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Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, likes to lock in gains when her tech darlings rally. That’s exactly what she’s doing with Snowflake, trimming her position after the cloud software stock surged nearly 10% over the past five trading days ahead of earnings. In 2025, the flagship …

Given the explosion in excitement about ancient Greek legends and myths, it is fitting that this week, several key protagonists in financial markets have, Icarus-style, flown too close to the sun.

U.S. equity markets finished higher this week even as a divided Federal Reserve and another sharp steepening of the yield curve kept financial conditions under pressure. The Fed held its benchmark rate

Small companies get a raw deal in the public markets. That’s particularly true of those on junior exchanges where interest from fund managers, analysts and the media tends to be low. Such markets, with fewer governance and reporting requirements, are supposed to help start-ups raise equity capital. But for both entrepreneurs and investors, the case is far from clear cut.