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Harry Stourton

What Jim Rogers is buying now
Commodities

What Jim Rogers is buying now

MoneyWeek talks to investment legend Jim Rogers about oil, the new Federal Reserve chairman - and the price of orange juice...
27 Jun 2006
Is the art bubble set to burst this year?
Investments

Is the art bubble set to burst this year?

If you were a dealer or collector of contemporary art in 2005, the chances are you had a very good year. But prices have now pushed past historic high…
16 Jan 2006
Why Brazilian stocks look cheap
Economy

Why Brazilian stocks look cheap

More good news from Brazil. The country says it is to pay back $15.5bn to the IMF, marking the “end of a long history of financial turbulence”, says R…
6 Jan 2006
This year’s commodities story: pork bellies and cattle
Commodities

This year’s commodities story: pork bellies and cattle

If you had invested in commodities at the start of 2005, you’d be sitting on some handsome gains. The energy sector has had a buoyant year, with oil a…
5 Jan 2006
Conoco acquisition fails to impress
People

Conoco acquisition fails to impress

News of ConocoPhillips’ $36bn acquisition of Burlington Resources has met with a chorus of dismay from investors and analysts alike.
21 Dec 2005
E.on walks away from Scottish Power deal
People

E.on walks away from Scottish Power deal

On the face of it, E.on’s decision to walk away from bid talks with Scottish Power after it turned down their modest offer of 570p a share “looks curi…
12 Dec 2005
P&O bid: a cautionary tale
People

P&O bid: a cautionary tale

The fall of P&O into foreign hands is bound to cause regret in some quarters, says The Daily Telegraph.
12 Dec 2005
Tide turns for Taiwan
Stockmarkets

Tide turns for Taiwan

Emerging markets have been all the rage this year, but, unusually, the rising tide has not lifted all boats.
12 Dec 2005
What to expect from the pre-Budget report
Economy

What to expect from the pre-Budget report

Chancellor Gordon Brown gives his pre-Budget report on 5 December. With widespread speculation that taxes need to rise, here we take a look at his opt…
12 Dec 2005
Latin American sizzle is far from over
Stockmarkets

Latin American sizzle is far from over

Investors in Latin America’s markets have good reason to feel pleased with themselves: the MSCI Latin American Index has risen 86% since 2003 and is u…
12 Dec 2005
HBOS: a good bank for hard times
People

HBOS: a good bank for hard times

Over the past few years, HBOS has been one of the most aggressive banks on the UK high street, says Lex in the FT. But today it “is among the most cau…
12 Dec 2005
Japan’s doing well – so why is the yen plummeting?
Stockmarkets

Japan’s doing well – so why is the yen plummeting?

What’s wrong with the yen? With the Japan’s economy finally showing signs of life, the stockmarket up over 30% year-to-date, and the bank of Japan hin…
9 Dec 2005
A return to form for lead?
Commodities

A return to form for lead?

Lead has quite a past. It was used to build the legendary water systems of ancient Rome (one of the many theories about the decline of Rome is that th…
6 Dec 2005