Can famed investors Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmiller, who recently proclaimed they are short bonds, thus betting on higher yields, be wrong? Instead of mindlessly assuming such legendary investors are correct, let’s do some…
Cape Town — allAfrica's Juanita Williams sat down with Professor Resia Pretorius, Stellenbosch University, who's been researching how blood clots form and the impact of inflammation for two decades. Yesterday Pretorius delivered the…
As we’ve noted before, index rebalance days tend to result in much larger closing auctions. That’s because most index funds try to exactly match what their index provider does – and index changes happen using the official…
Global markets suffered a broad-based downturn in October. For the first time since April, a majority of the major asset classes posted monthly losses based on a set of ETF proxies. The upside outliers: cash and commodities.
Foreign real…
BBCThere has been an outcry from many farmers following the changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget.From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, which were previously exempt, will have to pay!-->…
By David Latona and Charlie Devereux ALFAFAR, Spain (Reuters) -More than 90% of the households in eastern Spain hit by catastrophic floods that killed at least 205 had regained power on Friday, utility Iberdrola (OTC:) said, though…
The three major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are moving higher after the jobs report showed the unemployment rate held steady in October while only 12,000 jobs were added in the month, compared to the 100,000 jobs expected. The market…
Getty ImagesThe messaging app Snapchat is the most widely-used platform for online grooming, according to police figures supplied to the children's charity the NSPCC.More than 7,000 Sexual Communication with a Child offences were!-->…
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up on Friday on reports Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike on Israel from Iraq in coming days, but record U.S. output weighed on prices. futures were up 29 cents, or 0.4%, to…