• October 8 2020
  Markets Insight

  Shift in European equity market belies old economy tropes

  Weighting of banks and energy stocks in key indices falls while healthcare and technology rises

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• October 1 2020
  Asset allocation

  ‘Safety trades’ fail to offset stock market’s turbulent September

  Historic correlations broke down leaving traditional hedges useless as equities tumbled

  
• October 1 2020
  John Lee

  Scottish Mortgage makes a strong case for investment trusts

  Solid performance for those who want others to do the stock picking

  
• September 30 2020
  Ocado Group PLC

  Ocado steals Tesco crown as UK’s most valuable food retailer

  Online group hit valuation of £21.7bn compared with rival’s £21.1bn after pandemic boosted shares

  
• September 25 2020
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Retail investors shun bargain Britain

  The UK market has fallen out of favour amid demand for US growth stocks

  
• September 25 2020
  Markets InsightSophie Huynh

  Why good news could be bad news for Big Tech

  Signs of an economic recovery could trigger a shift away from popular investment strategy

  
• September 22 2020
  Asset allocation

  Investors wonder if the 60/40 portfolio has a future

  Mix of equities and bonds that has served savers well for decades now strikes some as unsafe

  
• September 20 2020
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  The easy money fuelling the market’s fever

  Low interest rates by central banks have helped to sustain the rally in equities

  
• September 18 2020
  FT AlphavilleJamie Powell

  4imprint: branded tat on sale

  One of the UK’s best performing stocks in recent memory has yet to recover from the coronavirus crisis, does it present an opportunity?

  
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• September 16 2020
  Big tech

  SnapAV: 12 years in the red

  When bubbles pop, even the winners are in the wilderness.

  
• September 12 2020
  The Long ViewMichael Mackenzie

  Why big tech stocks can weather the storm

  This week’s rare share-price drop for these businesses is a respite, not an omen

  
• September 11 2020
  Tesla Inc

  Tesla reversal tests faith in Elon Musk’s ‘business miracle’

  Electric carmaker’s retail fan base remain defiant in face of biggest one-day drop

  
• September 11 2020
  Investments

  Balfour Beatty chief tops up his stake

  Purchase made a fortnight after group announced pre-tax loss

  
• September 10 2020
  The Hut Group

  The Hut Group aims to raise up to £1.9bn through IPO

  Existing investors to sell £950m of stock in online retailer as part of London’s biggest listing since 2017

  
• September 7 2020
  SoftBank Group Corp

  SoftBank sheds $8.9bn as ‘whale’ options bets unnerve traders

  Retail investors concerned group is increasingly behaving more like a risk-hungry hedge fund

  
• September 7 2020
  ExplainerCharts that Matter

  Apple’s value vaults over entire US index of small-cap stocks

  Market cap of iPhone maker surpassed Russell 2000 in latest sign of a top-heavy market

  
• September 7 2020
  Markets InsightAndrew Parlin

  This US stock bubble could rank among the biggest in history

  Just like in late-1980s Japan, wildly exaggerated growth stories have forced up prices

  
• September 6 2020
  SoftBank Group Corp

  SoftBank up $4bn on founder’s aggressive US stock options bet

  Masayoshi Son’s high-risk strategy has proved controversial within Japanese tech investment group

  
• September 4 2020
  AnalysisUS equities

  Gravity hits tech stocks after volatile week

  Lofty valuations take a knock after breathtaking rallies for Apple, Tesla and others

  
• September 4 2020
  ExplainerUS equities

  ‘What just happened?’ ask bruised tech investors

  Unusual options trading by SoftBank and others gave a clue to risks building in the market

  
• September 4 2020
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Buffett’s bet on Japan

  Investor’s move looks as much a negative step away from the US market

  
• September 4 2020
  John Thornhill

  Tesla and the audacity of hype

  The carmaker’s valuation may seem crazy but bears have been wrong before

  
• September 4 2020
  US equities

  SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ stoking tech rally

  Japanese conglomerate has been snapping up options in huge amounts over past month

  
• September 4 2020
  FT AlphavilleJamie Powell

  This is nuts, when does Tomra crash?

  Norway’s hottest ESG stock has been a tear, but the story is almost too good to be true.

  
• September 4 2020
  ETF HubThe latest news on ETFs

  ‘Downbeat’ US executives dump most stock in a month since 2015

  Record-breaking equity rally encourages company executives to cash in