[ad_1] The number of “short positions” taken by hedge funds against U.K. stocks has surged by 25% in the first five months of the year, as prominent U.K.-listed companies continue to be targeted in the aftermath of market turbulence generated by COVID-19. There were 1,569 short positions of at least 1% reported to the U.K.’s…
[ad_1] It may be a typically subdued day for stocks post-Thanksgiving, but escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over President Donald Trump’s support for Hong Kong have concerned investors. Trump signed two bills expressing support for human rights in the region on Thursday and U.S. futures are falling for a second consecutive day. Stocks…
[ad_1] Reuters A Royal Mail postal worker stands in the yard of a sorting office in Altrincham, Britain. European stocks dropped on Thursday on concern the U.S. and China won’t imminently strike a trade deal. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP,…