Latest articles by Eoin Gleeson
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The UK trade deficit - does it matter?
Features Back in the 1980s people obsessed over the UK’s trade deficit, but now it barely warrants a mention. Eoin Gleeson asks if they are right to be this sanguine.
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Why Warren Buffett is buying a train set
Features When Warren Buffett shelled out $4.4bn on US rail companies last year, many wondered why he had suddenly fallen in love with the sector. We have the answer - plus two of the best rail investments around.
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The best ways to play the Olympics steel boom
Features Global steel demand has risen by 6% a year since 2000, largely thanks to China. We look at two of the best stocks in the sector, and ask: will demand outlive the Beijing Olympics construction boom?
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Virtual worlds, real profits
Features Spending your free time in a non-existent land pretending to be an elf may not be to everyone's taste, yet online role-play games are seriously big business. We seek out some of the best opportunities in the sector.
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Why the US subprime lending spree could end in tears
Features Subprime mortgage loans have boomed in the US, but the bursting of America's housing bubble now threatens major repercussions for financial markets. How far will the rot spread?
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Fund of the week: a manager with a cult following
Features With her Jupiter Emerging European Opportunities fund offering a stellar 203.2% return, fund manager Elena Shaftan has attracted something of a cult following. Here's how she does it.
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Spanish property dream turns to nightmare
Features British holiday-home hunters once flocked to Spain for the hot weather and cheap property. But a house price peak and planning scandals mean buyers should be cautious.
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Fund of the Week: the mid-cap sectors set to soar
Features Medium-sized UK companies have a big advantage over their FTSE 100 cousins, says fund manager Andy Brough. They often have 'greater potential for continued growth'. And this has certainly proved true for Brough’s portfolio.
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Microfinance: a solution to poverty - but does it work?
Features Muhammad Yunus, founder of The Grameen Bank, has just won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his scheme to give loans to the poor. Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
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Aim is a 'bloodbath waiting to happen'
Features Investors on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) are suffering a crisis of confidence, says Danny Fortson in The Independent on Sunday. Given the glut of new listings, many in risky sectors, some are predicting a 'bloodbath'.
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