From Financial Times
The uses and abuses of prediction markets
Insider bets, low liquidity and regulatory gaps complicate efforts to turn wagers into financial tools
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Vanguard passes $1tn in assets outside US
Asset manager’s CEO Salim Ramji hails ‘incredible opportunities’ as it aims for 40mn international customers
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Memory stocks soar as investors hunt for new AI winners
‘Insatiable’ demand and supply bottlenecks drive rally in once-unglamorous sector
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US to invest $1.6bn into rare earths group in bid to shore up key minerals
Washington to invest in USA Rare Earth as bank run by Howard Lutnick’s sons advises group on separate fundraising
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Chart of the Week: The zero-sum labour market trap
Trump’s immigration crackdown has not helped native-born employment
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Banks poised for bumper bonuses this spring
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Crypto Isas are here — but are they a good idea?
The UK government is providing tax incentives for these speculative assets — whether it should or not is another matter
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Gold records best week since 2008 as Greenland crisis rattles dollar
Precious metal closes in on $5,000 and silver tops $100 as Trump’s shortlived tariffs threat sparks rush to safe havens
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Yen rallies as ‘rate check’ sparks intervention speculation
Japanese currency rises most since August after New York Fed queries market participants on price levels
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‘There’s no free lunch’: How Wall St learned to live with Trump’s barbs
Banks endure presidential attacks as their share prices and profits soar under lenient policies
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Submit your questions to Stuart Kirk: What should I invest in this year?
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The Taco trade has eaten itself
Tracking the Donald Trump show has become pointless for investors in the short term
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