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| Is now the best time to buy “trash” stocks? The Economist’s capital markets correspondent, Joshua Roberts, joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to explain why low-quality stocks over-perform during moments of market turmoil, how rising oil prices linked to the Iran war are shaking global markets, and why uncertainty can sometimes make riskier investments surprisingly appealing. 00:36 – What do investors actually mean by rubbish stocks? 01:41 – How do rising oil prices affect stocks, bonds and the wider economy? 02:26 – Why are low-quality or rubbish stocks outperforming right now? 04:09 – Why are high-quality growth stocks more vulnerable during uncertainty? 05:21 – Can rubbish stocks really deliver better returns than good ones? Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4dgEtzh Time to buy the most rubbish stocks you can find: https://econ.st/412nGZu Subscribe: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download the App: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/ X: https://x.com/TheEconomist |
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Binyamin Netanyahu on how Israel justifies its war in Gaza
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Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, says he wants to be remembered as a leader who helped secure the country’s future. With three stretches in office under his belt, is he succeeding? Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, travelled to Jerusalem to sit down with the prime minister. They ask him about the war in Gaza and his loss of public opinion, at home and abroad.
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