(Bloomberg) — Individual investors are buying stocks like never before and leaving the broader market in the dust. But at the same time, a surge in trading volume is raising fears that retail’s favorite positions are getting dangerously crowded. Most Read from Bloomberg Citigroup Inc.’s basket of 46 stocks most favored by non-professional investors, which…
By Rocky Swift and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday, while the yen and long-term bonds plunged as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country’s next premier, stoking bets on a revival in big spending and loose monetary policy. The Nikkei 225 Index soared 5%…
Investors largely shrugged off the start of the US government shutdown, with the major indexes continuing to notch record highs as Wall Street leaned on AI momentum and expectations for further easing of interest rates by the Federal Reserve. The stock market rally, led by large-cap tech, comes even as Washington gridlock delays critical economic…