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The US housing market ‘freefall’ continues
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Should investors be wary this autumn?
The old adage ‘sell in May and return on St Leger’s Day’ (last Saturday) is being dusted down again as autumn approaches. However, investors often forget that September is typically a bad month for stocks. …
How to find value in literature
One of the most popular myths associated with book collecting is that the presence of an author’s signature will add to a book’s value. However, as the Irish poet Seamus Heaney recently quipped, he has …
Why Asian equities are about to take off
The view from the window of my newly-acquired apartment in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second city, is one of furious, noisy activity. Right through the weekend and throughout the nights, teams of helmeted, smartly-uniformed construction workers …
How bad are the oil majors’ problems?
This feature is part of our FREE daily Money Morning email. If you’d like to sign up, please click here: sign up for Money Morning. The UK’s oil majors are having a tough time of …
A romantic alternative to buying a house?
“More than 60 million people are now packed onto the decks of SS Great Britain,” says Richard Morrison in The Times. “And according to the Express… the entire population of Romania is about to move …
Where will the retail squeeze be felt the most?
Life hasn’t been particularly easy for high street retailers in recent years, amid rising costs, falling prices and rampant competition. But the bad news for shopkeepers is that it looks like things are set to …
Turkey of the week: too excited about pubs?
I wonder whether the City has been spending a little too much time frequenting this company’s bars – I can’t think of any other reason why the its share price should have gone up recently. Admittedly, bars have benefited …
Paul Hill’s tip of the week: get into debt
Once again, it’s time to review how my tips have performed. I’m glad to report that as at 11 September 2006, 20 out of 28 of these tips are currently higher than their recommended prices, …
The fuel of the future? It’s coal…
Coal is renewing its claim to being the fuel of the future. It’s plentiful, with enough proven reserves to last the world 164 years, and unlike oil and natural gas, supply isn’t dependent on political …