Business
The Hardest Part of a Buy & Hold Strategy
Buffett is not the best example for normal investors because he has so much money it doesn’t really matter what he does with it. But one of the ways in which he built such a large net worth is through buying and then holding onto both public and private companies for a really long time.…
Read MoreWhat If You Buy Stocks Too Early During a Market Crash?
I know of a professional trader who foresaw the Great Recession, went to cash in the summer of 2008 before things got crazy and came up with a wonderful plan to put his money back to work at the lows. He planned on putting his cash into a simple S&P 500 index fund in 25%…
Read MoreEurope’s Doctors Repeat Errors Made in Wuhan, China Medics Say
As Europe’s daily new cases of the coronavirus now eclipse China’s at the peak of its epidemic, doctors in Wuhan — the city in central China where the pathogen first emerged — are seeing worrying signs of similar mistakes unfolding. Key among them is inadequate protection for medical workers, leading to a high infection rate…
Read MoreResearchers Rush to Test Coronavirus Vaccine in People
As they race to test an experimental coronavirus vaccine, researchers aren’t waiting to see how well it prevents infection in animals before trying it in people, breaking from the usual protocol. “I don’t think proving this in an animal model is on the critical path to getting this to a clinical trial,” said Tal Zaks,…
Read MoreDying malls seek second life as entertainment destinations
Les Sandler has seen the future of the American mall, and it involves blacklight mini golf courses, archery tag (foam-tipped arrows, don’t worry), and interactive batting cages. Sandler and his son Jonah run Scene75, a Dayton, Ohio–based company that’s found a niche in the new retail economy renovating old warehouses and big box stores to…
Read MoreTech and energy are teaming up, creating a market that could grow 500% in the next 5 years
As oil prices stay depressed, energy companies are increasingly turning toward big tech for help in streamlining operations and cutting costs. Barclays said that the last 12 months have seen a “dramatic shift” in partnership adoption, with numerous announcements that are just “early signs of things to come.” The firm estimates that the oil-focused digital…
Read MoreForget London House Prices. Take a Look at Paris
Before a sex tape dashed Benjamin Griveaux’s hopes of becoming the next mayor of Paris, the preferred candidate of French President Emmanuel Macron could be found promoting his answer to the capital city’s increasingly dysfunctional housing market. What the average priced-out Parisian needed, according to Griveaux, was a handout of 100,000 euros ($108,380) to use…
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