Investors worried about Chinese developer draw parallels with 2008 collapse of Lehman BrothersChina’s embattled property developer Evergrande Group has caused concern among investors worldwide. With $300bn (£220bn) owed to its creditors and key debt in…
A year that changed the world – and medical companies’ fortunes
While Covid sent many firms to the wall, others prospered by spotting opportunities, from test kits to mask coatingsThe pandemic has taken a heavy toll on business, gutting high streets as familiar names fell into receivership. But for some less well-k…
Investor overconfidence linked to selective memory
Investors inflate their wins, forget about their losses.
Bidders’ enthusiasm for Morrisons unlikely to be dampened by results
US rivals remain keen, but with profits under pressure, some wonder if the supermarket is really worth a £7bn offerMorrisons’ rollercoaster ride continues this week as the Bradford-based supermarket updates the market, and its suitors, on how business …
Johnson and Sunak urge UK pensions to back riskier investments
PM and chancellor aiming to ignite ‘investment big bang’ to fuel post-pandemic economic recoveryBoris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will urge UK pension schemes to back Britain’s “entrepreneurial spirit” with billions of pounds of savers’ funds to fuel the e…