Can private equity’s numbers be trusted?
Sep 3rd 2020IN “THE BLACK ISLAND”, Tintin, the quiff-sporting boy reporter, uses a plane to chase a pair of forgers flying…
Who does Wall Street back for president?
THE TIES between Wall Street financiers and politicians are the subject of a lot of scrutiny. Not for nothing is Goldman Sachs,…
Two damning portrayals of Indian finance
Sep 5th 2020CENTRAL BANKERS who leave office often write memoirs. Few are as damning of the financial system they once served…
How to launder ill-gotten gains
Sep 10th 2020 WHEN WILLIE SUTTON was asked why he robbed banks, he reputedly replied: “Because that’s where the money is.”…
How to bet on art and other baubles
Sep 10th 2020IMAGINE OWNING a Claude Monet, a 1977 Lotus Esprit, or a thoroughbred racehorse. Some retail investors have got their…
Beware the power of retail investors
THE END of the summer often brings about a dose of realism. Children bemoan the end of their leisurely holidays and trudge back…
Why are European banks merging?
WHEN CAIXABANK and Bankia, its state-owned peer, announced on September 3rd that they were exploring a merger to create Spain’s…
How has trade survived covid-19?
Sep 12th 2020WASHINGTON, DCIN QUENTIN TARANTINO’S “Kill Bill: Volume 2”, an action drama, the protagonist, played by Uma…
Ports are highly exposed to climate change and often ill-prepared
Sep 12th 2020IN MID-JANUARY a storm gathered over Lake Michigan. Gale-force winds dragged water up and dumped it on Milwaukee….