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MoneyWeek has a lot of time for Warren Buffett, but he has always been wrong about two things. Firstly, his longstanding fondness for Cherry Coke is mystifying (in 2017 an Chinese advertising campaign for the revolting drink featured his face on the

A new “landscape of higher inflation and more restrictive monetary policies is transforming bond markets globally at a pace not seen in decades”, says Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD club of developed nations. “This has profound implic

While most investors focus on booming US stocks, “there is an even more intense bull market under way in India”, says Ruchir Sharma in the Financial Times. Unlike America’s narrowly focused tech boom, India’s run has been a “broad-based classic”, wit

Gold prices have hit fresh record highs of $2,194 an ounce. The latest rally appears to have been driven by an emerging consensus on Wall Street that the US Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in June, says Lyle Niedens for Investopedia

Boris Johnson could be sent to campaign for the Tories in the Red Wall seats in a bid to avoid “wipeout” at the general election, says Lizzy Buchan in the Daily Mirror. Following the defection of “former Tory attack dog” Lee Anderson to Reform UK on

A spacecraft called Odysseus landed in a crater near the south pole of the Moon late last month, opening up a new chapter in the history of lunar exploration. It was the first US spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon in more than half a centu

Inflation still sticky: Consumer prices in the US rose 3.2% in February from a year earlier – the second consecutive month of higher-than-expected inflation. The rise was fuelled by more costly motor insurance, used-car prices, air fares and clothing

lawliberty.org Conflict in the Middle East has eclipsed news coverage of the “ongoing grinding conflict” in Ukraine, say Zachary Yost and Matthew Bryant. Its war has “quickly gone from a euphoric cause célèbre to a now embarrassing catastrophe that

The UK economy needs more workers. Even though net migration hit a record of 745,000 in 2022 and the number of people in employment has risen close to an all-time high, there are still nearly a million open roles. Economists and policymakers have spe

Infrastructure investment trusts are trading at some of the widest discounts to net asset value (NAV) in the investment-trust industry, having traded at a premium for much of the past decade. The discounts reflect both investors’ increasing caution t

In the wake of Jeremy Hunt’s Budget last week a small group of people on one of the UK’s most northerly islands were celebrating. Unst, part of Shetland, is home to the UK’s most northerly cafe, postbox and cake fridge (this is a Shetland thing). It

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed that the amount of child benefit many families receive will change from April. Child benefit is worth £24 a week for your first child, then £15.90 for each additional one. This will rise to £25.60 and £16.95 from A

Time is running short to make full use of your pension contribution allowance for the 2023-2024 tax year. This year’s limits are more generous than in previous years, but you only have until 5 April to take advantage. The annual allowance for pension

The word “premium” is not one you’d usually associate with “pick-up truck”, says Alastair Crooks in Auto Express. But the new Ford Ranger Platinum combines these two descriptions in one “seamless offering”. That’s just as well, because the Platinum i

Neil Shen recently topped Forbes’ annual ranking of Chinese venture capitalists – again. No surprises there. After a stellar two-decade run placing big early bets on big eventual winners (Alibaba, ByteDance, Shein, Pinduoduo, Meituan…), the former le

Nizuc Resort & Spa is easy to get to, being situated conveniently close to the international airport in Cancún, says Erika Smith for Cosmopolitan. It’s also “gorgeous, with water features and art pieces everywhere”. The rooms are “light and airy”, wi

Little Silver House, Romansleigh, South Molton, Devon. A country house with a detached two-bedroom guest house, a swimming pool and pasture with river frontage. The main house has been updated to include solid oak floors and a dining kitchen. 4 beds,

Tom Baldwin William Collins, £25 There has been no shortage of major political twists and turns in recent times, but it would take a truly shattering political earthquake for Labour not to win a majority in the next general election, which must take

A Trump lead (or switch) would have ruined declarer’s chances in Four Hearts, but West led a Club to his partner, who cashed two rounds then switched to a Spade. Declarer won the King and led a Diamond, West winning the ace and leading a third Club.

What should an old man do? What should he be? No longer raising children. No longer a captain of industry, nor even a cog in the machine. No longer fit for battle or lead man in a rom-com. What is his role? Is it not to remember? In ancient Ireland,