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He's also taking a big risk: the Fed chair nomination puts Scott Bessent under pressure

If the next Fed chair does not meet Donald Trump's expectations, the Treasury secretary could lose the president's trust.

MarketScreener roundup: Poxel, Haffner, Europlasma, the Return of the Living Dead

Dilutive financings continue to ravage the stockmarket. However, as the mechanism remains legal, they keep expanding. It is therefore occasionally necessary to remind small shareholders of the havoc...

Fusion-Portfolios: the Trio that triggers the Reaction

Our approach has focused our research on the nuclear value chain, a strategic market booming thanks to energy security imperatives and new investment cycles. Rigorous criteria were applied to isolate...

ABC of Financial Analysis: Working Capital Requirement

As a concept that is often abstract or poorly understood, the working capital requirement is nevertheless a fundamental variable in defining the attractiveness of a business activity.

Anthropic accelerates toward Wall Street to edge OpenAI out

According to the Financial Times, the American AI startup has hired Wilson Sonsini to prepare its IPO, aiming to beat OpenAI and capture billions at a potential valuation of over $300bn.

Copper is the new oil

Copper almost hit $11,300 per tonne today, marking an all-time high and a 30% surge year-to-date. Mining companies won't green light new projects until copper reaches $12,000 per tonne. We're still 6%...

Inflation definitively buries chance of a December ECB rate cut

If there had been a small chance of an ECB rate cut on December 18, the inflation figures published by Eurostat this morning have buried it for good.

Signs of fatigue and tensions with the base: Is Trump losing touch?

Reelected triumphantly a year ago, after an incredible comeback, Donald Trump almost made us forget that he is the oldest elected president of the United States. But that reality is catching up with...

Bank of England: Capital idea or pothole policy?

Britain's banks get a lighter load, but will they speed up the economy or veer off course?

Warren Buffett: the latest letter from the best capital allocator in history

Published for Thanksgiving, Warren Buffett's final message to his shareholders reads like anything but a routine note. At 95, the Oracle of Omaha announces his retirement, passing the baton to his...

Stupid question: why do people love stockmarket crashes so much?

Nobody can have failed to notice that the slump in risky assets such as equities or cryptocurrencies generates a far denser media flow than rising phases, however prolonged. Why are people so...

Earnings calendar from 1 to 5 December 2025: just when you think it's over, there's more to come!

Welcome to the calendar of corporate releases for listed companies for the week of 1 to 5 December 2025. There are still some big names reporting as the season draws to a close: Salesforce and...

A rate cut, yes! But at what cost?

Just as investors were beginning to show serious signs of anxiety about the AI narrative, the Fed put has given them fresh hope. While Wall Street is clinging to rate cuts, they are not of course...

More fear than harm for Airbus after the emergency software fix on 6,000 A320s?

After an incident linked to a solar flare on a JetBlue A320, Airbus launched an unprecedented emergency software recall. Thousands of aircraft worldwide were updated over the weekend, illustrating the...

AI: why infrastructure captures most of the value

As tech and AI valuations hit record highs in the United States, a growing share of asset managers is betting on infrastructure rather than end-user applications.

Uranium: underpriced commodity for a nuclear future

Uranium trades at ~$75-80/lb today. Roughly half the $150/lb needed to incentivise new mine development, while reactor demand grows 28% by 2030 and annual production barely covers today's consumption.

The Best Articles of the Week: the art of bluff, al dente pasta and crypto barons on steroids

In this week's press review, the line between reality and fiction gets blurred, whether it's investment turning into a video game, a secret plan in case of a world war, or the scientific cooking of...

Broadcom, the shadow behind Alphabet's success

While Alphabet is drawing record attention thanks to the success of Gemini 3 Pro, another, quieter but essential player sits at the heart of this meteoric rise: Broadcom. The semiconductor giant is...

The UK budget reassures, but the saga continues

It was a keenly awaited moment for the financial markets: the presentation of the 2026 budget in the UK. A largely successful test, judging by market reactions on Gilts and the pound. The day will...