South korea’s dramatic rally

On the face of it, Taiwan seems an unlikely location for a tech superpower as it is a small island with a population that is not even half that of Britain’s. But “just as some small countries have man

Here’s a “market paradox”, says Craig Mellow in Barron’s. The more the US government “trash talks Europe, the better it is for the euro”. The single currency has gained 13% against the greenback since

The world economy is beset by doom and gloom, but the beauty industry continues to boom. Global beauty retail sales hit $441bn in 2024, with the sector expanding 7% annually from 2022 to 2024, accordi

Issue of the week: the oil and gas ...

The adage that “elephants don’t gallop” – as the late investor Jim Slater put it – has become accepted wisdom. Yet for many years, large caps have comfortably outstripped smaller ones. The Numis Small

“Was that it?” A friend who used to be in the oil business and has seen quite a few spikes in the oil price was underwhelmed by Monday’s increase of around 7% in the price of Brent crude. The move was