As a breakthrough proves elusive in the quest to deploy the nascent technology and boost earnings, global finance is divided on how to proceed.

BE Semiconductor Industries NV shares scaled new highs on Tuesday as Bank America Corp. analysts raised their price target to a level above all others, saying strong demand for the Dutch firm’s products is underestimated.

Three days after Bill Ackman pitched a deal for Universal Music Group NV that he estimates values the record label giant at €56 billion ($66 billion), the Dutch company’s stock remains steadfastly below the offer price.

A top-performing British fund is reallocating money out of the UK and into Australian assets in the expectation that the Aussie will extend its recent strength against a weakening sterling.

Quantum computing companies are braving turbulent public markets in order to raise money to develop the still experimental technology, with two more taking critical steps toward debuts this week alone.

Quantum computing companies are braving turbulent public markets in order to raise money to develop the still experimental technology, with two more taking critical steps toward debuts this week alone.

The story of London’s capital markets in recent years has been dominated by overseas firms taking advantage of low UK valuations to snap up businesses. Simon Peckham is pushing in the other direction.

Infleqtion Inc. shares climbed on Tuesday in their public debut after merging with a blank-check company sponsored by serial dealmaker Michael Klein.

Shareholders in the blank-check vehicle taking quantum computing firm Infleqtion Inc. public have approved the tie-up, setting the stage for more debuts in the sector and piling pressure on companies to show the technology is getting closer to maturity.

Shareholders in the blank-check vehicle taking quantum computing firm Infleqtion Inc. public have approved the tie-up, setting the stage for more debuts in the sector and piling pressure on companies to show the technology is getting closer to maturity.

Greggs Plc shares declined after Jefferies warned weight-loss drugs are hitting sales at the British baker of goods like sausage rolls and donuts.

In 2005, Young & Co.’s Brewery Plc was one of 40 companies to transfer its shares from the London Stock Exchange’s main market to its growth segment. The nearly 200-year-old pub chain was attracted by the smaller exchange’s tax incentives, “growing success and popularity.”

Five years in the making, the City of London is set to find out if its equity market reforms can deliver results.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to say critics of the UK’s capital markets “were wrong” and herald “a new golden age for the City” at the London Stock Exchange on Monday, as new rules to make it easier to raise public capital in Britain kick in.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves pulled out of a planned Monday-morning London Stock Exchange speech at late notice, with people familiar with the situation saying she will instead join Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he addresses Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland.

Stock-market pessimism toward Associated British Foods Plc has hit a decade-high as concerns stack up over the UK conglomerate’s Primark fashion chain.

European stock investors are preparing for the implications of a US Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

After the best year for European equities since 2021, analysts and strategists predict the region’s stocks have still more to give in 2026.

The UK’s FTSE 100 Index traded above 10,000 points for the first time ever, after wrapping up its best year since 2009 that was powered by a rally in banks and miners.

Surging metals prices and the promise of massive defense spending boosted European stocks in this record-setting year. But it was banks that stole the show, with a powerful rally that analysts are confident will extend into 2026.