‘Plenty more pain ahead’: Is the AI bubble bursting? City Talk Global markets are turning red after the blue sweep in the US midterms. Saxo Market’s Neil Wilson asks whether the time has finally come for the AI bubble to burst. Extraordinary market action yesterday. The selling pressure that had been building in AI stocks for weeks finally blew the bloody doors off. The trigger? The Democrats’ [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 losses soften after Nasdaq recovers from tech rout FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. It’s Friday and London’s blue-chip index is suffering another big loss after the tech rout deepened on global markets overnight. The FTSE 100 was down 1.6 per cent in afternoon trading to 10,616p. The Nasdaq was reversing some losses and gained 1.6 per cent at open on [...]
‘The blood is in the streets’: Nasdaq plunges as US midterms rattle SpaceX and Nvidia Markets The Nasdaq index was plunging into the red on Thursday after the US midterms rattled AI-related stocks including Nvidia, Oracle and SpaceX. The tech-heavy index, which tracks 100 of the largest non-financial companies, sank more than five per cent to around 24,416 points. Chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom each helped lead losses down eight and nine [...]
BP raises £785m to pay off debt after selling down Aker BP stake November 5, 2026 BP has offloaded around a third of its stake in Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP marking a major cash injection as it seeks to bring down its debt pile. The FTSE 100 energy giant told markets on Thursday it had sold a five per cent stake in Aker for around NOK9.83bn (£785m). BP [...]
As it happened: Stocks reverses early gains after tech sell-off; interest rates hiked November 5, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in a 8-1 split to hike rates to four per cent as concerns surrounding the inflationary impact of the Iran war dragged on. Meanwhile, [...]
Revolut secures $115bn price tag after string of licence wins November 4, 2026 Revolut has secured its latest milestone valuation following a funding round that included fresh injections from investment giants. The digital banking giant confirmed on Wednesday its price tag has swelled by over 50 per cent to $115bn after a transaction led by Glade Brook Capital Partners, Coatue and Durable Capital Partners. It is the first funding [...]
Global markets cheer to ‘gridlock’ after Democrats sweep US midterms November 4, 2026 Global stocks rallied after the Democratic party swept the US midterm elections settings the country up for political “gridlock”. Democrats flipped control of both the House of Representatives and Senate, handing the party greater domestic control over US policy and introducing a major blocker to President Donald Trump’s agenda. In the US, a bill must [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 rallies after Democratic sweep in midterms and oil retreats November 4, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. London’s blue-chip index has rallied into the afternoon while Wall Street also opened on the front foot after the midterm elections. Brent crude fell around $100 per barrel, extending the week’s decline as investors weighed up possible outcome of ongoing peace negotiations between the US and Iran. [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 drops; oil reverses gains on hopes of end to US-Iran war November 3, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. London’s blue-chip index came under pressure after a mixed bag for oil trading. The price of Brent crude has crept above $106 per barrel following reports of a US attack on Iran’s Qeshm Island, a key strategic military location controlling the Strait of Hormuz. The reported strike [...]
Global AI sell-off eases after bruising end of month performance November 2, 2026 The global AI sell-off eased on Monday as falling oil prices buoyed investors’ moods and sent them flocking back to tech stocks. After a bruising rout in tech shares on Wall Street last week, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500 rose 1.2 per cent and 0.7 respectively on market open. It’s a sharp [...]