By SIMON CONSTABLE
The gold bulls are back.
The price for the metal just breached $1,400 a troy ounce, its highest level since 2013. The move opens the possibility that investor appetite for the metal is rising.
If we are indeed entering a major bull market for the metal then savvy investors should consider buying smaller cap gold mining stocks rather than either the metal itself or the larger miners. Read more here.
The Wall Street Journal, however, warned in an article (March 2019) that during down markets "ETFs could make things even worse." Markets reporter Simon Constable pointed to research that indicated "the proliferation of exchange-traded funds could create problems in a volatile market."
Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Forget Brexit, there's something far more worrying afoot in Europe: Italy's debt problem. It's on course to spark an existential crisis for Europe's single currency area, the eurozone.
While the European Union will aim to fix the problem it looks like they'll be no escape from the coming calamity, experts say. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
If you hate your company, its employees and the shareholders then go ahead and introduce the latest management fad: Hot-desking.
It's a better way to destroy the firm than inviting Russian hackers to rob you blind. The bigger the company, the faster the damage will occur with hot-desking. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Don't bet on Beyond Meat (BYND) to bring home the bacon for investors, especially after its big run-up.
Instead, try agribusiness company Corteva Inc (CTVA) , which was until recently part of mega chemical company DowDuPont (DWDP) . At the same time, lighten up on makers of plant foods such as Mosaic (MOS) . Read more here.
