
I never thought the day would come that I disagree with Warren Buffett. Buffett is widely regarded as the world’s best investor and is statistically the world’s richest man. He made headlines in the last month over his enthusiasm for today’s stock market. “Be ...
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You are on page 1 of 1Paris, France Friday, 14 November 2008 Where are the plumbers? We are all Japan, now... And more! You remember the ‘plumbers?’ That was the name given to a special government committee – known as the Plunge Protection Team. When the drains get clogged and the ...
The world’s press spoke with one voice over the weekend:
“Now, the hard part...!”
“Obama faces huge challenges…”
“Not an easy time for President-elect...”
And for once... the press is right. It won’t be an easy time for Obama’s team. But the President-elect ...
Yesterday, we established that we’re in a bear market. Not that you needed me to point that out, of course. The chances are, your portfolio statement has told you that already. But today, I want to look forward — and work out whether we’re near the end of this ...
“It’s pretty much all out war,” said the chief financial economist at a large Japanese bank. Yesterday, the battle was hot and heavy. By 8 PM last evening the financial media was in a panic. An attack of stock market panics was rolling over the world. Japan was ...
Word on the street is that the pols are about finished Christmas treeing the bailout bill. The House of Representatives prepares to cast its historic vote today. Here at the Daily Reckoning...we stand back...aghast...agog...paralyzed by the whole spectacle... from ...
Aiy! We arrived in London this morning, greeted by a dark sky, rain and wind. Ah, the summer... we hardly knew ye... What a delightful summer it was! (More below...) The weather never actually turned summery – until the last two days – but it was still a ...
If there is one thing that has blighted the investment industry in the last two decades it is the increasing tendency to steer via the rear view mirror. Before then, fund managers and bankers would take a considered view of what the future might hold. They ...
Microsoft has dropped its bid for Yahoo following a lengthy campaign to buy the internet giant for $47.5 billion. Shares in Yahoo fell 15% on the news. So is this a buying signal for Yahoo, or are you better off on the sidelines?
The ‘MicroHoo’ union was ...
As a member of The Zurich Club, you know the potential of investing in shares outside the UK. But what are the tax implications of global investing? It’s a frequent question at The Zurich Club events, and a problem faced by a growing number of smart British ...
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