One neat trick to end extreme poverty

“I would like to stop working in about five years to spend more time with our child and support my wife.”

While institutional investors drove Wednesday’s rally, retail investors took it as an opportunity to cash out.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon have strained the already fragile ceasefire, ahead of weekend talks between Iran and the US. Dan Williams in Jerusalem explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

Colombia will force pension funds to invest more in the local economy by capping at 30% the proportion of assets they can hold overseas.