Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse was consummated just over a year ago; it has been touted as the transaction of the decade, if not the century, and for obvious reason; for CHF3 billion
In the depths of addiction nothing else matters. The pursuit is focused, relentless and uncompromising – dismissive of any potential consequences. So what happens when the...
The average house price in Great Britain has risen above £350,000 for the first time, according to property website Rightmove. From 2021 to 2022, house prices in all regions and...
In response to Elon Musk’s all-cash takeover offer for Twitter, its board of directors has adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan to stop it. As Lucas...
In a busy start to April 2022 for the British chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his intention to make the UK a “global hub for cryptoassets technology”. Put simply, this means he...
The view that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, wants to restore territories of the Soviet Union has been a big part of the commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But...
“You have to be kidding me.” Those were the words uttered with obvious incredulity to Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, the original founders of Tesla Motors. They were at a...
Russian intelligence chief Sergey Beseda and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, were placed under house arrest on 9 March. Beseda and Bolyukh oversaw the foreign intelligence...
Climate activists’ current stated goal is to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. To achieve this goal, according to the latest IPCC report,...
At the end of February in 1972, US president Richard Nixon visited Beijing to mark the beginning of a dramatic shift in attitudes and policies affecting the destinies of the...