Not as many hard-charging banks as you might think

Global uncertainty is rising but is for now well short of the dramatic heights seen during the US president’s first administration

Bank of America sees a better year ahead for airline investors

Scale and prospects of US business drove 2023 decision to move CRH’s primary stock market listing to New York

Most investors appear unbothered by ‘stratospheric’ US prices

Bank of America says we are in a period of rising risk and rising return

Rethink,a not-for-profit that backs other charities, has proved remarkably successful since its launch in 2016

Unfortunately, diversification isn’t what it used to be

Cash holdings hit a record high as billionaire investor dumps $76bn of stocks for $47.2bn gain

Strong corporate results lead US markets higher as investors assess Trump’s chances of a White House return

Valuation remains unchallenging while buyback and dividend convert to 6% yield for shareholders

A massive regional conflict could see oil prices spiking across the globe

Pretax profits rose by 158% last year to €1.73 billion, helped in part by rising interest rates

Even the strongest stocks don’t rise all the time

Bank also seen making major headway in coming years on using up remaining deferred tax assets used to minimise Revenue bill since crash

Capital flows from institutional investors are driving up the price of tokens such as bitcoin

Loan loss provisions have thinned even as regulators highlight risks in commercial real estate market

Anything less than blowout earnings could cause a sell-off with one analyst warning of downside of up to 30%

Remuneration of $31m comes after boss pared back bank’s lossmaking push into retail banking

Bank of America fund manager survey suggests stocks may be vulnerable to any disappointments