Oil’s leap to $119 is more than a price spike – it’s the start of a global economic shock that could drive inflation higher, disrupt supply chains and reshape interest-rate predictions.
A trip to Japan with an old friend who first taught me why Warren Buffett matters becomes a journey through temples, history and boardrooms – and a search for signs that corporate Japan may finally be changing.
Stepping away from finance, I set out to travel in search of perspective – and found it in Durham, where ancient faith, industrial memory, and resilient communities meet.
Warnings surface that the company risks creating a "sexy suicide coach" if it begins allowing sexually explicit chats, writes Sam Schechner and Georgia Wells, The Wall Street Journal.
A clear identity and culture strategy is now central to protecting deal value in Ireland’s mid-market M&A landscape.
Two-way investment may act as a “Donald pleaser” but the core issues of tax and EU regulation are where Ireland is really promoting itself as a bridge to Europe for US business.
Maybe Darcy Graham is right to be bullish. Maybe Finn Russell plays the game of his life in the one city that’s never let him do his brilliant thing. Maybe. But the data, the history, and the venue all point the same way.
Western economies are much less dependent on oil prices than during the Iranian revolution of 1979. But as Trump heads to China, geopolitical turmoil could be far from abating.
Intentional ambiguity won’t serve Trump well during the upcoming midterm elections, writes Jason L Riley, The Wall Street Journal.
In the face of Trump's War, buttressed by Damodaran’s life vests, stock investors should do nothing. And heeding the advice of Buffett, those with cash should be hunting for bargains.
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