BUSINESS
The mutual fund at 100: Is it becoming obsolete?
They enabled millions to invest in the stock market but newer, nimbler products are reshaping asset management
BUSINESS
Bullish Jay Powell sticks to Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting script
Strong US economic growth will not halt central bank’s plan to reduce borrowing costs this year
BUSINESS
Unilever’s ice cream scoop-out may increase appetite for another split
Investor appetite might be whetted for bolder action on the group’s bloated portfolio
BUSINESS
Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates
Central bank becomes world’s last to unwind ultra-loose monetary policy after signs of lasting end to decades of deflation
BUSINESS
Tim Harford: Why Swifties, holidaymakers and the hygienic should cheer for surge pricing
At the right price, supply and demand match perfectly, the challenge is merely to find it
BUSINESS
Oodles of instant noodles: how a global favourite became an economic red flag
Cheap and calorie-filled, the rapid foodstuff tells us about the state of the world
ECONOMY
Martin Wolf: The future of ‘communist capitalism’ in China
The question of whether Xi-ism is killing Deng-ism is growing
BUSINESS
Stock markets undergo ‘risk reset’ as indices notch new records
Belief grows in further gains with recession fears abating and improved corporate earnings
BUSINESS
Telegram hits 900mn users and nears profitability as founder considers IPO
In rare interview, Pavel Durov says secretive messaging app is making ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ from ads business
BUSINESS
The ‘factors’ investors should be wary of
Investing in funds that focus on a particular stock characteristic such as growth or value have very mixed record
BUSINESS
How trade can save the planet, one tedious spreadsheet at a time
The EU’s carbon tariffs to combat climate change are snarled in complex bureaucracy
BUSINESS
Foreign investors right to see China as more of a trade than a long-term investment
Country faces clear and present danger of falling into middle-income trap
BUSINESS
The radical changes coming to the world’s biggest bond market
America’s regulators say new rules will help maintain the dominance of US Treasuries, but others fear higher costs and lower liquidity
BUSINESS
Why investors should be wary of 'mergers of equals'
Stock price of combined company tends to underperform after deals
TECHNOLOGY
Can European carmakers stop China’s electric behemoth BYD?
The company began selling on the continent a little over a year ago and is already making inroads
BUSINESS
Traders amass big bet on falling grain prices after bumper harvests
Biggest short bet in 20 years in corn, wheat and soy futures suggests market slump could continue
BUSINESS
Oil and gas profits triple under Joe Biden even as industry decries him
The country’s top-10 listed operators by value are on track to have amassed combined net income of $313bn in the first three years of the Biden administration, up from $112bn during the same period under Donald Trump
BUSINESS
Ruchir Sharma: A tale of two bull markets — US and India
While the US rise in stock prices is all about tech, India’s boom is more broad-based
BUSINESS
In the age of AI, make sure your brain has a diverse portfolio too
Students find shelter from the AI storm by taking joint degrees that help make them adaptable to a shifting jobs market
BUSINESS
Good luck catching up to Nvidia
The world’s most valuable chip company is working on its next next-generation AI chip
BUSINESS
There is magic in the discovery of a new type of magnetism
Altermagnets could help make computing more energy efficient
BUSINESS
Chinese companies revive Mao Zedong-era militias
People’s Liberation Army mobilisation units reflect Xi Jinping’s focus on security as economy slows
BUSINESS
The new realism in venture capital is healthy
Rising stockpile of ‘dry powder’ is a sign of private capital’s growing attraction as an asset class
BUSINESS
Sundar Pichai: AI can strengthen cyber defences, not just break them down
Capturing the full opportunity of AI-powered security goes beyond the technology itself. I see three key areas where private and public institutions can work together
