Investors have been loading up on small-cap stocks as they take a breather from the larger, possibly overvalued artificial intelligence (AI) names in recent weeks.This shift in sentiment that experts have dubbed the “Great Rotation” has pushed the Russell 2000, a benchmark index that represents the US small-cap stocks, up…

Global markets started the week on edge as investors grappled with geopolitical tensions, currency volatility, and shifting risk appetite across assets. Gold surged to fresh record highs above $5,000 an ounce, buoyed by safe-haven demand and a weaker dollar, while sharp swings in the Japanese yen reignited speculation over possible…

Britain’s economy is showing clearer signs of life after months of uncertainty, with business confidence improving and consumers becoming slightly less pessimistic. The shift follows finance minister Rachel Reeves’ annual budget statement in November, which came at a time when households and employers were still adjusting to weak growth and…

India is preparing to sharply reduce import tariffs on cars from the European Union, marking the biggest opening yet of its tightly protected automobile market as New Delhi and Brussels move closer to sealing a long-awaited free trade agreement. The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, according to…

Lloyds Bank share price continued its strong rally as investors reacted to the recent US bank earnings and as traders focused on the upcoming earnings and as traders focused on its upcoming earnings. It was trading at 101.65p, up by 75% from its lowest level in April last year.Lloyds Bank…

Private equity firm CVC Capital has agreed to acquire 100% of US-based Marathon Asset Management in a transaction valued at up to $1.2 billion, marking a major expansion of its credit business in the United States. The Jersey-based firm said on Monday that the deal is expected to close in…

For a while now, experts have said that gold and silver prices may experience significant corrections before moving higher. But it seems as though the precious metals did not get the memo. Both precious metals have hit historic highs in the past couple of trading days. On Friday, silver prices crossed the…

British artificial intelligence company Synthesia has raised $200 million in a Series E funding round, valuing the business at $4 billion and underscoring continued investor appetite for niche AI companies with clear commercial use cases. The valuation nearly doubles the $2.1 billion level the London-based startup achieved last year.The latest…

The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X over concerns that its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot may have generated deepfake images that “may amount to child sexual abuse material.” The European Commission said the probe will assess whether X complied with its obligations…