Global economy
Individual economies are increasingly intertwined, with events in one shaping those in a host of others. No investor can afford to ignore global economic trends as they affect individual countries and investments.
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(21 November 08)
The recently-hijacked Sirius Star joins at least 14 other ships being held to ransom by Somali pirates, who have made over £20m from 92 attacks this year in the Gulf of Aden.
(21 November 08)
The real problem in the current economic crisis, as it was in Japan's long recession, is not that banks won't lend, but that companies won't borrow. So what can be done? Cris Heaton finds out.
(21 November 08)
The rest of the world seems reluctant to sign to up 'Gordonomics'. The recent slide in sterling is hardly an endorsement of his stewardship, and his plans to cut taxes by borrowing won't stimulate anything bar his approval ratings.
