Laurence Fletcher

While most of the high-growth stocks that led the pandemic-era tech rally remain far below their peaks, a narrower tech rebound has set in at the biggest, most profitable companies.

Analysts highlight country’s exposure to rising interest rates

Shorts linked to S&P 500 hit 12-year high amid caution on valuations and earnings

Executives fear complex algorithms may not be able to differentiate fake data from genuine information

While their computers have become more adept at sifting out false news stories, quantitative trading firms warn that machine-generated misinformation is a new frontier.

Firm said it would shift funds to rivals following sexual assault claims against its founder

Quantitative funds hit by reversals in government bonds as investors rethink their interest rate expectations

Assets at firm backed by Goldman Sachs’s Petershill fund have dwindled from $4.5bn three years ago to $1bn today

Fund suffers £1.5bn fall in assets since end of 2019 as performance lags

Guernsey stock exchange now provides a facility for trading shares in privately held companies