It was only a matter of time before the record for the world’s biggest private-equity deal was broken. And it is fitting it was KKR that broke it. Seventeen years after the buyout group stunned …
Dr Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari is a former senior energy expert who spent his long career, which started in 1971, employed by the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) of Tehran, Iran. During the course of …
By far the majority of my personal investments are in mineral exploration companies and I spend a considerable amount of time traveling around the world looking at exploration and mining projects. I often travel with …
Forecasting markets couldn’t be more of a mug’s game. Not only is the future completely unpredictable, but as we point out in this week’s investment briefing, we make all kinds of mistakes when we try …
Two stories stand out this week. The first is the fact that the City is once again completely gripped by bid fever. A few weeks ago in our cover story, we looked at how the …
We are not in the business of forecasting the weather at MoneyWeek. However, given the constant scaremongering about the upcoming cold winter in the papers (it’s going to be the coldest for at least a …
Only last month, Fortune was telling us that the oil price was hitting the way Americans travelled. “Shoppers are making fewer trips to the mall. Bicycle sales are booming. Even car-pooling is back in vogue.” …
I am bemused by the price of Google shares. And even more bemused by the price analysts are forecasting. According to the mainstream analysts, they should soon hit around $600, and according to some of …
It’s tough being a bear on house prices these days. Most of those who thought that the market would crash in 2005 have lost their nerve and started to mutter about prices being stagnant for …
Is the panic over Livedoor a sign that Japan’s bull market is at an end? Not at all. Stay invested, says MoneyWeek editor Merryn Somerset Webb – all the good news on Japan’s economy from …