SOUTH Korea’s US$1.7 trillion stock market is once again open to short selling, after the ban on the trading tactic used by hedge funds and banks around the world was lifted on Mar 31. The latest prohibition on short selling was introduced in November 2023 as authorities sought to address concerns about market fairness and
Despite mixed cues from global markets amid concerns over upcoming US tariffs; Indian market extended the gains for the second consecutive week on the back of persistent buying from domestic as well as FIIs and appreciation in rupee against the dollar. BSE Sensex added 509.41 points or 0.66 percent to end at 77,414.92, and NSE
This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Asia-Pacific markets plunged Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s fresh round of tariffs expected later in the week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 started the day 3.9% lower while the broader Topix index lost 3.7%. Over in South Korea, the Kospi index fell 2.4% while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 2.32%.
Investors should be cautious about factors such as the policing of funds’ marketing, disclosures and practices, as well as the advisory process [SINGAPORE] Allowing retail investors to allocate to private-market funds is surely a good thing. Higher returns are sorely needed for retirement portfolios. But it warrants caution as well. The devil is in the
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. forcing Peter Marks out of the Food and Drug Administration has blown a hole in the agency’s leadership ranks and threatens to unmoor the oversight of drugs and vaccines from bedrock scientific principles. For biotech investors, Marks’ ouster is a worst-case scenario realized — an FDA riven by dysfunction and uncertainty.
The stock market has been rather turbulent through the first quarter of 2025, and with the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, interest rates, and recession fears, there’s no way to know when that will change. The S&P 500 benchmark index recently dipped into correction territory, and although it is now down by about 9% from recent highs,
After the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, Lars Staack decided to play it safe and invest his retirement savings in S&P 500 index funds, which are diversified and carry lower risk than owning individual stocks. It was a strategy that brought him peace of mind for more than two decades — until President
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Investors feared to have lost millions of pounds in a property scheme promoted by former Premier League striker Robbie Fowler have told of their anger. Stunning images were released during a media blitz showcasing the ambitious scheme to build over 300 new apartments on the edge of Liverpool city centre. Mr Fowler, known as ‘God’