• 12 February 2026

    Has Fundsmith lost the Midas touch?

    If you ask professional fund selectors what the most challenging part of their job is, deciding what to do about an underperforming fund manager will come near the top of the list. DIY investors often face the same conundrum, which is unjustly made harder the more thorough you have been with your fund selection. If you do your homework properly...

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  • 12 February 2026

    How Google is looking to storm into the lead in the AI race

    Google-owner Alphabet has enjoyed a renaissance over the last 12 months with the shares gaining 71%, handsomely outperforming the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite index.

    The strong rally has recently pushed Alphabet’s market capitalisation through the $4 trillion mark, becoming only the fourth company in history to achieve this milestone...

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    Google in gold place
  • 12 February 2026

    Mining merger mania: The story behind the red-hot commodities sector

    It has been an eventful start to 2026 for the mining sector with extreme levels of volatility in global metals markets and talks over a blockbuster $260 billion merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore.

    While a Rio/Glencore merger is off the table for now, both of these developments reveal a truth that, for all its reputation as an ‘old economy’...

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    An open pit mine