Is nuclear energy the zero-carbon answer to powering AI?
After decades of stagnation, the world’s biggest tech groups and banks are considering an alternative energy option
BUSINESS
The market reaction to global tensions might not follow the old script
Even the dollar, which usually surges at times of geopolitical crisis, is showing only a modest pick-up
POLITICS
Israel and Iran have just delivered the US election’s ‘October surprise’
With American policy in the Middle East in tatters, Donald Trump could be the principal beneficiary of escalation in the region
BUSINESS
Private equity puts the L back in LBO
Interest of PE groups in Sanofi’s Opella highlights the renewed ebullience of debt financiers
BUSINESS
The Federal Reserve’s insurance policy
Its beneficial impact comes with the usual trade-off of generous insurance risking high moral hazard and adverse selection. Specifically, markets have translated this as signalling a low risk of inflation resurgence and disorderly financial instability
BUSINESS
New titans of Wall Street: How trading firms stole a march on big banks
Handful of secretive businesses including Jane Street and Citadel Securities have seized market share from the old guard
BUSINESS
Should everyone earn their pay rise?
In a flourishing economy, what counts as a competitive wage is always increasing
