The US dollar has slid to a four-year-low. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of major trading partners’ currencies, has dropped 12% since the start of 2025. Sterling now bu

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Companies in the news and how they were assessed

Companies in the news and how they were assessed

Netflix grows earnings: Revenue in the fourth-quarter at streaming giant Netflix increased nearly 18% to $12.05bn from a year earlier and net income rose 29% to $2.24bn. This was thanks to growth in s

Emerging markets came into focus over the course of 2025 amid a volatile global backdrop. Heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over US trade policy caused periodic bouts of weakness, as in