Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs combined The Guardian - UK · Jun 2
Traders Betting On a Quick Resolution Of The Iran War Could Be Badly Burned, Report Warns Analysts say the conflict involving Iran and the United States has added a persistent risk premium to oil markets amid continued instability in the Middle East. International Business Times · May 28
Bill Ackman Says Alphabet Stake Sale Wasn't a Bet Against Google — Then Reveals Bullish Microsoft Bet Pershing Square's Bill Ackman liquidated his Alphabet position to build a £1.58bn ($2.09bn) Microsoft stake at 21 times forward earnings. International Business Times UK · May 18
Stocks Sink as Treasury Yields Spike: Stock Market Today Spiking Treasury yields and profit-taking in the tech sector pressured the main indexes on Friday, though they managed to extend their weekly win streaks. Kiplinger · May 15
Meta wants to spend more even after it lost $80 billion on the Metaverse and over 20 million users Meta increased its capital spending by $10 billion because it “continued to underestimate” its compute needs, said its CFO. Fortune · May 1
Stocks Are Mixed Despite a Huge Oil Move: Stock Market Today Stocks and oil continue to rise and fall with the ebb and flow of news from the White House and the Middle East. Kiplinger · Apr 2
Oil prices fall back and global stocks rally amid hopes of Iran war ceasefire Brent crude fell back below 100 US dollars a barrel, down 6% at 98.23 dollars in morning trading on Wednesday, while UK natural gas prices tumbled 8%. Evening Standard · Mar 25
Stocks Open Higher to Start Fed Week: Stock Market Today Upside in mega-cap stocks boosted the main indexes on Monday. Attention now turns to this week's Fed meeting. Kiplinger · Mar 16
AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourself The Guardian - UK · Jan 10
Tesla Car Sales Lifted By End Of US Electric Auto Tax Credit Tesla reported higher global third-quarter auto deliveries on Thursday, joining a broad slate of automakers seeing a surge in electric vehicles ahead of the phaseout of a US tax credit. International Business Times · Oct 2, 2025
In Just One Year, Google Turns AI Setbacks Into Dominance Caught off guard by ChatGPT and mocked for early blunders with its own generative artificial intelligence efforts, Google has pulled off a dramatic turnaround in just one year, becoming a major player in consumer-facing AI. "The market had written off Alphabet in the AI race," Matt Britzman, analyst at Hargreaves… International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025
Nvidia Pledges $100 Billion To Supercharge OpenAI: 'This Is A Giant Project,' Huang Says Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and OpenAI on Monday announced a new deal to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia-powered systems to support OpenAI's next-generation AI infrastructure. Benzinga · Sep 22, 2025
Nvidia becomes world’s first-ever $4 trillion business after another share price surge Chipmaker has seen its share price go up more than 14 per cent in the past month The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Reeves tries to soothe market jitters after sell-off driven by Trump tariffs Wall Street rises after Treasury secretary says US can reach ‘some good deals’ with trading partners The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025
The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2025 Tesla quarterly sales slump 13% amid backlash against Elon Musk Drop is likely combination of ageing lineup, increased competition and backlash to Musk’s politics
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025 A year of two halves: how global financial markets fared in 2024 Good for equities, good for the US, and good for crypto but the year spawned mixed blessings for the UK, China and Europe
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2024 FTSE records strongest annual gain since 2021 as aviation stocks take off UK’s blue-chip stock index posts rise of 5.7% for 2024, despite lagging behind Wall Street in past year
Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2024 London’s FTSE 100 enjoys rally to end 2024 on a ‘high note’ The positive sentiment was felt among other UK indices with the FTSE 250 jumping more than 1%, while France’s Cac 40 also moved higher.
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2024 Why Does UK Lag On 5G Mobile Connectivity? By approving a merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK, the country has secured a commitment from the mobile phone operators to invest billions of pounds on 5G connectivity.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024 Even a ‘rate shock’ for British mortgage borrowers may not help the banks The prospect of home loan rates staying high for longer is not the tonic for lenders’ financial results it once was
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024 Bank of England governor hopes mortgage rates will keep falling, as economists see inflation hitting 2% soon – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as MPs quiz BoE officials about the impact of high interest rates
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023 Higher interest rates help HSBC to more than double profits Bank criticised by MPs for being too slow to reward savers as it announces 15% rise in net interest income and $3bn share buyback
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 ECB warns eurozone economy ‘remains weak’ after leaving interest rates on hold; US growth accelerates to 4.9% – as it happened Eurozone central bank gives press conference after pausing its cycle of rate hikes, as inflation slows and Europe’s economy weakens
Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022 Shares rise at Imperial Brands as cigarette maker announces £1bn buyback scheme The Bristol-based maker of Davidoff and Gauloises cigarettes said the programme was an "important milestone" in its five-year strategy
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022 Marmite maker Unilever raises prices by 11% as inflation increases costs Consumer goods group reports sales growth despite falling volumes of goods sold