View photos Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously said that ‘Volatility is far from synonymous with risk’. So it seems the smart money knows that debt – which is usually involved in bankruptcies – is
Read moreWASHINGTON — Democrats stepped up their calls on Sunday night for John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after an explosive new report alleged that in his unpublished book, the former national security adviser’s account of the reasons for the delay in security aid to Ukraine conflict
Read moreView photos Could Aquila SA (EPA:ALAQU) be an attractive dividend share to own for the long haul? Investors are often drawn to strong companies with the idea of reinvesting the dividends. Yet sometimes, investors buy a popular dividend stock because of its yield, and then lose money if the company’s
Read moreView photos It’s not possible to invest over long periods without making some bad investments. But really bad investments should be rare. So spare a thought for the long term shareholders of Fortunet e-Commerce Group Limited (HKG:1039); the share price is down a whopping 75% in the last three years.
Read moreView photos Long term investing works well, but it doesn’t always work for each individual stock. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. For example, we sympathize with anyone who was caught holding Atlas Pearls Ltd (ASX:ATP) during the five years that saw
Read more(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock index futures slid in early Asian trading Monday as investors reacted to the spread of the deadly coronavirus over the weekend. Load Error S&P 500 Index futures contracts expiring in March fell as much as 1.3% as of 9:11 a.m. in Tokyo, after China extended the
Read moreView photos Today we are going to look at Shenghua Lande Scitech Limited (HKG:8106) to see whether it might be an attractive investment prospect. Specifically, we’ll consider its Return On Capital Employed (ROCE), since that will give us an insight into how efficiently the business can generate profits from the
Read moreMunicipal-bond funds saw record inflows in 2019, as investors poured a massive net $105.5 billion into muni open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded funds during the year. That amount dwarfed the annual gains of each of the past 25 years, including the group’s previous boom year of 2009, which brought in
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Read moreTo coordinate coverage of President Trump’s trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the White House provided press credentials to the usual mix of American news organizations, including Fox News, Reuters and The New York Times. One media outlet stood out: TruNews, a website aimed at conservative Christians
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