• 20 February 2026

    Is now the time to shine a light on emerging markets?

    Ask the experts. Russ Mould is on hand to answer your queries about the financial markets. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now .

    Amid all the talk about Trump it feels like emerging markets are being ignored, what is their outlook like in the current market environment?

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  • 19 February 2026

    What to expect from a Buffett-less Berkshire Hathaway

    For the first time in six decades Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway will release its fourth quarter results on 27 February without Warren Buffett at the helm, after he stepped down as CEO at the end of 2025.

    Under his leadership the company’s value has seen a cumulative gain of over 5,500,000% compared with 39,000% for the S&P 500 index. Incoming...

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  • 19 February 2026

    The dangers of hopping on the latest hot theme

    As I write it feels like the world has gone gold crazy. The precious metal not just taking out all-time highs in nominal terms but also trading way above its ‘real’ or inflation-adjusted highs before turning sharply lower.

    This column is not going to attempt a guess at where gold might go next but it is just the latest in countless examples of...

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