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Markets & news
Headlines from the financial press, refreshed daily (last gathered 29 July 2026). Every item links to its original publisher. Sentryfolio adds measurements, never opinions. Selection is automatic and implies no view.
Markets
‘Nasty’ chip stock rout plunges Nasdaq into correction territory (opens in a new tab)
Man Group shares surge as assets hit record $253bn (opens in a new tab)
Should you ignore stock market crashes? A 25-year test of three strategies reveals a £90k winner (opens in a new tab)
A tale of two markets: Wall Street cheers record highs while Beijing deflates bubbles (opens in a new tab)
AstraZeneca shares soar amid strong demand for cancer treatments (opens in a new tab)
Companies & dividends
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund first-half earnings fall 37% on equity slump, softer bond income (opens in a new tab)
UBS Plans New $3 Billion Buyback After Net Profit Rises (opens in a new tab)
Standard Chartered Posts Profit Beat, Announces $1 Billion Buyback (opens in a new tab)
Hong Kong stocks hunker down for a day packed with Fed decision, jumbo IPO debut (opens in a new tab)
Hong Kong’s Asean charm offensive bags US$1.5 billion Malaysian bond listing (opens in a new tab)
Takeover fever persists as FTSE 100 firm DCC agrees a £5.75bn sale to US predators (opens in a new tab)
DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover (opens in a new tab)
Big Tech Earnings and Fed Rate Decision Put Stock Rally to the Test (opens in a new tab)
Facebook co-founder Saverin invited to join bid for Liverpool FC stake (opens in a new tab)
United Utilities set to defy Andy Burnham and pay shareholders a bumper dividend (opens in a new tab)
SK Hynix Net Profit Hits Record; Other Metrics Disappoint (opens in a new tab)
Standard Chartered posts 10% rise in first-half profit, launches US$1b buy-back (opens in a new tab)
Opinion | The Paramount-Warner Merger Could Save Hollywood (opens in a new tab)
Frasers checks into Burberry with a 4% stake in Mike Ashley's latest foray into the luxury market (opens in a new tab)
GSK to cut jobs amid £1.9bn cost-cutting plan and bid for faster drug development (opens in a new tab)
Sweeping job cuts at GSK to fund £400m Cambridge campus (opens in a new tab)
Barclays' profits jump and it dishes out bigger bonuses as it cashes in on Iran war turmoil (opens in a new tab)
Mercedes-Benz cuts sales forecast as profit rises despite China weakness (opens in a new tab)
Burnham urged to increase tax on banks as Barclays’ profits soar (opens in a new tab)
CATL-backed smart driving tech firm to kick off Hong Kong IPO this week: sources (opens in a new tab)
Showbiz backing for Britain: Cumberbatch and Co are right to raise the alarm over Warner Bros takeover, says ALEX BRUMMER (opens in a new tab)
Economy & rates
Hold interest rates but ‘sound hawkish’, City AM Shadow MPC tells Bank of England (opens in a new tab)
Treasury Yields Fall Ahead of Fed Meeting as U.S., Iran Hold Fire (opens in a new tab)
America's inflation struggle: How long can new Fed boss stay in Trump's good books? asks ALEX BRUMMER (opens in a new tab)
Dollar Could Fall if Fed Holds Rates Steady (opens in a new tab)
Dollar Unlikely to Rise Much Unless Fed Raises Rates (opens in a new tab)
Burnham faces £24bn spending squeeze as inflation bites, top think-tank NIESR warns (opens in a new tab)
Oil tumbles below $90 after pause in fighting between the US and Iran but experts still fear rates hike (opens in a new tab)
Funds & personal investing
The best stocks and shares ISAs: We compare the top platforms (opens in a new tab)
How to invest tax-free: When you should use a pension or an Isa and other tips to beat the taxman (opens in a new tab)
Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks (opens in a new tab)
Investors Rotate Out of Chip Stocks (opens in a new tab)
Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors (opens in a new tab)
Singapore-based investors now the top non-local buyers of Hong Kong office assets (opens in a new tab)
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