CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Trade War Bans English Oaks in Ireland

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Listen here.

Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash

WSJ: What Is ‘Carry’ in Investing?

By SIMON  CONSTABLE 

Sometimes Wall Street veterans use the term “carry” when referring to the attributes of different asset classes. But to make matters more confusing, the term also refers to a type of sophisticated trading strategy. Read more here.

Photo by Stephen Dawson on Unsplash

CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: The disappearing Scottish snowcap.

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Listen here.

Photo by Katie Gerrard on Unsplash

CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: A Scottish trawler ensnared by the fishing wars between France and England.

 By SIMON CONSTBLE

Listen here.

Photo by Ray Harrington on Unsplash

Daily Star: The Egos Have Landed

 

Forbes: Bullish News For Crypto -- CME Bitcoin Shorts Hit Extreme Level

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Extreme short bitcoin futures positioning on the CME suggests prices for the cryptocurrency could be set for a bounce. Read more here.

Photo by Aleksi Räisä on Unsplash

Forbes: China’s Demographic Problem Set To Torpedo Its Economy, Report Warns

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Forget all the other worries about China. The big problem is that the country is going to run out of its most productive workers. Read more here.

Photo by Lin Zhizhao on Unsplash