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Stock markets are intended to help companies grow. However, that theory has been sorely tested this year, with many firms hit by a cruel combination of economic uncertainty and investor apathy.Rachel Reeves's Budget made matters worse…

Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only U.S. company pointing to the dollar’s surge as a potential problem. A strong dollar has been a hot topic this week since the software giant MSFT, -1.66% and…

Answered by Divya Menon, Vice President – Products, IDFC AMC The return generated by a debt portfolio has two main components, carry (income accrued) and mark-to-market (MTM) gains/loss.…

Stock-market investors crowded the exits on Thursday, sending major stock indexes sharply lower a day ahead of another eagerly anticipated consumer-price index reading. Recent history may offer a clue. “While…

WASHINGTON—NatWest Markets PLC pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire and securities fraud, admitting that its traders in London, Singapore and Connecticut engaged in a number of schemes between 2008 and 2018 to manipulate…

There’s nothing magical about a stock index hitting the 10% decline that constitutes what Wall Street considers to be a correction. So we need to stop treating this 10% mark as meaningful. It isn’t. The odds that…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Dec. 8. Photo:…

The Dow fell nearly 600 points, or 1.7%, in early morning trading Monday. The S&P 500 was down 1.4% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 1.2%. On Friday, the Dow finished down 532 points, or 1.5%. It was its worst drop in three…

“Over the last decade or so, we have seen that the investment cycle has been lagging consumption. Now, we are at a crossroads and incrementally investment growth is likely to pick up,” says Shibani Sircar Kurian, Senior EVP, Fund Manager…

A little pre-summer cheer finally filtered its way into the stock market the week before Memorial Day, but it will likely take more than the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s first winning week since late March to…