In 1972, Yale Hirsch, author of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, devised the January Barometer, which states that as the S&P index goes in January, so goes the year. By 2005, the barometer had claimed a 90

We’re now halfway through the decade that began with Covid, which was succeeded by a surge in the cost of living. Geopolitical turmoil has also buffeted markets in recent years. This year, however, wa

The remote Norwegian island of Myken has become home to a whisky distillery. Home to only 12 residents, Myken’s whisky production has led to a tourist boom, with 1,500 visitors setting down there last

The winners and losers of 2025 It felt ...

More than two in five US adults are now classified as obese, and rates are rising across the rest of the world too. It is a chronic disease associated with a costly catalogue of long-term ill health,

“The failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished,” notes Prakash Loungani, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This includes the economists at the IM