05/25/2021

Robots v Covid-19: the future of work?

It is estimated that in the next five years close to 85 million jobs may be displaced by algorithms, artificial intelligence and robotics.

05/25/2021

Lessons from 1709’s Great Frost

This was the worst 12 months Britain had seen since a catastrophic winter more than 300 years ago – dubbed Le Grand Hiver in France – which laid waste to much of Europe, from Italy to eastern Russia.

05/24/2021

Faith-based investing getting popular

As with investing with environmental, social and governance criteria, faith-based investing allows people to adhere to the tenets of their faith while still having a diversified portfolio, albeit with some exceptions.

05/24/2021

Cryptic Markets

At the end of the week, the authorities cracked down still further on the mining and trading of Bitcoin.

05/21/2021

The big long by Brown Shipley

The pandemic has turbocharged a range of pre-existing trends that are changing the way of doing things across many economies.