Predicting 2026: Will the Magnificent 7 tech stocks continue to diverge?

Investors were not happy with Amazon’s earnings report and Russia agreed to a historic prisoner swap with western countries. Plus, the FT’s Tommy Stubbington discusses how markets might react to a wee...

2 Aug 202410min

An interest rate cut could be on the table for the Federal Reserve’s next meeting, conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.7% on Wednesday. Plus, the FT’s Barney...

1 Aug 202411min

Microsoft’s AI-fuelled cloud growth fell slightly short of investors’ expectations, the cost of a luxury office space in Miami smashed records, and London’s stock market has fallen behind in mining co...

31 Juli 202411min

Britain’s new finance minister blamed the previous Conservative government for a £22bn fiscal hole, and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is facing international pressure to back up his claim of wi...

30 Juli 202410min

Losses in big tech stocks as investors punish companies over earning reports. The Bank of England may vote to reduce interest rates this week. Fallout after a Hizbollah attack on the Golan Heights.Men...

29 Juli 202410min

If Kamala Harris wins the Democratic nomination next month, she would be only the second woman or person of colour that either major US party has ever nominated for president. On this week’s Swamp Not...

27 Juli 202415min

Elon Musk is looking to inject $5bn into an AI start-up, and Venezuela’s election on Sunday will decide whether Nicolás Maduro will stay in office for more than a decade. Plus, the FT’s Simon Kuper ex...

26 Juli 202411min

Biden says it’s time to ‘pass on the torch’, China and the Philippines struck a deal to reduce tensions in the South China Sea, and the Nasdaq composite fell 3.6 per cent yesterday. Plus, the FT’s Chr...

25 Juli 202412min