This share is a marvellous example of irrational exuberance. The share price has rocketed by 150% over the past three years, as supposedly rational fund managers have decided that they do not want to miss …
Yet another record bites the dust. The $33bn private-equity deal to buy US hospitals group HCA is the biggest-ever leveraged buyout (LBO), beating Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ $31bn purchase of RJR Nabisco, which has been the …
Robust earnings (along with reduced fears of a rate hike) helped propel US markets higher last week, with the S&P 500 posting its best weekly gain in three years. Bellwether stocks, such as ExxonMobil and …
The latest round of conflict in the Middle East has put oil prices firmly back on the news agenda. The cost of a barrel of the black stuff hit a new record of more than …
First-time homebuyers have never had it so tough, and they are resorting to bolder schemes to get one foot on a rung of the ever-ascending property ladder. Two-fifths of them are holding down two jobs, …
Home improvements packs, or ‘Hips’, were due to be introduced next May – not any more. While the Government haven’t actually scrapped Hips, they have decided not to let them go ahead in their full …
Whilst the Bank of Japan has finally moved to push its country’s base rate up, by 0.25% to 0.25%, its first move in six years, financial market investors are eagerly champing at the bit and …
On Wednesday the stock market in the US rallied because Ben Bernanke indicated that he might not push for higher interest rates. Two weeks ago the market rallied because of weak retail sales numbers (see …
The often-indiscriminate trading patterns resulting from current market volatility can create investment opportunities for investors patient enough to back long-running themes. At Taylor Young, we consider thematic investment vital in generating above-average returns for our …
“The best fund managers are those who prove themselves in both good and volatile markets,” says The Daily Telegraph. So who better to hold on to your money than one of the six UK fund …