Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

The FTSE 100 index closed down 63.54 points, 0.7%, at 9,100.77.

Tech stocks have had a great run lately. But dividends have boosted the S&P 500’s returns versus the Nasdaq over the past five years, DataTrek says.

The IPO market is sizzling. Crypto firm Bullish and options exchange Miami International are now getting ready to go public.

Market strategists say the measure, considered a contrarian signal, could ultimately force traders to get back into the market.

Rheinmetall is the top contractor to Germany, which is spending more on defense, while Leonardo is a top name in electronics defense systems.

Follow along as investors react to the latest tariffs and earnings developments.

European shares edged higher and were on track for their biggest weekly gain in 12 as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination for Federal Reserve’s open spot on its governing board.

Strong second-quarter earnings have been led by financial and tech firms, but they’ve offered little evidence of robust consumer health.

Is coal making a comeback? The stocks are cheap and demand demise predictions are coming down.

AppLovin shareholders should be accustomed to the post-earnings whiplash at this point.

See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.

Afterdisengaging from U.S. stocks in the first four months of the year, foreign institutions returned to the market to join in the rally. Foreign retail investors, though, remain sidelined.

This year’s record-setting pace of share buybacks is bearish.

The $7 trillion in money market funds could lift the stock market through the end of the year, especially if the Fed cuts rates, strategists say.

Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson thinks sectors like housing, commodities, and consumer goods could contain the biggest buying opportunity for investors.

Big investors are turning more cautious on areas such as passive equities and private credit this year and are more interested in hedge funds as a sector than they have been for several years, according to a Goldman Sachs survey.

The S&P 500 healthcare sector has slumped 5% in 2025, lagging the more than 7% gain for the overall index.

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Foreign investors flocked to Asian stocks for the third straight month in July, with inflows into Taiwan hitting a near two-decade high and Thailand snapping its nine-month losing streak, buoyed by growth and AI prospects as trade worries fluctuate.

The Trump administration has taken the guardrails off crypto, and Bitcoin prices are soaring. The next crash will hurt the economy and wider financial system.

Major Wall Street indexes were mixed on Thursday, with the Dow and S&P 500 ending lower, as European stocks closed at a one-week high on strong financial stocks and hopes of a Ukraine ceasefire.

The risks of the deal are already priced in; the rewards aren’t.

Trump’s tariffs, including new levies that took effect Thursday, are affecting global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Editorial: The chancellor and the CBI have plans for reviving the institution. Neither will tackle Britain’s pitifully low levels of business investment

Company, which has reported 37% drop in profits, says switch would not present value for shareholders

Glencore said earlier this year they were headed Stateside – but valuation concerns have prompted a rethink

Shares in WPP dropped as much as 4.7 per cent on Thursday morning, as it revealed it had slashed its dividend and launched a strategic review.

In May, the board of Deliveroo announced a £2.9bn takeover by the American delivery giant Doordash after a period of underperformanc.

August has historically been the weakest month for European equities, with regional indices consistently posting negative returns during this period.

Japanese investors significantly sold foreign stocks in the week to August 2 as major markets retreated on caution over U.S. economic outlook and a new set of trade tariffs.

Asian equities rose on Thursday, with Japanese shares hitting a record high, as tech-led gains on Wall Street, upbeat earnings and growing expectations for U.S. rate cuts boosted sentiment.

Investors will be keeping a close watch on chip stocks following U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow.

After a “weak” July for active large-cap equity mutual funds, a majority are underperforming their benchmarks this year, according to BofA Global Research.

Singapore’s DBS , Southeast Asia’s biggest bank by assets, on Thursday reaffirmed its full-year outlook after reporting quarterly profit that beat market expectations, sending its share price to a record high.

Asia stocks: Nikkei, KOSPI rise tracking Wall St; China, Australia trade data eyed

The newly public firm will pursue bitcoin-focused treasury strategies in the U.S. and South Korea.

The Australian stock market maintained its upward trajectory yesterday, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing above 8,800 for the first time, marking another…

Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC (LSE:BBH) has launched a strategic review amid turmoil in the healthcare sector, mainly caused by political upheaval in the…

European shares closed flat on Wednesday, surrendering early session gains, as healthcare stocks felt the pinch from U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose higher tariffs on pharmaceutical imports.

Glencore has decided against moving its UK listing to the United States, the global miner and trader said on Wednesday, as it reported a 14% drop in first-half earnings due to weaker coal prices and lower copper production, and an increase in net debt.

British equities closed marginally higher on Wednesday, as investors assessed a slew of corporate earnings and awaited a Bank of England rate cut on Thursday.

Hiscox has reported a small drop in interim profit due to wildfire losses, but the group hiked its shareholder returns for the year.

The longtime hedge fund manager has been navigating Wall Street for 50 years.

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Legal & General Group PLC (LSE:LGEN) reported first half profits ahead of expectations and nudged its interim dividend up 2% as it shared the fruits of a…

The HKMA and government working together is a fine example of how fiscal and monetary policy collaboration can benefit the public.

Chinese hotelier Atour to seek secondary listing in Hong Kong – Bloomberg

With the frenzy surrounding US tariffs cooling and a dearth of policies from Beijing, investors focus on fundamentals.

U.S. stocks have stumbled since the start of August, and a number of Wall Street strategists are warning that this might be just a taste of a deeper selloff ahead.