healthcare

The airline industry is one of the safest in the world, which always seems a fairly ironic statement given some of the air disasters that have made the news in recent years.

Deadline of 27 June

Easy to become 'despondent' over Japan

Following the crescendo of the European sovereign debt crisis in 2011, scepticism plagued investors across the continent, leaving the economy in a fragile, lethargic state.

Changing role of health insurers

Healthcare was one sector that did not fully participate in the recent stockmarket rally and finished the first quarter as the worst performer in the S&P 500 index, writes Legg Mason's Evan Bauman.

Americans are an optimistic bunch by nature. However, talk of secular stagnation, declining opportunities and faltering growth have become the topics de jour.

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Biotech has fallen

It is hard to think of the 'positives' of an ageing population in the UK, writes Lawrence Gosling.