Stuffed porpoise stomachs and blood custard for the rich, pickled carrots for the poor, and ale for all. Europeans in the Middle Ages ate some weird freaking stuff.

Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their lives to dig it up barely make ...

Since becoming chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B) in the 1960s, Warren Buffett has trounced the market by an almost two-to-one ratio over those 60 years. By looking for great ...

ROE is a great indicator, perhaps the best indicator, of management skill in capital allocation. Expeditors has a long track record of high returns on equity and recently displayed additional ...

The stock market has never looked like this before.

It has paid to be a shareholder in Europe's top banks recently. The biggest lenders in Europe and the UK returned around €123bn (£104bn) to investors in 2024, according to UBS estimates. Read more.

Cohen & Steers is a niche asset manager concentrating on real estate securities. The firm invests mainly in the equity shares of real estate investment trusts, with holdings in domestic and ...