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Finance & economics
The stockmarket rout may not be over
As investors pause for breath, we assess what could turn a correction into a crash
Finance & economics
Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride
Volatility in global markets continues
Finance & economics
Why Japanese markets have plummeted
The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
Finance & economics
Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere
American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
Business
What could kill the $1trn artificial-intelligence boom?
A fast-growing supply chain is in danger of over-extending
Finance & economics
Why investors are unwise to bet on elections
Turning a profit from political news is a lot harder than it looks
Leaders
MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar
It is hard to cast America as a victim of the global financial system
Business
Can Burberry put its chequered past behind it?
The British label’s new boss has his work cut out
The Americas
Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side
Investors have started to worry about deficits and debt
Finance & economics
At last, Wall Street has something to cheer
Consumer banks, on the other hand, are starting to suffer
Finance & economics
Why investors have fallen in love with small American firms
The Russell 2000 puts in a historic performance
Leaders
Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risks
Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off
China
Xi Jinping is trying to love-bomb China’s entrepreneurs
It will take a lot more to win back their broken hearts
Finance & economics
Stocks are on an astonishing run. Yet threats lurk
We assess what could bring the bull market to an end