Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Briefings: An Unexpected Twist in the Green Movement

By SIMON CONSTABLE

What a difference a year makes when it comes to environmental matters. Late last year, the great and the good descended on Glasgow, Scotland, for the COP26 climate summit. It was no small affair. Dignitaries weighing in included the UK’s Prince Charles, US President Joe Biden, Greta Thunberg, former Secretary of State John Kerry, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Even Pope Francis proffered his views from the Vatican. Read more here.

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Barron's: British Stock Market Is Beating the U.S. How to Catch the Momentum

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Over the past three months, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 both took a beating. Not so the FTSE 100, which tracks the United Kingdom’s largest publicly traded companies.

It was a good place to invest when the U.S. markets were not. Even better, the U.K.’s outperformance could continue for a while. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Fifty years after Crazy Eddie's 1970s troubled New York City

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Listen here.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Forbes: The Wall Street Revolution that Failed

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

This story screams “David versus Goliath,” only not in the holy land thousands of years ago, but rather on Wall Street recently and with a twist. Read more here.





Citywire: What effect will rising interest rates have on commercial real estate investments?

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

While recent fears of rising interest rates sent securities prices tumbling in May, that shouldn't be a problem for direct investors in commercial real estate, experts say. Read more here.

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Monday, February 7, 2022

WSJ: Financial Flashback "Crazy Eddie"

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Available exclusively in print, a look back at a saga that ended 25 years ago.