Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Short selling is enjoying a bit of a comeback of late, despite markets surging over the past few years and inflicting several painful squeezes along the way. The median short interest in S&P 500 stocks has

Today, Feb. 23, 2026, a pivotal obesity‑drug trial setback forces investors to rethink Novo Nordisk’s strategy. Today’s Change (-16.43%) $-7.79 Current Price $39.63 Key Data Points Market Cap $134B Day’s Range $39.34 – $41.09 52wk Range $39.34 – $93.80 Volume 99M Avg Vol 23M Gross Margin 80.90% Dividend Yield 4.36% Novo Nordisk (NVO 16.43%), a

Lenders begin to worry about how AI agents could undermine their borrowers. Stock markets got rocked Monday, with the Dow down 1.3% amid concerns over a new report from Citrini Research, laying out economic risks from AI agents. Financial giant Morgan Stanley (MS 4.86%) stock is down 4.3% as of 1:30 p.m. ET. Image source:

The S&P 500 could be set to break out of its anemic trading range, according to a veteran Wall Street strategist. The key metric to watch isn’t some piece of technical analysis or a big earnings update. Rather, it’s the growing feeling of economic unease among high-earning Americans, according to Jim Paulsen. The S&P 500

Today, Feb. 23, 2026, investors weigh Nio’s record Lunar New Year battery swaps against fresh institutional selling and looming resistance. Today’s Change (4.34%) $0.22 Current Price $5.29 Key Data Points Market Cap $11B Day’s Range $5.19 – $5.40 52wk Range $3.02 – $8.02 Volume 52M Avg Vol 45M Gross Margin 11.25% Nio (NIO +4.34%), designs

Takeover interest from “at least one suitor” is moving this payments giant’s stock higher, today, Feb. 23, 2026. Today’s Change (5.74%) $2.39 Current Price $44.04 Key Data Points Market Cap $38B Day’s Range $40.53 – $45.67 52wk Range $38.46 – $79.50 Volume 3.4M Avg Vol 20M Gross Margin 41.78% Dividend Yield 0.34% PayPal (PYPL +5.74%),

This ETF invests aggressively in high-growth stocks, while maintaining minimal exposure to worse-performing areas of the market. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.10%), which is a highly diversified index featuring 500 companies from 11 different economic sectors, delivered a solid return of 16.4% in 2025. However, had you invested in the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The global stock market has more than doubled the S&P 500’s return since January 2025. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.91%) is the benchmark for the U.S. stock market. It has advanced less than 1% year to date. The MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Index is a benchmark for the global stock market (excluding U.S. equities). It

This week (February 16th to February 22nd), two companies submitted their listing applications to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. No companies passed the hearing, conducted an initial public offering, or were listed during this period. On February 16, Shandong Xinde Technology Co., Ltd. submitted its listing application to the Main Board of the Hong Kong

The equal-weight S&P 500 has been rising to record highs since the beginning of the year, while the market-weight S&P 500 has been literally loopy just below 7000 over the same period (chart). This has been mostly attributable to the stock market’s rotation in the type of outperforming stocks, from high-tech to low-tech industries. Previously, the former were

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For years, retail investors were dismissed by some on Wall Street as “dumb money.” That typically referred to those prone to trading on hype, or chasing trends rather than company or industry fundamentals, or responding late to big market moves. That’s no longer the case. An analysis of where retail investors

①All three major indices rose by more than 2%. What are the highlights of the market? ②The AI sector shows a differentiated trend. How do institutions view it? Cailian Press, February 23 (Editor: Feng Yi) Sentiment in Hong Kong stocks rebounded today, with all three major indices posting significant gains. By the close, the Hang

Thursday could mark a reckoning for investors — in more ways than one. During the past three years, the stock market has been on an absolute tear. The broad-based S&P 500 has gained 73%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up 99% (as of this writing). That’s well ahead of the average stock return of

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange revised the list of designated securities eligible for short selling on February 10, with the specific adjustments taking effect today. According to Zhitong Finance, HKEX revised the list of designated securities eligible for short selling on February 10. The adjustments will take effect today. According to the latest announcement by

Investors will listen closely to one key message — and it may impact their investment decisions. Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks helped the S&P 500 soar in the double digits over each of the past three years. Investors were eager to pile into companies active in this new, high-potential area — and in many cases, their

Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks helped the S&P 500 soar in the double digits over each of the past three years. Investors were eager to pile into companies active in this new, high-potential area — and in many cases, their portfolios benefited from the decision right away. Many companies saw their shares soar in