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Investors head into 2026 remarkably optimistic

Dec 30 2025

Few expect a crash in the year to come
China’s property woes could last until 2030

Dec 30 2025

Despite the best efforts of its social-media censors
RedBird, a small firm doing big media deals

Dec 30 2025

Its wingspan stretches from Hollywood to AC Milan
America’s economy looks set to accelerate

Dec 30 2025

A monetary-fiscal loosening is coming 
Forget affordability. Europe has an availability crisis

Dec 30 2025

Tight regulation is largely to blame
Why fewer Americans are giving than before

Dec 23 2025

The decline of philanthropy is not just about Donald Trump 
The five biggest market developments of 2025

Dec 21 2025

Looking back on a rollercoaster year for investors
How to interpret the pain at the edge of America’s labour market

Dec 21 2025

In the past it has foretold wider weakness. This time may be different
Watch who you’re calling childless

Dec 18 2025

Women in America are having as many babies over their lifetimes as they did two decades ago
Meet the American investors rushing into Congo

Dec 18 2025

They are taking on war, corruption and China