CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: The silver trade in the pandemic

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

 

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Barron's: Lumber Prices Have Fallen Back to Earth. Don’t Expect House Prices to Get Cheaper.

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The lumber bubble is over. Prices likely will stay rangebound for the foreseeable future as supply increases and demand from home builders remains robust. Read more here.

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Forbes France: Le Danemark : Un paradis pour les affaires

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Selon le récent rapport Global Business Complexity Index 2021, le Danemark est le meilleur pays dans le monde pour faire des affaires. Gérer une entreprise en Europe c’est un peu comme le roman Le Conte de deux cités de Charles Dickens : parfois cela peut être merveilleux, d’autres fois cela ressemble davantage à un cauchemar. Tout va dépendre de l’endroit où vous installez votre entreprise. Évidemment, c’est également un aspect que les investisseurs doivent prendre en compte quand ils investissent dans des projets à l’étranger.

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WSJ: What Is a ‘Drawdown’?

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Sometimes stock-market research reports refer to something known as “drawdowns.” But it’s not always clear what the term means, because it’s often ill-defined and it’s used in at least a couple of different ways.

In its simplest form, it’s Wall Street-speak for “You lost money.” Read more here.

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WSJ: Active Stock Traders, Beware: Your Returns May Suffer in the Years Before a Divorce

 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.

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Darden: The Future of Investing (Looks Very Different)

 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.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Boris Johnson shuns Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh Part 2 of 2

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