Marina Gerner
Marina Gerner is an award-winning journalist and columnist who has written for the Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement, the Economist, The Guardian and Standpoint magazine in the UK; the New York Observer in the US; and die Bild and Frankfurter Rundschau in Germany.
Marina is also an adjunct professor at the NYU Stern School of Business at their London campus, and has a PhD from the London School of Economics.
Her first book, The Vagina Business, deals with the potential of “femtech” to transform women’s lives, and will be published by Icon Books in September 2024.
Marina is trilingual and lives in London.
Latest articles by Marina Gerner
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Tailwind from US share buybacks is weakening
Features Warren Buffett’s investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway bought back $928m of its own shares in the third quarter. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Oil falls back – and won’t bounce far
Features A month ago, the price of Brent crude oil hit a new four-year high of more than $86 a barrel. In a spectacular reversal of fortune, it is now in a bear market, having plummeted by more than 20%.
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SoftBank: Japan’s largest-ever IPO
Features Japanese tech giant SoftBank is spinning off its mobile unit to raise cash for more tech investments, reports Marina Gerner. Who could benefit?
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Heathrow take-off stalls
Features Plans for a third runway at Heathrow were finally approved earlier this year. But how will it all be paid for? Marina Gerner reports.
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Europe: offering a “decent bet” for next year
Features Around $50bn worth of equity investment has flowed out of the eurozone since January. But sellers have been harsh and Europe may offer a decent bet for 2019.
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Why Japan is now even better value
Features We have considered Japan to be a bargain for some time. But having suffered some of the steepest declines of all major equity markets in the past few weeks, it is now even more appealing.
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China stages “small” recovery
Features The CSI 300 index has tumbled 21% this year and in October alone it fell by 8%. But it has since staged a small recovery.
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British stocks are in the bargain basement
Features Recent stockmarket jitters have been global, but uncertainty over our future relationship with the EU continues to dog British stocks. But therein lies opportunity.
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Spider-Man: Sony’s superhero
Features Japan’s electronics giant Sony is on a roll, thanks to its games division. But it needs to diversify. Marina Gerner reports.
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Markets slump as the central bank liquidity flood recedes
News As central-bank largesse comes to an end, stocks are starting to look very highly valued indeed. Marina Gerner reports.
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Ryanair loses altitude
Features Europe’s biggest budget airline will profit from rivals’ problems this winter. But it has also been making its own life difficult. Marina Gerner reports.
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Philippines ready to rise again
News Investors enjoyed a 25% increase in the Philippines’ benchmark index in 2017. This year, however, has been a disappointment.
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Germany: Europe’s lopsided powerhouse
News Stockmarket volatility in Germany is a reflection of the underlying fragility of the country’s economy.
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Slowdown to slump fears for China
News The deceleration in China's economy has fuelled fears that the boom of the previous decade is turning to bust. Marina Gerner reports.
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What makes a successful fund manager?
Tutorials When it comes to asset management, some traits and situations appear more closely linked to success than others. Marina Gerner explains what investors should look out for.
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Patisserie Valerie: the Great British rake-off
Features Patisserie Valerie has shocked the markets with an accounting scandal, prompting a bailout from chairman Luke Johnson. Marina Gerner reports.
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Japan: investors ignore good news
Features The good news just keeps coming in Japan. Employees’ earnings grew by 0.9% year-on-year in August, slightly down from 1.6% in July.
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Unilever puts the U in U-turn
Features The Anglo-Dutch consumer-products giant irritated shareholders with plans to redomicile in Rotterdam. Now it has beaten a retreat. Marina Gerner reports.
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Brazil’s lurid political melodrama
Features Brazil is embroiled in a presidential election full of political melodrama.
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Oil price rise is another headwind for world economy
Features Hedge funds are betting that the oil price will top $100 per barrel in 2019, which will drive up global inflation.
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The bull market is on borrowed time as interest rates rise
Features More interest rate rises in the US amid a strong economy will raise long-term rates, depressing bond prices and undermining the bull market in stocks.
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Power failure at GE
Features Blue-chip conglomerate GE has fired its CEO after only 14 months at the helm. The move follows years of turmoil. Marina Gerner reports.
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Two winning stocks from Britain’s bargain basement market
Features UK stocks may linger in the bargain basement, but this gives long-term investors an opportunity to stock up.
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Time for stockmarket investors to look beyond the US
Features The S&P 500 has jumped from one high to the next, and is now up 9% this year. By contrast, international stocks remain in the doldrums.
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