A major market milestone has been reached on Wall Street. Tech giant Apple, following a 70% share-price surge this year, has eclipsed the value of the entire US energy sector, says Robin Wigglesworth on ft.com. …
A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Robin Geffen, Head of the Liontrust Global Equity Team, selects three favourites. We believe investors looking for income from UK equities should look …
South Africa: a reform story endlessly sketched out, but never written“Cyril Ramaphosa is running out of time to reform South Africa,” says The Economist. The country was “ravaged” by years of corruption under his predecessor …
Should we go with Trump?One part of the Brexit debate is thankfully over. A more important one must now begin Last Thursday, we finally ended the debate. With Boris Johnson re-elected as prime minister with …
It may be time to take your savings elsewhereYou can do better than most occupational pension schemes’ default fund. What’s the one thing you could do today to increase your wealth in retirement? If you’re …
French protests are a “dragon that must be slain”Workers in France are on strike and taking to the streets to protest against President Macron’s reforms. We’ve seen this play before – but this time the …
The film Bohemian Rhapsody, about Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury, gave the band’s sales a huge boostHipgnosis, a fund hoping to profit from song royalties, sounds beguiling. But is best avoided for now. With bond yields …
If you missed any of this week’s Money Morning articles, here are the links you need: Monday: The big risk for 2020: what if everything goes right? Tuesday: Don’t bet on a stellar 2020 for …
Oil has hit a three-month high above $65 a barrel following Trump’s China trade deal. That is a level not seen since September’s drone attack on Saudi Arabia briefly knocked out some 5% of global …
For more like this, sign up to Money Morning, our free daily email. In the UK this morning, we get the latest data on public sector net borrowing. This gives a snapshot of government spending. In …