For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK’s FTSE 100 has tumbled as a sell-off spreads across global markets, amid concerns about the stability of regional

The stock market’s leading quantum computing pure-plays are giving investors a clear reason to be cautious. Earlier this week, Wall Street celebrated the three-year anniversary of the start of the current bull market for the benchmark S&P 500. While the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has played a key role in sending the broader market

Categorised: The Stream | Tags: advocacy, FIA, Principal Trading GroupsPosted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: October 17, 2025 In a move that the groups say reflects the evolution of their work, the Principal Traders Group (PTG) and its European equivalent (EPTG) have restructured outside of the FIA umbrella, under which they have existed for the

FTSE 100 tumbles at the open amid US regional banking worries The London stock market has fallen sharply at the start of trading, as investor confidence is rocked by fears over problems in the US regional banking sector. The FTSE 100 index of blue-chip shares has tumbled by 131 points at the start of trading,

The US Dollar is undergoing its most punishing run in over two decades — a retreat of roughly 12–13% year-to-date that has seen the dollar index slip beneath the 100 mark and prompted fresh debate about whether a long-running dollar “supercycle” has turned.  Markets have rapidly repriced Federal Reserve policy, global growth differentials and safe-haven