The papal portfolio: more S&P 500 than sermon
Two new stock indices launched in conjunction with Morningstar – one for the US, one for the euro zone – are calibrated to Catholic principles
Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘colonisation’ comments on immigrants land awkwardly at Manchester United
Clumsy wording based on wrong figures raises fresh questions on judgment of club’s billionaire co-owner
Bitcoin’s claim to be digital gold looks increasingly thin
Economist says investors generally treat cryptocurrency as something that thrives when US economy does well, not a refuge in global turmoil
SpaceX IPO faces new questions after Musk’s AI merger
Familiar territory as a cash-generating Musk company props up a riskier venture, with investors left to take it on faith
AI hype meets software reality in bloody week for stocks
What we have seen is a massive market rotation, not a selloff, as evidenced by investors piling into defensive names
Why retirement can make investors trade too much
Behavioural finance has long shown that more trading usually reduces returns, as emotional reactions and overconfidence creep in
Michael O’Leary offers hope of eventual return to Ukraine but only on Ryanair’s terms
Ryanair boss says airports in wartorn state will need to offer big discounts on charges if they want airline’s return
Trump and CEOs: speaking up, or just playing it safe?
What looks like a newfound willingness to speak out is mostly carefully hedged, consequence-free speech
Oxfam, billionaire wealth and some missing market context
It’s not only the super-rich who benefit from a rise share prices
Michael O’Leary beats Elon Musk in the business of insults
O’Leary knows how to pick a row that pays; Musk, not so much
Taco Trump, Greenland and the slow erosion of US market trust
Political noise doesn’t necessarily translate into sustained market damage, but beneath the surface the narrative is shifting
Trump’s Fed threats fail to spook markets – for now
Former Fed chairs warn this is how monetary policy works in ‘emerging markets with weak institutions’
Are Google founders fleeing California’s proposed billionaire tax?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin have reportedly shifted entities tied to them out of California, while Page has spent $173m on two Miami estates
Google reaches $4tn without betting the house on AI
Apple trails Google in market cap for the first time since 2019 as Alphabet shares soar 70% over the past year
Trump’s Venezuela gamble puts Taco trade under scrutiny
Will the US president be emboldened when it comes to economic policy now?














