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Investment trusts hit back against activist Boaz Weinstein
US hedge fund manager called on shareholders of seven trusts to overhaul their boards and install his fund as investment manager
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Budget blamed as job cuts hit 'four-year high' and price hikes loom
Businesses shed jobs at the fastest pace since January 2021 in December, according to a closely-watched survey of activity containing the latest evidence of a budget backlash.
China rushes to reassure investors as equities and renminbi fall
CSI 300 down 4.2% this year and currency slides to 15-month low as Donald Trumpβs return weighs on markets
Axes of evil: loveβs uncharted waters
Matchβs metrics for success
Trumpβs ambitious oil plans will not derail Russia
It would still be very disruptive to try to embargo Russian oil from the world markets altogether
Private equity to lobby Trump for access to saversβ retirement funds
Industry hopes incoming administration will open long-restricted private investments to individual investors
BNY to name new head of large UK pension manager
Executive known as the βGodfather of the LDI marketβ will retire
Ruchir Sharma: top 10 trends for 2025
Projections about the coming year assume market shifts will be dictated by Donald Trump. But the global economy is unlikely to revolve around the US
US finance navigates Trump βanti-wokeβ era while staying open for green business
Political war sees banks ditch climate-related alliance at the same time as meeting EU client demands
Strive files to launch βbitcoin bondβ ETF
Filing says active ETF would invest in bonds issued by companies such as MicroStrategy
Montgomery-backed Local TV swoops on Lebedev's London Live licence
A television network majority-owned by David Montgomery, the media entrepreneur, is to snap up the licence to operate a London-focused TV station from Lord Lebedev, owner of the capital's weekly Standard newspaper.
Europe is not a business backwater
Comparisons with the US stock market undersell the continentβs companies and their potential