Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Building materials group CRH is leaving the London Stock Exchange entirely, dealing another setback to the UK’s position as an equities trading hub. The move comes two-and-a-half years after CRH moved its primary listing to

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” There’s a debate over the exact wording of this quote and who said it first. However, the adage’s premise is spot on. While current events are never completely similar to those in the past, they can be eerily similar. I think we’re seeing this firsthand right now.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.97%) is widely regarded as the best benchmark for the U.S. stock market because it covers about 80% of domestic equities by market value. The index is currently 5% below its record high after falling in three straight weeks. Several factors have contributed to the drawdown: President Trump’s tariffs have coincided

Few quarterly data releases are more valuable to investors than the filing of Form 13Fs with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F allows investors to track which stocks Wall Street’s prominent money managers bought and sold in the latest quarter (in this instance, the fourth quarter). Billionaire investor Dan Loeb of Third Point certainly

Few trends have had as much influence on the stock market over the last few years as artificial intelligence (AI). Fears of generative AI-powered solutions displacing established enterprise software providers have led to a massive sell-off in SaaS stocks. Meanwhile, investors fear the big capital expenditure budgets of the U.S. hyperscalers may be excessive and

ETFGI reported that assets invested in the ETFs industry in the United States reached a new record of US$14.28 trillion at the end of February. During February, the ETFs industry in the United States gathered net inflows of US$192.25 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$358.90 billion, according to ETFGI’s February 2026 US ETFs and

Artificial intelligence (AI) stock investors have earned massive returns. The best-performing stocks succeeded because they built a competitive advantage that other companies could not easily match, if they could match at all. This means the industry has produced several winners, and that makes choosing the “best” one to succeed the most difficult. Nonetheless, that designation

📌 Top story — scroll down for more updates JD.com Launches Joybuy to Rival Amazon in UK 8:00 am — JD +0.64%, AMZN +0.48% in pre-market trading JD.com (JD +2.47%) has officially launched its Joybuy marketplace across the UK and Northern Europe, signaling a direct assault on Amazon‘s (AMZN +0.47%) regional dominance. Leveraging its $2.5

Fluor (FLR 1.06%) is a construction company, but it comes with a bit of a twist right now. Investors need to think carefully before they buy the stock. Here’s what’s going on and why it may entice you to buy Fluor, or it might lead you to avoid it. Buy Fluor stock The way that

HEINEKEN NV Heineken N.V. reports the progress of transactions under its current share buyback programme Amsterdam, 16 March 2026 – Heineken N.V. (EURONEXT: HEIA; OTCQX: HEINY) hereby reports transaction details related to the second € 750 million tranche of its € 1.5 billion share buyback programme as communicated on 12 February 2026. From 9 March

The stock market got off to a good start this year, but it dropped following the start of the Iran war. The S&P 500 index lost 1% from the end of 2025 through March 11. Individual stocks have performed both better and worse, of course. Chewy (CHWY +3.37%) falls into the latter category, its share price

The Morning Bull – US Market Morning Update Monday, Mar, 16 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with contracts tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up around 0.4%, as investors weigh stubborn inflation against a still resilient consumer. The PCE price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, rose 0.3% in

On Dec. 31, Berkshire Hathaway‘s (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) longtime chief and billionaire investment guru, Warren Buffett, stepped down as CEO and handed the reins to Greg Abel. Although Berkshire has entered uncharted territory without the Oracle of Omaha steering the ship, it’s nevertheless being guided by someone whose business and investment philosophy meshes well with

Perhaps one of the more surprising stock declines over the last year came from The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). The stock is down 55% over the last year, and that includes the massive decline after its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024, when it missed its own revenue estimate. In addition to this

It has been a wild start to 2026 for many software and technology stocks. As investors consider the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence (AI), many tech stocks have taken a beating. Shares of data analytics specialist Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) and e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have both been slammed, falling about 15%

Investors and consumers alike are worried about a potential bear market and recession. Since the start of 2026, the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY 0.56%) — which tracks the broad S&P 500 index — has fallen in value by roughly 3%. That has investors shaken after several years of impressive stock market

The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026. More than 1,000 Iranian civilians were killed, and at least 11 people in Israel and three in the United Arab Emirates were killed by Iran’s response, including six U.S. service members. At times like this, talking about stock prices feels wrong.

A screen displays Nikkei 225 Stock Average inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets