Bloomberg Investors are getting excited about Big Tech again. With resurgent doubts about the strength of the post-pandemic boom, traders are shifting back into the tech behemoths whose dominance of high-growth industries leaves them poised to keep sales and profits rising even if the economy slows. That’s fuelled a run of outperformance since the beginning of June and marks a …

Bloomberg All through the pandemic era, buying stocks when corporate America delivers its quarterly reporting card has been a reliable winning trade. But the streak may be coming to a close. While second-quarter profits may look robust when banks start reporting on July 13, the forecast earnings increase of 64% for all firms in the S&P 500 Index probably marks …

Bloomberg Top officials from the US, Germany and France each expressed confidence that a global tax deal endorsed at the Group of 20 meeting in Venice has enough momentum to overcome political obstacles in Washington and within the European Union (EU) in time for it to be finalised in October. “There’s more work to be done, but I’m really hopeful …