Will central-bank digital currencies break the banking system?

Perhaps. But that might not be so bad

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Meet the data firms cashing in on the quant-investing boom

S&P’s plan to buy IHS Markit is the latest in a slew of deals in the industry

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Music royalties are proving a hit for investors

Apart from being fun to own, they offer steady dividends

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Despite a weak economy, India’s stockmarket is at record highs

What do investors know that economists don’t?

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How Ping An, an insurer, became a fintech super-app

Could others follow the Chinese firm’s lead?

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Joe Biden’s choice of economic advisers signals his priorities

The team stands out for its diversity, and its emphasis on climate change and labour rights

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Should you buy European shares?

The meat of the pitch is that things are not as bad as you probably think

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S&P pays $44bn for IHS Markit as financial-data providers race for scale

Like their consumer-tech counterparts, market-information providers want to lock clients into self-contained ecosystems

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Christine Lagarde is taking the ECB out of its comfort zone

That is causing some controversy among the experts

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Hawala traders are being squeezed by regulators and covid-19

But the centuries-old system will bounce back

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