Investment briefing
Towards the end of January, shares in GameStop, an old-school American video games retailer, were driven higher by a cohort of (largely) young day traders looking to make a killing, armed with laptops and furlough cheques.
Investment briefing
The stock market, frequently an enigma, has played a blinder. As countries around the world queue up to report their worst ever falls in economic growth, equities have been rising.
Investment briefing
When Jane Austen wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in 1813, an annual income of £10,000 compared to an average salary of just over 30 pounds. In today’s money, Mr. Darcy’s annual income would have been £10 million. No wonder Mrs. Bennet was so excited!