Apple’s profit warning is an unnerving sign for investors that times are changing. John Stepek looks at what’s changed in the global economy’s most important charts.

Apple’s admission that sales will be lower than expected is clearly a problem for the tech giant. But it has much bigger implications for the global economy as a whole. John Stepek explains why.

Investors had a rough 2018 with many indices ending the year in bear markets. John Stepek looks at what was behind it all, and where markets might go in 2019.

The flotation of the world’s biggest ride-hailing app will be a pivotal moment for equity markets, says Matthew Lynn.

Professional investor Algernon Percy picks three durable businesses that consistently generate surplus cash.

Central Asian miner Evraz has seen profits shoot up, while stiff competition is burying profits at funeral director Dignity.

Emerging markets account for most of the world’s ten worst-performing equity indices in 2018, but that doesn’t mean emerging markets in general are in crisis.

Our stockmarket has been an international pariah this year – all the more reason to snap up some deals.

The latest decision on interest rates from the Fed provided no comfort to markets – indeed, it supplied the impetus for the latest sell-off.

Funds that promised diversification look worryingly vulnerable to rising market volatility.

For a widely loathed profession, traditional estate agents appear surprisingly durable, says Sarah Moore.

Facebook flopped, Disney dazzled, Elon Musk picked a fight and there was a case of mistaken identity on Wall Street. How much financial news of 2018 do you remember? Try the MoneyWeek Christmas quiz.

GSK and Pfizer are merging their consumer-healthcare businesses. GSK can now concentrate on its drugs pipeline. Alex Rankine reports.

Quantitative easing just postponed the pain of the 2008 crisis, says Merryn Somerset Webb. And quantitative tightening could make 2018 look almost rewarding compared to 2019.

We asked our contributors to choose their favourite investment ideas from around the world for this year and beyond. Here’s what they came up with.

Alan Greenspan, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, is worried that the US is heading for a period of stagflation.

The US defaulting on its debt is almost unthinkable. But with Trump in charge, it’s a tiny bit more thinkable than it was. And that would have disastrous consequences for the dollar.

For the last time this year, John Stepek casts his eye over the charts that matter most to the global economy.

Forget the year’s political shenanigans. They’ve been largely irrelevant to the markets. The one thing driving the markets this year was Jerome Powell’s appointment as chair of the Fed. Here’s why.

It has been a lousy year for the Japanese economy. But it’s clear that a rebound is on the cards.

Matthew Partridge tots up the results of the year’s trading tips With Petrobras, Greene King and IG Group among the year’s winners, are we in the black or the red?

Our investment trust portfolio has been a great success. Merryn Somerset Webb assesses the outlook.

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK’s financial pages.

The manager of JPM Emerging Markets trust is optimistic about the future, says Max King.

What do robo-mortgage advisers add to the process? Emma Lunn reports.