Time for change According to many experts, the era of cheap money, overpriced equities and low interest rates is at an end. The bull markets that dominated stocks and equities have also halted, begging the question: how does one protect oneself? For more than a decade interest rates for loans like mortgages have been at […]
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Solar power rises again With recent upheavals in the energy sector for Europe amid the war in Ukraine, Germany is trying to boost the EU’s energy security by reviving its solar industry. Officials are starting to react with some urgency as the continent faces years of trying to move away from Russian fuel for power
Trouble in the financial jungle The investment company Tiger Global management has announced it is to retreat on many of its China equity investments, saying it seeks more clarity before putting more cash into the country’s stocks and economy. Tiger executives, including founder Charles “ Chase” Coleman, said that President Xi Jinping’s re-election and his
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VIP or VP? Music and movie stars jumping on fads or embracing odd innovations is nothing new, but for some time NFTs have gained traction among the famous and wealthy. Celebrities are backing the digital tokens, either by minting their own on-brand collections or purchasing them at high prices. Stars such as Justin Bieber, Snoop
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The message is the medium Social media companies have been appearing as much on the business pages as tech sites in recent times, not just with Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase finally drawing to a close while Meta’s share price has hit a yearly all time low. Donald Trump’s investment in the relative newbie channel Truth
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Investors shy away as yields fall Observers have pointed to a plunge in China’s offshore property bonds, which constitute a large proportion of the country’s previously rewarding dollar-denominated, high-yield debt market. The bonds plunged as Beijing cracked down on property speculation last year, which meant dozens of local developers defaulted on interest and principal payments.
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A sector shooting up its profits The video gaming industry has grown in leaps and bounds, especially in the last two years with the pandemic, but what does the market actually look like for potential investors? There are 2.7bn video game players around the world, one third of the population of the planet, creating global
Fishing suspension affects economy For the first time, fishing crews in Alaska announced they won’t be careering through ice and sea to pluck snow crab from the Bering Sea, due to dwindling stocks of the crustacean. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game cancelled snow crab season this year after a catastrophic population crash of
Economic factors in latest election With Brazil’s economy repairing itself progressively since the pandemic, unemployment falling to its lowest in nearly seven years and consumer prices finally edging downward, what is on the minds of the country’s voters? The rash of recent positive economic indicators may boost the chances for incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who
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Nord Stream latest With the main gas pipelines from Russia into Europe being disrupted or halted, nor only have EU nations and the UK price hikes and shortages in supply, they also face diplomatic hurdles. This week, Vladimir Putin claimed the ball is now in the European Union’s court – “let them just open the
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