Monday, November 2
Money, markets & the moves that matter
Clear reporting on stocks, investing, business and the politics behind the price — for people who would rather understand their money than guess at it.
The Markets
Short-term moves from the trading floor next to the long-term thinking that outlasts them.
Beyond the Hype: Why Quality Matters More Than Innovation in a Shaky Market
Wall Street is feeling a bit jittery after a streak of record highs. Recent dips in the S&P 500 and a sharper slide in the Nasdaq…
Beyond the Chips: SocGen Maps Out the Next Wave of AI Profits
Société Générale is advising investors to stay the course with artificial intelligence, arguing that…
Read the storyThe Great Hardware Pivot: Why Wall Street Is Finally Betting Big on Bots
For decades, the golden rule in Silicon Valley was to avoid hardware at all…
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Small habits, compounding results
Headlines move markets for a day. Habits move your finances for decades. Four rules our reporters keep coming back to, whatever the week brings.
General guidance, not personal advice.
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Pay yourself first
Automate a transfer to savings on payday, before rent and before the takeaway. Money you never see is money you rarely miss.
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Learn the rule of 72
Divide 72 by your yearly return to estimate how long your money takes to double. At 8% a year, that is roughly nine years.
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Treat fees as a tax
A 1% annual fee can quietly eat a fifth of a portfolio over thirty years. Check what your funds charge — then compare.
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Keep a three-month cushion
An emergency fund turns a broken boiler or a lost contract from a crisis into an inconvenience. Build it before you invest.
Business
Earnings calls, takeovers and the founders betting the company on the next quarter.
Musk Eyes Historic Powerhouse Merger Between Tesla and SpaceX
Elon Musk has revealed that he is seriously weighing a potential merger between his two most prominent ventures, Tesla and SpaceX. Speaking during a call with financial analysts…
How far does your dollar travel?
Enter an amount and watch it cross eight borders. The line on each card traces the exchange rate over the last 10 sessions — rising means your dollar now buys more.
€89.51
$1 = 0.8951 EUR
£74.63
$1 = 0.7463 GBP
¥15,725
$1 = 157.25 JPY
Fr82.30
$1 = 0.8230 CHF
¥665.29
$1 = 6.6529 CNY
C$139.69
$1 = 1.3969 CAD
A$142.36
$1 = 1.4236 AUD
kr982.64
$1 = 9.8264 SEK
Politics
Budgets, ballots and rate decisions, read for what they do to your wallet.
Beyond the Ballot Box: David Pocock’s Vision for a Kinder Political Era
David Pocock may possess the imposing physique of a professional rugby player, but during his recent address to the National Press Club, it was…
Sport News
Bitcoin, Ether and the tokens behind the headlines: price swings, regulation and what they mean for your money.
