Knowledge is Power: Darknet, China, Belgium Edition

Newton Real Return: Why hold gold now? (FE Trustnet) Is the Bull Dead? (Barry) This week in oil: How low can it go? (Financial Post) Darknet: The web’s black market for goods and ideas (Deutsche Welle) 5 Things Investors Shouldn’t Do Now (Jason Zweig) What’s the deal with Belgium?  (FT Alphaville) Investors haven’t been this terrified since 2009 (MarketWatch) …

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Knowledge is Power: Real Google, Railroads, Emerging Markets Edition

Doubt Starts Chipping Away at the Market’s Mind-Set (NY Times) Searching for the real Google (Business Line) 5 worst energy stocks that may soon be best (Marketwatch) Five reasons to be worried about the Chinese economy ( The Guardian) INVESTMENT EXTRA: Is it time to bank on a rebound in Britain’s banking sector stocks (This is Money) GOOD …

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Knowledge is Power: Global Stock Allocation, Gold, Brazil Edition

Brazil: a long way from Carnival (Money Observer) As Chinese shares fall, the real fear is that the economy itself is grinding to a halt (The Guardian) Also see Why bull calves and bear cubs are responsible for China’s crazy share prices (The Economist Blog) What’s next for oil prices? (Fidelity) Global Perspective: The Right International Stock …

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Knowledge is Power: Fracketeering, US Stocks, Fracketeering Edition

Angela’s Ashes: How Merkel Failed Greece and Europe (Der Spiegel) Fracketeering: how capitalism is power-hosing the last drops of value out of us all (The Guardian) Priceline – the $60bn travel titan you may never have heard of (The Guardian) The Dustbin of History (Canadian Investment Review) Why I avoid overshooting when shopping for yield in US equities (Money …

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Knowledge is Power: Stock Buybacks, UK Productivity, Greek Tragedy Edition

Nick Hanauer: Why Stock Buybacks Hurt the Middle Class (The Economic Populist) China’s “soft power” is the power of money (FT beyondbrics) How young investors can build a mountain of money for retirement  (Financial Post) Building for the Future: Infrastructure in Emerging Markets  (Mark Mobius) Four reasons you should buy an ETF (FE Trustnet) Why productivity in the UK is so …

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