Time for ESG investors and defence stocks to call a truce

• Investors call for shake-up of Europe’s ‘failed’ securitisation market

  Fund managers and insurers say long-overdue reforms could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in financing
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 21

• Trump’s trade war has rattled investors — uncertainty is a call to action

  Lack of clarity on what’s ahead should, if we’re smart, enhance our financial-planning skills.
  
  MarketWatch - 2d

• U.S. stocks are near record highs. Why are investors so worried?

  Sentiment gauges have soured — but the S&P 500 was at record highs just a few days ago. What’s going on?
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 24

• Market winners can fall hard — as investors in these favorite stocks found out

  ‘Magnificent Seven’ investors, take note.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 24

• Stagflation is a new threat to the stock-market rally. What investors should know.

  Worries about an unwelcome mix of inflation and stagnating economic growth are back, only this time such fears are becoming harder for investors to shake off.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 24

• Snowflake’s stock soars as revenue and guidance cheer up investors

  Snowflake shares soared in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue topped estimates and it offered upbeat guidance for fiscal 2026.
  
  MarketWatch - 4d

• The stock market is luring investors with promises. Here’s why they should be nervous.

  The S&P 500’s false upside breakouts should give stock buyers pause.
  
  MarketWatch - 4d

• 10 dividend stocks for investors who also want growth

  These companies have attractive dividend yields, and analysts expect them to show high growth rates for revenue and profits through 2026.
  
  MarketWatch - 7h
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  German parliament in race against time to sign off on new defence fund

  Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor, has spoken of urgent need for ramped-up defence, but ‘blocking minority’ could form in future Bundestag. Germany’s outgoing parliament could be asked ...
  
  The Guardian - 6d

More from Financial Times

• FirstFT: TSMC to invest $100bn in US manufacturing in attempt to ward off tariffs

  Also in today’s newsletter, Singapore probes suspected fraud in sales of US-controlled Nvidia chips, and 7-Eleven owner set to replace its leader
  
  Financial Times - 1h

• FTSE UK indices to include shares priced in foreign currencies

  The plan is part of efforts to boost the attractiveness of the City of London to investors
  
  Financial Times - 1h

• At least two dead after car driven into crowd in German city of Mannheim

  Forty-year-old man from Germany arrested after incident that follows other fatal assaults in the country
  
  Financial Times - 3h

• Norway’s natural gas windfall should go to Ukraine

  The country provides less support, as a share of GDP, than its neighbours
  
  Financial Times - 5h

• In Gaza, pottery for those who have lost everything

  Palestinians under siege turn to ancient designs made from the clay beneath their feet
  
  Financial Times - 7h

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  Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariffs Set to Take Effect

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  Matz Sels saves in FA Cup shootout to edge Nottingham Forest past Ipswich

  Sometimes football is a game of four halves, and on this occasion three of them were devoid of quality. In the end, only one moment truly mattered and that was Matz Sels’ penalty shootout save from ...
  
  The Guardian - 1h
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  King Charles ‘determined to play part’ in diplomacy as he welcomes Trudeau

  Monarch keen to put his soft power to use amid Trump’s incendiary rhetoric on Canada and tension over Ukraine. King Charles is “very conscious” of his global responsibility and unique diplomatic ...
  
  The Guardian - 1h

• FirstFT: TSMC to invest $100bn in US manufacturing in attempt to ward off tariffs

  Also in today’s newsletter, Singapore probes suspected fraud in sales of US-controlled Nvidia chips, and 7-Eleven owner set to replace its leader
  
  Financial Times - 1h
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  Trump says ‘no room left’ for deal that avoids tariffs on Mexico and Canada

  Announcement leads to sharp sell-off on Wall Street as Trump also vows tariffs on farm products starting in April. The US will press ahead with steep tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Tuesday, ...
  
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