By SIMON CONSTABLE
Actively trading securities in the run-up to a divorce can be detrimental to an individual investor’s wealth, a draft research report finds.
The paper adds to research showing how major life events can affect the investment performance of both individual and professional investors. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
While unemployment ballooned and the global economy collapsed in the months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an odd thing happened: Wall Street surged. The stock market rose to record levels, relatively new asset classes such as cryptocurrencies headed to the moon, and individual investors had hedge fund managers reeling. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Silver prices look set to stage a double-digit percentage rally in the fall. However, experts say investors should wait for a likely dip in prices over the next few weeks before snapping up a stash of the metal.
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By SIMON CONSTABLE
On one late-spring afternoon, a commercial airliner approaching the Lithuanian border was diverted by Belarusian officials. They ultimately removed and arrested one of the plane’s passengers, an opponent of the authoritarian president of Belarus, in what some are calling a “state-sponsored terrorist act.” The airspace above Belarus immediately became heated political territory, disrupting travel throughout the area and, more importantly, threatening another regional conflict. Read more here.
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By SIMON CONSTABLE
The current global surge in inflation may have started in the U.S. but it won’t end there, new research shows. It’s likely to show up in other places too.
“Recent currency movements imply that inflation will accelerate in Japan,” states a recent report from economics analytics company HCWE & Co. Read more here.
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