Friday, June 4, 2021

Barron's: BP’s Pivot to Renewables Has Big Potential—and Sizable Risks

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Investors wanting to inject some fuel into their portfolio could do a whole lot worse than to consider energy giant BP.

BP (ticker: BP) has the potential for big gains over the next 12 months as the company engages in a significant stock buyback program, continues transitioning toward renewable energy, and markets its oil and gas at relatively high prices, analysts say. Read more
 here.


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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Korn Ferry: Germany -- The Issues Beyond COVID

By SIMON CONSTABLE

They are headlines that no one can miss—Europe’s continued problems with its vaccine programs. But experts say that the continent’s biggest economy, once well lauded, has quietly developed a different set of economic ails. Read more here.



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Eye On the World with John Batchelor: Scotland reopens, except Edinburgh; and the price of hogs in China.

 By SIMON CONSTABLE


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Monday, May 31, 2021

Forbes: Another Blow To The EU — Its Population Is Divided

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The bureaucracy that is the European Union just received another blow, this time from its residents.

The population of the 27-country bloc are hugely divided over some of the key aspects of EU membership, a recent report by researchers at Oxford University shows. Read more here.


Forbes: Pork Prices Set To Plunge As Chinese Demand Evaporates

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Look out below.

Prices for pork look set to plunge over the summer, recent research shows. Read more here.


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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Forbes: COVID Dreams: More Americans Got Toked In 2020, Study Shows

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The year of the COVID-19 pandemic also appears to have been a year that more Americans got high. At least that’s where new research points. Read more here.



Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Forbes: UBS Takes Apart The Case For Investing In Cryptos

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The woes of crypto currency investment go way beyond the problems caused by the Chinese government, according to a leading bank.

“We see a range of other reasons that investors should treat cryptos, such as bitcoin, as a speculative asset,” states a recent research note from Swiss banking company UBS. Read more here.

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