Geographic diversification is a staple of all good portfolios. But you can attain it in many ways, from buying one or two global funds to using a different fund for each region. Or you can invest in ...
RBC economists said at the end of September that “growth in the second half of this year is likely to turn out significantly weaker than both we and the ECB had been expecting up to very recently”.
The potential escalation in the Middle East, and its impact on energy prices, drove up valuations for both BP (BP.) and Shell (SHEL), even though the latter oil & gas major recently announced a cut in ...
Artisanal Spirits is an excellent lesson about when business models, balance sheets, investors and lenders aren't always drinking from the same cup ...
Productivity suffers when investment lags, yet this leads into the counter-argument for the role of the state. Disciples of economist John Maynard-Keynes assert government spending boosts aggregate ...
It’s safe to assume that shareholders will approve his elevation to executive chair at the company’s annual general meeting in December and, if they do, he will be replaced as chief executive by ...
Shareholders of asset manager Schroders (SDR) will sympathise with this dilemma after a torrid couple of years. Punishing market conditions and a misfiring acquisitions policy have brought the share ...