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Emerging markets: the Brics never lived up to their promise – but is now the time to buy?
Analysis Twenty years ago hopes were high for Brazil, Russia, India and China – the “Brics” emerging-market economies. But only China has beaten expectations. Max King explains why and asks if now is the time to buy.
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Putting a price on Big Oil – how to value oil stocks
Advice The future of oil is uncertain, but some of the major oil companies are not being given the benefit of the doubt, says Cris Sholto Heaton.
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What Opec’s squabbling means for oil
News Failure of the "Opec+" oil cartel to reach agreement after a disastrous meeting has seen oil prices soar.
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19 February 1861: Russia emancipates 23 million serfs
Features On this day in in 1861, Tsar Alexander II issued a declaration emancipating 23 million Russian serfs from their feudal overlords.
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7 November 1917: The Russian Winter Palace falls
Features On this day in 1917, the seat of government – the Winter Palace in St Petersburg – fell to the Bolsheviks, cementing communist rule in Russia.
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Trump’s economic legacy
Briefings If the polls are right, Donald Trump will not be president of the United States for much longer. But right or not, what did he manage to achieve in the White House?
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Putin’s grip on power is slipping
Briefings The Russian president had been looking forward to a spring of triumphs, including a new constitution that strengthens his hand. Now he faces multiple crises and a fractured elite.
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How to arm your portfolio for the new global arms race
Cover Story Russia and China are becoming more bellicose, while our defences look threadbare. Jonathan Compton explains how investors can profit from the West’s belated scramble to square up to potential enemies.
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Time to throw out Twitter
Features Twitter is absurdly overvalued and vulnerable to the social-media backlash, says Matthew Partridge.
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