It was when Ooni discovered they were a big hit in Korea that the founders knew they had a global brand in the offing.
The Nasdaq Composite stock index has closed out its best quarter since 2020, buoyed from bets on Big Tech companies by investors who rolled back expectations for higher interest rates. The tech-heavy index gained 16.8 per cent in the first three months of 2023 after rising 1.7 per cent on Friday. The broader S&P 500 index was also lifted by the strength in tech, adding 1.4 per cent on Friday to bring its quarterly increase to 7 per cent.
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Friday.