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Finance & economics
Why silver is the new gold
Safe-haven demand and solar panels have sent its price soaring
Finance & economics
How cheap can investing get?
The answer depends on whether speculators resist zany ETFs
Britain
Shein attempts to mend its public image before its London debut
The firm has charmed shoppers. Can it win the trust of investors?
Business
Donald Trump loves big oil. Does big oil love him back?
American supermajors’ shareholders have mixed feelings
Finance & economics
Why your portfolio is less diversified than you might think
The most important idea in modern finance has become maddeningly hard to implement
Leaders
The real meaning of the DeepSeek drama
The Chinese model-maker has panicked investors. But it is good for the users of AI
Britain
Britain’s brokers are diversifying and becoming less British
London’s depleted stockmarket is forcing them to change
Finance & economics
Saba Capital wages war on underperforming British investment trusts
How many will end up in Boaz Weinstein’s sights?
Finance & economics
How American bankers dodged the MAGA carnage
The masters of the universe have escaped an anti-globalist revolt
Business
One of the biggest energy IPOs in a decade could be around the corner
Venture Global, a large American gas exporter, is going public
Finance & economics
Ethiopia gets a stockmarket. Now it just needs some firms to list
The country is no longer the most populous without a bourse