I’m up in Edinburgh for the festival this weekend, which means just a few choice cuts for you to peruse this Saturday.
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From fear and loathing in Starbucks to fear and loathing in the stock market, another collection of links to views, news and investing blues.
The gloomsters and the doomsters have rarely been in such blatant opposition. Someone’s reality must be wrong.
The living is easy on a canal, but unfortunately like everything else on water a narrow boat wants to sink – and only money stops it.
The new Kindle is a tempting toy, but it’s not the cheapest way to get your reading fix. Plus some good reads on the Web.
Americans have been heading to the hills to pan for gold. These are strange times, but they’re probably drawing to a close.
A quicker than usual weekend reading due to travel chaos. (Self-inflicted travel chaos, unfortunately).
My regular roundup of the week’s best reads. The US blogger Barry Ritholtz says US houses are still significantly over-valued. That would be bad news for everyone, given that the US consumer is vital for a global recovery. Unlike in the UK, house prices in the US did actually go pop a few years ago. [...]
I won’t sing when I’m winning, and I won’t cry when I’m down. Investing is for the long-term, and speculation has a bad track record.
CGT rises to 28% but we’ve still got our annual allowance – and more importantly the country is being tilted back towards enterprise.
Annuities, pensions, interest rates, and mortgages – all improbably more exciting than England’s performance in the World Cup.
The best of the week’s money blog posts and investing articles from the media, plus a rant about Obama.
If BP suspends its dividend, it won’t just be oil barons who’ll feel the pain. In fact, UK shares will look much more expensive at a stroke.
Tory economic liberals are up in arms about the Lib Dem inspired capital gains tax hike. Let’s hope they quash it!
The regular roundup of interesting articles to read, including two diversions into science.