Marianne WilliamsonThe fast pace of events in Westminster means that the odds on the various Brexit- and election-related bets are moving very quickly. It therefore makes sense to turn my attention Stateside and take a …
With £604,856 already matched on Betfair, punters clearly think that a general election in Britain will happen sooner rather than later. An election this year is the favourite at odds of 1.53 (65.3%). The other …
Food-delivery rivals could eat Uber’s lunchThe ride-hailing app is still bleeding red ink and looks absurdly overvalued. For the first five months of this year the only thing people were talking about was how much …
Our impending departure from the EU continues to dominate the headlines and the eight Brexit-related markets on Betfair have attracted plenty of money. The market on the possibility of a no-deal Brexit this year has …
The loonie has been on a roll since April 2018In today’s Currency Corner, I thought I’d pick a forex combination at random and see where it takes us. So, for no particular reason, let’s go …
Elizabeth Warren: a leading candidateWhat with all the political turmoil in the UK, it’s easy to forget that the US presidential election cycle is in full swing. It is still well over a year before …
J. Michael Pearson: BHC’s era of excess is overPharmaceutical firm Bausch Health, formerly known as Valeant, is putting a dodgy past behind it. Until four years ago, Valeant Pharmaceuticals – now Bausch Health Companies (NYSE: …
Boris Johnson’s victory in the Conservative leadership contest at the end of last month means that several of my most long-standing bets have been settled. I backed Johnson to become the next Tory leader (along …
Friends is being removed from NetflixNetflix’s rivals are investing heavily in content, making the streaming pioneer’s life harder. Last October, I suggested that you short the online streaming service Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX). This proved to …
Libra: several countries are considering banning itThis surge in the bitcoin price seems no more likely to endure than the last one, says Matthew Partridge. Early this year investors thought that bitcoin, the digital currency, …