Final frontier: Six reasons to explore the space economy

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Investor enthusiasm for space skyrocketed this spring when SpaceX launched its initial public offering (IPO) just weeks after NASA sent four astronauts to the far side of the moon. SpaceX

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Capital Group Global Equity Study: Global dividends surge 7.9% to record US$827 billion in Q2 2026 as AI boom lifts payouts

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Companies worldwide paid a record US$827.3 billion in dividends in the second quarter of 2026, up 7.9% from a year earlier, according to the latest Dividend Watch, part of the

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High yield sheds its ‘junk bond’ past as credit quality reaches historic highs

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The global high-yield bond market is undergoing a fundamental shift in credit quality that has left its former “junk bond” reputation increasingly disconnected from reality, according to Capital Group fixed

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CPD: Positioning portfolios for the next world order

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Key takeaways The global system is becoming more fragmented and policy-driven, leading to more uneven and less predictable market outcomes. Geopolitical risk is now persistent, showing up not just in

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Capital Group announces appointment of new Chief Information Officer

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Capital Group, the world’s largest global active investment manager, announced the appointment of Guillermo Veiga as Chief Information Officer. He will join the company in November, succeeding Marta Zarraga, who

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Four charts that expose market concentration risk

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Since ChatGPT launched in 2022, some AI-related stocks have soared to record highs despite elevated inflation, sweeping tariffs and war in the Middle East. A small group of companies now

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Capital Group study reveals global companies have now earned back their US$35 trillion 2014 market value

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Global companies have now generated enough profit to exceed their entire stock market value from the start of 2014, showing that strong earnings growth has repeatedly justified rising equity valuations

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Capital Group appoints Jamie Sinclair as Head of ETFs for Europe and Asia-Pacific

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Capital Group, one of the world’s largest and most experienced active investment managers, with US$3.4 trillion¹ of assets under management, has appointed Jamie Sinclair as Head of ETFs for Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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A wider pitch: lessons from the largest football World Cup in history

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Key takeaways A 48-team football World Cup gives more nations a seat at the table — but not on equal terms. The same is true in markets. Emerging markets as

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Capital Group announces plans to open first office in the Middle East

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Capital Group, one of the world’s largest and leading active investment managers1, today announces plans to establish its first office in the Middle East, in the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Global

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