By the end of 2024, around 1.5 billion people will have headed to the polls to vote at elections across 50 different countries. But, arguably, the most important is to come. The choice before Americans is perhaps the most binary for generations—Goldwater v Johnson in 1964? Carter v Reagan in 1980?...
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Letter from Paris: Les JO 2024 #1
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The UK remains attractive for dividend investors and the average yield across the top 40 UK dividend stocks is a healthy 4.6%.
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Don’t get me wrong, I love watching Manchester City play. I’m not in the camp of neutrals that finds Pep Guardiola’s team too clinical to raise the pulse. Conversely, I’ve only...
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Are Diageo shares a buy after their 35% price decline?
Weak results have knocked 35% off Diageo’s share price, leaving its shares far more attractive valued. But is it attractive enough?
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The art of placemaking
Placemaking is emerging as an innovative concept in real estate capturing the attention of players across the real estate spectrum. Its power to transform forgotten spaces into...