So far, so good for global equity investors looking to clock a fourth straight year of solid returns as stocks rise in tandem from Tokyo to Paris to New York.
So far, so good for global equity investors looking to clock a fourth straight year of solid returns as stocks rise in tandem from Tokyo to Paris to New York.
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Weakness in tech stocks weighed down broader US indexes on Friday, as investors started 2026 on cautious footing.
European stocks rose on Tuesday, with miners tracking a rally in commodity prices, while investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting.
European stocks rose on Tuesday, with miners tracking a rally in commodity prices, while investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting.
At the big banks and the boutique investment shops, an optimistic consensus has taken hold: the US stock market will rally in 2026 for a fourth straight year, marking the longest winning streak in nearly two decades.
At the big banks and the boutique investment shops, an optimistic consensus has taken hold: the US stock market will rally in 2026 for a fourth straight year, marking the longest winning streak in nearly two decades.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
European stocks hit another record, while Novo Nordisk A/S rallied as it won approval to sell a pill version of its blockbuster obesity shot Wegovy in the US.
European stocks hit another record, while Novo Nordisk A/S rallied as it won approval to sell a pill version of its blockbuster obesity shot Wegovy in the US.
Flags outside the Novo Nordisk A/S headquarters in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
European stocks ceded their earlier gains as renewed concerns around artificial intelligence hit technology shares. The UK’s FTSE 100 outperformed after a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation.
European stocks ceded their earlier gains as renewed concerns around artificial intelligence hit technology shares. The UK’s FTSE 100 outperformed after a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation.
There’s been no dearth of sell signals for Tesla Inc. It’s facing a potential sales halt in California, an electric vehicle slowdown across the US and is losing market share in China and Europe.
There’s been no dearth of sell signals for Tesla Inc. It’s facing a potential sales halt in California, an electric vehicle slowdown across the US and is losing market share in China and Europe.
Tesla vehicles in a parking lot after arriving at a port in Yokohama, Japan. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg
Money managers are set to ring in the new year with resounding confidence about everything from economic growth to equities and commodities, according to a monthly poll by Bank of America Corp.
Money managers are set to ring in the new year with resounding confidence about everything from economic growth to equities and commodities, according to a monthly poll by Bank of America Corp.
It was supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as President Donald Trump pushed his Big Oil agenda. Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of energy.
It was supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as President Donald Trump pushed his Big Oil agenda. Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of energy.
Wind turbines at the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm in Whitewater, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Communities from California to New England are at risk of power shortages this summer, with heat expected to strain electric grids that serve more than 40% of the U.S. population.
It was supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as President Donald Trump pushed his Big Oil agenda. Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of energy.
It was supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as President Donald Trump pushed his Big Oil agenda. Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of energy.
Wind turbines at the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm in Whitewater, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Communities from California to New England are at risk of power shortages this summer, with heat expected to strain electric grids that serve more than 40% of the U.S. population.
For the first time in eight years, market forecasters are making a bold call on Europe: not a single strategist surveyed by Bloomberg predicts a significant equity market decline in 2026.
For the first time in eight years, market forecasters are making a bold call on Europe: not a single strategist surveyed by Bloomberg predicts a significant equity market decline in 2026.
Trading data on a digital board at the Euronext NV stock exchange in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. France’s political upheaval has led Paris to lose its spot as Europe’s biggest equity market to London, less than two years after winning that title from the UK.
European stocks advanced as broader confidence on global growth sparked a rotation into sectors linked to the economic cycle, such as construction materials and banks.
European stocks advanced as broader confidence on global growth sparked a rotation into sectors linked to the economic cycle, such as construction materials and banks.
A year ago, Citigroup Inc.’s Beata Manthey was a rare advocate of European equities. Now, as stocks close in on their best performance in four years, the strategist warns further gains hinge on an earnings outlook balanced on a knife edge.
A year ago, Citigroup Inc.’s Beata Manthey was a rare advocate of European equities. Now, as stocks close in on their best performance in four years, the strategist warns further gains hinge on an earnings outlook balanced on a knife edge.
In the ranks of the world’s 20 best-performing stock markets this year, every second index is European.
The Euronext NV stock exchange in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. France’s political upheaval has led Paris to lose its spot as Europe’s biggest equity market to London, less than two years after winning that title from the UK.
One of the first signs of trouble arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, when most of Wall Street was shut and traders were still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
One of the first signs of trouble arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, when most of Wall Street was shut and traders were still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
The CyrusOne data center in Aurora, Illinois on Nov 28. Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg
One of the first signs of trouble arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, when most of Wall Street was shut and traders were still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
One of the first signs of trouble arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, when most of Wall Street was shut and traders were still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
The CyrusOne data center in Aurora, Illinois on Nov 28. Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group proudly describes itself as the place “where the world comes to manage risk.” Except on Friday, the world was shut out.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group proudly describes itself as the place “where the world comes to manage risk.” Except on Friday, the world was shut out.
CME Group signage above the former Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trading pit in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. The Chicago Board of Trade's trading floor is being turned into an electricity substation to power things like artificial intelligence and electric cars with construction on the substation expected to start in 2027
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