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Anthropic IPO investors grapple with existential AI risk

Dario Amodei, Anthropic's chief executive, was paid $18 million in 2025, most of it in stock and option awards. That's according to the company's unpublished IPO prospectus, which Reuters reviewed and reported on Oct. 6. The figures came out as…

China’s gold imports top 1,000 tons in 2026, already surpassing all of last year

China's gold imports surpassed 1,000 tonnes through August 2026, already exceeding the country's total for all of 2025 and setting a record pace since comparable customs data began in 2017, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

SoftBank launches $11B bond sale to fund OpenAI bet

SoftBank Group has launched more than $11 billion in senior unsecured notes to help finance its ongoing investment in OpenAI, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters — a deal that would rank among the largest-ever junk bond offerings.

Emerging market debt draws $11.3B despite surging U.S. yields

Foreign investors added a net $11.3 billion to emerging market portfolios in August, marking the second consecutive month of inflows even as the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in nearly two decades, according to data released…

Global dividends hit record $827B in Q2 as AI fuels payouts

Global dividends reached a record $827.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, rising 7.9% year-over-year, as technology companies translated AI-driven earnings into higher shareholder returns, according to Capital Group's Global Equity Study released Wednesday.

Investors eye Chinese bonds as U.S. debt tops $40T

As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note hovers near 4.8% and the national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, a growing number of investors are looking to an unlikely haven: Chinese government bonds. Speaking at the Fortune Leaders Forum…

Wall Street banks converge on $5,000 gold forecast

A growing chorus of Wall Street banks is forecasting that gold will approach or exceed $5,000 per ounce by the end of 2026, even as strong U.S. employment data and the prospect of another Federal Reserve rate hike weigh on…

Bitcoin treasury firms lose $80B as leveraged model unravels

The era of repackaging public companies as leveraged Bitcoin vehicles is coming undone. The 50 largest publicly listed Bitcoin treasury firms have seen their combined market capitalization fall from $150 billion in July 2025 to just $67 billion by August…

AI token prices collapse as chip costs climb, squeezing investors

The price of artificial intelligence is deflating in real time while the cost of building it refuses to follow, creating a squeeze that has dominated equity markets this summer. Investors are now grappling with a central question: as intelligence becomes…

Shein IPO backers agree to unusual six-month lock-up

Existing investors in Shein Global Holdings have agreed to a six-month lock-up on new shares allocated to them in the company's Hong Kong initial public offering, an unusual arrangement that could limit freely tradable stock when the fast-fashion retailer begins…

Intesa Sanpaolo holds nearly $1B SpaceX stake, SEC filing shows

Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, held a stake worth approximately $966 million in Elon Musk's SpaceX as of June 30, according to an SEC filing disclosed on Monday.

Norway, Canada funds disclose SpaceX stakes after IPO

Two of the world's largest government-backed investment funds disclosed holdings in SpaceX this week, underscoring the breadth of institutional demand for Elon Musk's space and AI conglomerate following its public listing earlier this year.

TikTok influencers pitch ultrawealthy tax strategies to everyday investors

Tax-saving investment strategies long confined to hedge funds, family offices and wealthy individuals are now being pitched to everyday Americans through TikTok, YouTube Alphabet Inc. and Instagram, as financial influencers and advisory firms race to market complex techniques to a…

EM stocks hit record discount to S&P 500, falling below half its valuation

The valuation gap between emerging-market equities and their US counterparts has widened to a level not seen in at least 20 years, with developing-economy stocks now trading at less than half the price-to-earnings multiple of the S&P 500, according to…

Tech hedge funds post worst month since 2008 amid AI stock rout

Technology-focused hedge funds suffered their worst monthly performance since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis in July, as a brutal sell-off in artificial intelligence stocks triggered forced liquidations and wiped billions from some of the industry's most prominent names.

SpaceX stock falls below $135 IPO price for first time

SpaceX shares fell below their $135 initial public offering price on Wednesday for the first time since the company went public just over a month ago, extending a punishing sell-off that has erased hundreds of billions of dollars in market…

BofA survey finds global investors most bullish since February

Bank of America's July Global Fund Manager Survey, released Tuesday, shows investor sentiment has climbed to its highest level since February, as fund managers embrace risk assets amid growing confidence in the macroeconomic outlook.

SK Hynix leveraged ETFs debut in U.S. amid $1B retail losses in Asia

The explosive growth of leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to SK Hynix has left retail investors in Hong Kong nursing steep losses, as wild swings in the South Korean chipmaker's shares turned leveraged bets into a punishing trap for everyday traders.

Gold’s three-year bull market officially ends after 150% rally

Gold's three-year bull market has officially ended, according to Bloomberg, capping a rally that saw prices surge roughly 150% from late 2022 before peaking near $5,586 an ounce on January 29. The metal has since fallen into bear market territory,…

China emerges as volatility hedge as investors buy in

Global investors are reassessing Chinese assets as a buffer against volatility, as the country's bond market, currency, and equities break step with turbulent global trends driven by the Middle East conflict and AI-fuelled rallies elsewhere.

SK Hynix unveils $64B chip plant plan amid global tech selloff

SK Hynix said on Thursday it plans to invest 100 trillion won ($64.38 billion) to build new chip-making facilities in Cheongju, central South Korea, including a major NAND memory factory set to begin production by 2029. The announcement marks the…

Strategy files plan to sell Bitcoin amid market rout

Bitcoin enters the final days of June trading near $60,000, down more than 50% from its all-time high of approximately $126,000 reached in October 2025, as analysts warn a deeper decline could be ahead before the cycle finds its bottom.

Chinese hedge funds warn AI ‘super bubble’ is nearing collapse

Two of China's most prominent hedge fund managers issued stark warnings this week that the global artificial intelligence stock boom has entered dangerous territory, adding to a chorus of bearish voices as technology shares stumbled through a volatile week of…

Allianz CIO warns SpaceX bond sale signals ‘bubble territory’

SpaceX completed a record $25 billion inaugural bond sale on Tuesday, less than two weeks after its historic initial public offering, as investor demand swelled to nearly $90 billion in orders — prompting one of Europe's top financial executives to…

Goldman Sachs warns AI stocks face ‘earnings bubble’ risk

Goldman Sachs's The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. research division issued a report on June 22 concluding that while the AI investment boom has not yet peaked, market valuations for AI-related companies have moved well ahead of what macroeconomic benchmarks can…