Fox Business Digital: Europe’s best kept secret: Poland, the region’s economic tiger

 By SIMON CONSTABLE,

Nothing seems to get in the way of Poland going from strength to strength despite being part of the sluggish European Union. There are multiple reasons why and many facets, including the country’s outstanding defense spending and its conservative Donald Trump-like approach to illicit immigration.

Late last month, Poland’s economy was estimated to have grown by 2.9% last year, according to the country’s StatOffice. That performance trounces Europe’s single currency area, also known as the eurozone, by more than threefold; it eked out a mere 0.7% over the same period.

Poland's growth also overtook the U.S., which grew a robust 2.5% in the 12 months through December.

"The last year or two has seen a boom, and it's getting publicity," says Mateusz Urban, a senior economist at Oxford Economics in Warsaw, Poland, told FOX Business. "There really is a European tiger right at Germany’s door." Read more here.

The flag of Poland at the cemetery of the Polish refugees in Koja, Uganda.

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Mr Market: Investment quiz to fail. @RealConstable @WSJ @BatchelorShow

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#South Of France: Day in the clouds of Cordes-sur-Ciel @RealConstable @WSJ @BatchelorShow

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WSJ: How Much Do You Know About Alternative Investments? Take Our Quiz and See

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

There’s more to investing than stocks, bonds and cash. There are a host of alternative investments—alts for short—ranging from hedge funds and venture capital to precious metals and commodity futures.

In general, these investments aren’t as liquid or easily traded as mainstream assets, but proponents say they help diversify portfolios and some alts, like private equity, have historically high risk-adjusted returns. 

Find out how much you know about alts by taking our quiz.

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Over the period 2000 to 2024, the SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund gained 525.24% including dividends. How much did the price of gold change over the same period?

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#UK: PM Starmer in comparison to POTUS Trump. @RealConstable, Occitanie. @BatchelorShow

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#France: Daffodils and Clement Skies. @RealConstable, Occitanie. @BatchelorShow

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Korn Ferry: Britain’s Gen Z: ‘No, Thanks’ on Job-Hopping

By SIMON CONSTABLE

If you’d asked a Gen Zer a few years ago about how long they wanted to stay at one company, you’d likely have heard comments like “as short a time as possible.” Most saw job-hopping as a path to pay raises; most regarded corporate loyalty as a joke.

But guess who’s had a change of heart? In a remarkable finding, almost nine out of 10 Gen Zers rank stability as a priority, alongside financial security and a sense of community and belonging. That’s according to a recent study by UK-based insurance company Admiral. On average, Gen Z wants to stay with one company for seven years, the report says. That’s more than double the average of 3.5 years reported by workers overall. Read more here.