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A person using a laptop and mobile phone. Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesApplications are now open for the fourth edition of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies list, produced in partnership with market research firm Statista.Each year, CNBC and Statista chart the top fintech players from around the world, ranging from startups to Big Tech names, across segments including payments, wealth technology, insurance and more. Last year’s iteration included heavyweights such as Mastercard, Stripe and Visa, as well as many newer scaleups. Credit rewards company Bilt, payments upstart TerraPay and insurance platform Entsia made their debuts on the list. The World’s…

Every market cycle has its own character, but certain patterns appear frequently enough that they deserve attention. This is especially true when evaluating early-year rallies in small caps. Market history offers several notable examples of small caps surging right at the start of the year, and these bursts of strength have often provided insight into where we stand in the broader cycle. One example comes from January 1972, during the rise of the “Nifty Fifty”, when small caps rose more than 10% in a single month and finished the first quarter up nearly 19%. Another example occurred in January and…

Milo, a financial technology company and early mover in the crypto lending space, has surpassed $100million in originated crypto mortgages, marking a significant milestone for the emerging digital asset–backed home loan market.The milestone represents significant growth in the adoption of digital asset-based financing among high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. The $100million figure includes the company’s largest single transaction to date—a $12million crypto mortgage.Stability and AI-enhanced underwritingJosip Rupena, CEO and founder of MiloDespite the historical volatility of digital assets, Milo reports a perfect track record of zero margin calls across its entire mortgage portfolio. The company currently offers competitive interest rates…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Tech companies drove US stocks higher on Tuesday, as investors granted the software industry a reprieve after weeks of selling on fears that AI would decimate the sector. The S&P 500 ended the day up 0.8 per cent with the S&P tech sub-index up 1.2 per cent. The S&P software index rose 1.8 per cent but remains down by nearly 24 per cent on the year. Software stocks have been hammered in recent weeks as investors have fled sectors seen as vulnerable to…

Strategists see near-term consolidation for the Nikkei before earnings growth and foreign inflows drive a break above 60,000 by 2027.Summary:Nikkei seen at 57,500 by mid-2026Forecast lifted from November poll60,750 projected by mid-2027Foreign inflows acceleratingAI theme supportive but selectiveCorrection risk viewed as limitedJapan’s Nikkei 225 is expected to trade largely sideways in the near term before resuming its upward trajectory and breaking through the 60,000 milestone by mid-2027, according to a Reuters poll of equity strategists.The benchmark, which has risen more than 13% year-to-date, recently touched a record intraday high above 58,000 following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide snap election victory.…

Despite rallying as much as 130% last year, has had a poor start to 2026. With its shares around $400, they’re down nearly 20% from December’s all-time high. At first glance, this may sound like a buying opportunity, yet the stock’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio still sits at a frothy 371. Before the recent pullback, it was above 400.Two years ago, that same multiple was closer to the mid-40s. It’s a valuation jump that has raised more than a few eyebrows, especially as it’s happened even as Tesla’s earnings have been hit and miss in recent quarters. That alone makes the…

When markets are range-bound, it can be difficult to predict where stocks are going. Short option strategies may benefit from uncertainty, though they can also carry massive risks. Directionally-bound credit spreads may work, though, it requires a solid belief in your anticipated market direction. So where does that leave the risk-averse investors? Well, there are short iron condors, a four-legged income-generating strategy that pays off if the stock stays within a specific price range. A short iron condor, often just called an iron condor, is an options strategy designed to profit from a market staying within a certain range. It involves…

The window is still open for investors to grab attractive income in the bond market, but it won’t last forever, according to BlackRock’s Rick Rieder. These days, he is gravitating toward emerging market bonds, and locking in double-digit yields before the opportunity slips away. Bond yields move inversely to prices. “I’ve never seen this sort of demand for EM globally,” Rieder said in an interview with CNBC. As the firm’s chief investment officer of global fixed income, he manages $2.7 trillion in assets. Most emerging market countries are either cutting interest rates or keeping them on hold, he said. “[As]…

The negative effect of a combined increase in employers’ taxes and minimum wages has been “particularly acute” for young people, the Bank of England’s chief economist has warned.Huw Pill said on Tuesday that the increase in national insurance contributions (NICs) from April last year and the government’s efforts to equalise the “national living wage” had caused a particular problem for young people trying to find jobs.Official figures released last week showed that unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds is higher than the EU average for the first time, rising to 16.1% in the final three months of 2025. This is the…

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