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Go for gold

Tim Price says that in the current climate, whatever you own, you want to own gold: here’s a book that explains how

Features

A parable of management folly

Matthew Lynn draws lessons from the disastrous strategies pursued by the Swiss giant that was once among the strongest and most respected financial institutions in Europe

People on tighter budgets are more concerned about the quality and ethics of what they buy, because their money is more precious, Justin King, Sainsbury’s ebullient chief executive, tells Ben Laurance

Investor

Commodity of the month: Ferrochrome

Ferrochrome is an alloy of chrome and iron containing 50-70 per cent chrome.

An estate agent as recovery stock? Yes, really

Will US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson’s $700 billion (£382 billion) detox diet for America’s bloated banks and insurers prove a turning point in the global credit crisis which began a year ago? Here in Britain, the FTSE 100 index recorded its biggest-ever single-day’s gain, jumping by 8.8 per cent on the announcement, but has suffered second thoughts since, as many shareholders continue to seek refuge in the Ho Chi Minh position.

The unravelling of the great buy-to-let scam

Ross Clark says speculators and fraudsters saw easy money in buying city-centre flats with borrowed money — but investors and lenders now face huge losses as prices crash

Ross Clark