5 d. ago Elderly couple at their 'wits end' over wealthy fund manager's plans to turn ex

Pensioners David Wells, 92, and wife Ivy, 87, live in a semi-detached house that is separated by just a nine-inch thick wall from their next door neighbour in Burnham Market, Norfolk.

Economics

1 week ago Falling stock markets and high shop prices push US consumer confidence down; bitcoin hits nine

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsShares are falling faster than wickets in Perth at the start of trading in London, as fears of an AI bubble rip through markets again.Following losses on Wall Street last night, the FTSE 100 share index has dropped by 104 points, or just over 1%, at the start of trading to 9423 points. That’s a one-month low.it’s been a truly remarkable 24 hours, with a sequence of moves that were almost impossible to predict .After the world’s largest company reported spectacular results, the stock was up around +5% by 3pm London time. It closed down -3.15%. The broader market followed a similar pattern: the S&P 500 initially climbed +1.93%, only to fade and close down -1.56% as doubts about AI valuations crept back in. That marked the biggest intra-day swing for the S&P since the six days of extreme market turmoil that followed the Liberation Day tariffs in early April. Adding to the negative backdrop for crypto were lingering quest...

Economics

1 week ago Markets on track for worst week since April, and bitcoin hits nine

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsShares are falling faster than wickets in Perth at the start of trading in London, as fears of an AI bubble rip through markets again.Following losses on Wall Street last night, the FTSE 100 share index has dropped by 104 points, or just over 1%, at the start of trading to 9423 points. That’s a one-month low.it’s been a truly remarkable 24 hours, with a sequence of moves that were almost impossible to predict .After the world’s largest company reported spectacular results, the stock was up around +5% by 3pm London time. It closed down -3.15%. The broader market followed a similar pattern: the S&P 500 initially climbed +1.93%, only to fade and close down -1.56% as doubts about AI valuations crept back in. That marked the biggest intra-day swing for the S&P since the six days of extreme market turmoil that followed the Liberation Day tariffs in early April. Adding to the negative backdrop for crypto were lingering quest...

Events

1 week ago Markets on track for worst week since April as AI bubble fears mount; UK borrowing exceeds forecasts in October – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsShares are falling faster than wickets in Perth at the start of trading in London, as fears of an AI bubble rip through markets again.Following losses on Wall Street last night, the FTSE 100 share index has dropped by 104 points, or just over 1%, at the start of trading to 9423 points. That’s a one-month low.it’s been a truly remarkable 24 hours, with a sequence of moves that were almost impossible to predict .After the world’s largest company reported spectacular results, the stock was up around +5% by 3pm London time. It closed down -3.15%. The broader market followed a similar pattern: the S&P 500 initially climbed +1.93%, only to fade and close down -1.56% as doubts about AI valuations crept back in. That marked the biggest intra-day swing for the S&P since the six days of extreme market turmoil that followed the Liberation Day tariffs in early April. Adding to the negative backdrop for crypto were lingering quest...

Economics

1 week ago Stock markets eye recovery as blockbuster Nvidia sales stifle AI bubble fears

Global stock markets are trading higher on Thursday after blockbuster earnings from chip giant Nvidia calmed anxiety over a growing 'AI bubble'.

Economics

1 week ago Stock markets stage cautious recovery as blockbuster Nvidia sales stifle AI bubble fears

Global stock markets are trading higher on Thursday after blockbuster earnings from chip giant Nvidia calmed anxiety over a growing 'AI bubble'.

Economics

1 week ago Markets rally after Nvidia’s strong results calm AI bubble fears, and investors await US jobs report – business live

Investors cheer forecast-beating results from chipmaker, as attention turns to delayed US employment reportThe Chinese ministry of commerce has said the dispute over the supply of chips from Nexperia, the Dutch-based Chinese-owed company, is still not fully resolved.“There is still a gap to completely solve the problem,” the Chinese ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.“Minister Karremans justified his actions by accusing Nexperia’s CEO of various acts of alleged mismanagement. Wingtech strongly rejects these accusations and points out that, to date, no proof has been provided,”The minimum is no additional cost for business. Every time costs go up, you’re making the case against investing in the UK.In the UK cost of energy is too high versus almost anywhere in the world. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Why investors still fear the AI bubble will burst despite Nvidia's blockbuster results

Investors breathed a sigh of relief at Nvidia's good results but for many the question over the AI bubble bursting remains 'if not now, when?'

Economics

1 week ago ‘AI is going everywhere, doing everything:’ Nvidia beats Wall Street estimates amid market selloff and AI bubble fears

The $5tn firm handily beat expectations, but analysts are awaiting projections for future demand for firm’s AI chipsNvidia shares are rising in after-market trading after the company posted third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. All eyes were on Nvidia, the bellwether for the AI industry and the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, as analysts and investors hoped the chipmaker’s third-quarter earnings would assuage concerns about whether the high-flying valuations of AI firms have peaked.“Blackwell sales are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are sold out,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia in a press release. “Compute demand keeps accelerating and compounding across training and inference – each growing exponentially. We’ve entered the virtuous cycle of AI. The AI ecosystem is scaling fast – with more new foundation model makers, more AI startups, across more industries, and in more countries. AI is going everywhere, doing everything, all at o...

Politics

1 week ago ‘We excel at every phase of AI’: Nvidia CEO quells Wall Street fears of AI bubble amid market selloff

Jensen Huang opens earnings call with attempt to dispel concerns after his $5tn firm beat Wall Street expectationsNvidia shares are rising in after-market trading after the company posted third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. All eyes were on Nvidia, the bellwether for the AI industry and the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, as analysts and investors hoped the chipmaker’s third-quarter earnings would assuage concerns about whether the high-flying valuations of AI firms have peaked.Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvida, opened the earnings call with an attempt to dispel those concerns. In sum, Huang said, there’s a major transformation happening in AI and Nvidia is foundational to that transformation. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago FCA pension scheme invests less in UK stocks than private sector peers

Low allocation comes as the government and FCA encourage fund managers to put more money in domestic market

Economics

1 week ago Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble

Bitcoin price at lowest level since April while FTSE 100 falls as Google boss warns there is ‘irrationality’ in AI boomBusiness live – latest updatesMore than $1tn (£760bn) has been wiped off the value of the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks amid fears of a tech bubble and fading expectations for a US rate cut next month.Tracking more than 18,500 coins, the value of the crypto market has fallen by a quarter since a high in early October, according to the data company CoinGecko. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Fund managers alarmed by corporate investment boom as AI bubble fears grow

Bank of America survey shows a majority of money managers think companies are overinvesting

Events

1 week ago SPFL manager donates to Hamilton Accies' supporters fund to save club and offers 'financial expertise'

Hamilton Accies are facing an uncertain future amid multiple issues off the field

Society

2 w. ago 'No playbook' for AI bubble fears, says Deutsche Bank investment arm CEO

'No playbook' for AI bubble fears, says Deutsche Bank investment arm CEO  Reuters

Economics

2 w. ago Big Short investor Michael Burry shutters hedge fund after big bets against AI giants

A hedge fund manager made famous for major bets against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis is set to close his firm.

Economics

2 w. ago Wall Street drops to one of its worst days since April as AI bubble fears return

Nvidia and other AI superstar stocks kept dropping on worries that their prices shot too high

Politics

3 w. ago Sam Altman’s bet: Can OpenAI’s ambitions keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?

As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimismIt is the $1.4tn (£1.1tn) question. How can a loss-making startup such as OpenAI afford such a staggering spending commitment?Answer that positively and it will go a long way to easing investor concerns over bubble warnings in the artificial intelligence boom, from lofty tech company valuations to a mooted $3tn global spend on datacentres. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Asset Management: Hedge fund Millennium’s landmark stake sale

Asset Management: Hedge fund Millennium’s landmark stake sale  Financial Times

Economics

3 w. ago Footsie hits new record high as investors brush off fears AI bubble will burst

After a nervy morning following a heavy sell-off on Wall Street on Tuesday, the FTSE 100 closed 0.6 per cent higher at 9777.08 on Wednesday.

Economics