The first quarter is almost behind us, and analysts are starting to discern the patterns that are shaping the year’s stock markets. Two key points are already standing out. One is the high levels of market concentration; the Magnificent 7 mega-cap tech firms are still soaking up a disproportionate share of the gains. The second, related to this, is a need to diversify – but to choose the diversification carefully. Investors can’t rely on a general broadening of the market to lift a portfolio. Ra...

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Around 1,400 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry, central England, went on strike on Tuesday and plan to do so again on Wednesday as part of a long-running dispute over pay and union recognition, the GMB trade union said. Amazon's preference is to resolve issues with employees directly rather than through unions. The latest Coventry strike comes a week after GMB members at the Amazon site submitted an application for mandatory union recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC)...