Is oil heading for $100 a barrel? Or will Trump throw a spanner in the works?

The oil price is creeping up – something Donald Trump isn’t too happy about. John Stepek looks at whats behind the rise, and what Trump could do to stop it.

Matthew Partridge talks to Dr James Clunie of the Jupiter Absolute Return Fund about his strategy shorting stocks, and what he’s barish on now.

Gold miner Barrick’s buyout of Randgold Resources is good for both companies and the wider mining sector, says Dominic Frisby. But Randgold’s shareholders deserve more out of the deal.

If you want to beat the professionals over the long term, put part of your portfolio in momentum stocks, and a part in value stocks, says Merryn Somerset Webb.

Shinzo Abe’s time as Japan’s prime minister has been good for investors. With his re-election as party leader, John Stepek sees no reason for that to change.

Of course they can. It’ll be a wild ride, but cryptocurrencies are here to stay, says Matthew Lynn.

The apprenticeship levy has failed to boost the number of people in workplace training. What’s gone wrong, and what should we do about it?

John Stepek looks at the charts that matter most to the global economy. And this week, it’s all about the US dollar.

The received wisdom today is that nobody saw the 2008 crisis coming. But that’s just not true, says. John Stepek Lots of people saw it coming, and said so at the time.

One thing matters more than anything else to the price of gold – the US dollar. Where it goes, gold follows. Dominic Frisby looks at where it may be headed next.