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
Bear markets start for various reasons, but the root cause is constant. Too much debt, too much euphoria and always, the lure of a new paradigm.
Investment briefing
World markets have experienced one of their most turbulent quarters in recent history. Coming so soon after the trauma of a global pandemic, the impact of events in Ukraine seems that much worse.