Guy Spier's 8 investment rules

Guy Spier's 8 investment rules

Born in South Africa in 1966, Guy Spier is a renowned investor and manager of the Aquamarine fund. A close friend of Mohnish Pabrai, the famous Indo-American investor, he, like Pabrai, was inspired by...
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Binance loses futures leadership - Crypto Recap

Binance loses futures leadership - Crypto Recap

In the cryptoshere, an upset occurred this week when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surpassed Binance in bitcoin futures trading volume. What are the causes? We come back to this in Cryptic...
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The latest transactions by star fund managers

The latest transactions by star fund managers

Every quarter, the star fund managers of the US stock market publish their latest portfolio movements. This article is based on the 13Fs published each quarter on the SEC website. These quarterly...
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Are NFTs over? - Crypto Recap

Are NFTs over? - Crypto Recap

Remember NFTs? In any case, don't mention them to David Finzer, CEO of OpenSea, the world's largest exchange platform for non-fungible tokens, who was forced to lay off 50% of his staff to cope with...
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ETF Cloud Computing:  A storm of opportunity?

ETF Cloud Computing: A storm of opportunity?

Clouds don't just hold rain, they also hold gigantic quantities of data. Welcome to the age of cloud computing, a technological revolution that has redefined not only the way we store and manage...
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Ping An won't come to Country Garden's rescue

Ping An won't come to Country Garden's rescue

Reuters published a report that made lots of noise this week, announcing that China asked Ping An Insurance to take control of Country Garden. But Ping An and other sources later denied this. However,...
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Charts in perspective

Charts in perspective

Here's a selection of charts and infographics to help you keep track of economic and financial market trends. These can cover a variety of themes, such as interest rate or currency trends, commodity...
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STRATEGY - Dassault Aviation:  The revenge of the Rafale

STRATEGY - Dassault Aviation: The revenge of the Rafale

The takeoff was laborious, the journey turbulent, but the Rafale finally managed to get up to cruising speed! Here's a look back at the success story of Dassault Aviation's new fighter jet, after a...
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Zcash and the spectre of the 51% attack- Crypto Recap

Zcash and the spectre of the 51% attack- Crypto Recap

Can public blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum really remain decentralized? While the most highly-valued blockchains manage to maintain their decentralized status, the smaller ones tend to go too...
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FTX:  Caroline Ellison's shocking testimony - Crypto Recap

FTX: Caroline Ellison's shocking testimony - Crypto Recap

This week, the courtroom witnessed Caroline Ellison's explosive revelations on former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried . Ellison, former head of Alameda Research, has been at the center of crucial testimony...
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Exploit this effect to improve your performance on markets

Exploit this effect to improve your performance on markets

Are you familiar with the Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift? This phenomenon helps explain investors' over- or under-reaction after an earnings release, whether good or bad.
Our Logo October 12, 2023 at 12:05 pm EDT
Exxon Mobil's Pioneer acquisition doesn't bode well for the renewable energy transition

Exxon Mobil's Pioneer acquisition doesn't bode well for the renewable energy transition

ExxonMobil’s $59.5bn deal to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources will make it the biggest producer in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. With this acquisition, the company’s betting that oil...
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The most innovative companies in 2023

The most innovative companies in 2023

This article is based on the results of BCG's global innovation survey, The 50 Most Innovative Companies. This annual report helps us to understand the new sources of innovation, define the...
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Sam Bankman-Fried:  Between a rock and a hard place in court - Crypto Recap

Sam Bankman-Fried: Between a rock and a hard place in court - Crypto Recap

It was a visibly changed Sam Bankman-Fried who appeared in court this week. The former billionaire, once known for his provocative, laid-back demeanor, gave way to the solemnity of a man facing...
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The price of money has been falling for 700 years:  True or False?

The price of money has been falling for 700 years: True or False?

A study unveiled by Paul Schmelzing, carried out for the Bank of England, suggests that one asset has been on a steady downward trend for 700 years. That asset is the price of money, in other words,...
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Momentum Picks Q4 2023:  5 stocks for the fall season

Momentum Picks Q4 2023: 5 stocks for the fall season

Momentum Picks is a section designed for stock-pickers in swing trading and tactical investors who want to profit from a move in stocks over the short-to-medium term . Here we present our top 5 US...
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Gary Gensler in the hot seat - Crypto Recap

Gary Gensler in the hot seat - Crypto Recap

It's been an emotional week for SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Earlier this week, he received a letter from a bipartisan group of Congressional representatives demanding approval of a Bitcoin Spot ETF....
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Logistics:  IPOs back in force?

Logistics: IPOs back in force?

Logistics players, the darlings of the pandemic, underwent violent normalization in the months following the supply bottlenecks. Now that supply chains are back to normal, several groups are eyeing...
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OpenAI's value is said to have tripled, to $80 or $90 billion

OpenAI's value is said to have tripled, to $80 or $90 billion

OpenAI is in talks with investors about a possible capital increase, which would value the artificial intelligence startup behind ChatGPT at between $80 and $90 billion, according to the Wall Street...
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Luxury:  A season in hell

Luxury: A season in hell

European luxury goods stocks have been struggling on the stock market in recent weeks. Given their relative weighting in France's CAC40, the Paris index is underperforming. Investors are alarmed by...
Our Logo September 25, 2023 at 12:08 pm EDT