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The ABC of financial analysis: The different ways a listed company can raise funds

Broadly speaking, a listed company looking to raise capital has eight main options, ranked below from the most flexible and most expensive to the most restrictive but most affordable.

In New York, Donald Trump on all fronts

Before hosting Xi Jinping this weekend in Washington, the US president will line up a series of meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Public debt: France books a one-way ticket to the top

As France's Ministry of Finance expects French debt to surge past 121% of GDP, the government is promising a EUR54bn effort without touching direct taxes.

MarketScreener Odds and Ends: AI Takes on Water, Oil Takes Off

This week's lineup: fund managers who are starting to find the AI bill a bit steep, oil supertankers whose travel costs are soaring, and the S&P 500 that is becoming almost reasonable again on its...

The Week's Best Articles: AI Is Pretty Nice. Proof: It's Letting us Live

There is a lot of controversy around artificial intelligence, to put it mildly. Along the way, this week we also run into dictators, coral and influencers.

The Fed is ready to fight

The Fed is at the start of a rate-hiking cycle.

Markets price in three more rate hikes after Warsh's press conference

Kevin Warsh used his press conference to further toughen his assessment of inflation, while offering a clearer rationale for the rate increase decided on Wednesday.

The Fed resumes its rate-hike cycle as inflation is still high

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25bp, taking its target range to 3.75%-4%, a move in line with expectations after nearly two years on hold. The decision was unanimous, even though...

ECB enters a period of high-stakes maneuvering

The expected departure of Christine Lagarde and two of her fellow ECB Executive Board members in the coming months is opening a new round of horse-trading amongst European capitals.

Pictet AM says "Gold is not a safe haven"

Central banks, institutional investors and now retail buyers: the rush into gold keeps broadening. However, Christopher Dembik, investment strategy adviser at Pictet Asset Management, says that...

By August, war against Iran had cost the Pentagon $38.1bn

The war waged by the United States against Iran had cost the Pentagon about $38.1bn as of August 1, according to the Congressional Budget Office . Each additional month of fighting could add between...

The Fed rate hike that came down to a hundredth of a point

It all came down to an inflation print. More precisely, the second digit after the decimal point.

Altman, Amodei and Musk sound the alarm on AI

Artificial intelligence and semiconductor-linked stocks fell sharply Monday in Asia. The market is reacting to calls from several industry leaders to slow the development of the most advanced models.

Washington to sanction major bank on Monday over ties to Iran

The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up financial pressure on Iran once again, after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington will sanction a major bank on Monday, whose identity...

US inflation accelerates, bolstering the case for a rate hike

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August in the US, notably driven by a rebound in gasoline prices. The figures reinforce market expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise rates as soon as next...

Rising interest rates are a disaster for stocks

Profits are soaring, but not stocks.

Washington Privately Preparing for an Iran War That Could Last Years

Donald Trump's advisers have raised with the president the prospect of a conflict stretching to the end of his term, The Wall Street Journal has learned. Those discussions contrast with the White...

The US Treasury Triples Its Debt Buybacks and Reignites the Controversy

The US Treasury will triple the usual size of its long-term bond buybacks, with an operation that could reach $6bn on Thursday across maturities between 10 and 20 years. The stated goal remains to...

PwC Says the Global Race for Data Centers Is Set to Intensify

The rise of artificial intelligence is set to trigger a surge in data center investment. According to PwC's Global Data Center Outlook 2026-2050 study, $31.6tn is expected to be devoted to these...