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History should sound a cautionary noteSubscribers only

February 28, 2008

According to conventional wisdom, it is accepted as a good bet that shares on the stock market always rise over the long term. This belief is founded on the record that over any 20-year period, positive real returns have been forthcoming. However, some skepticism is in order.

There is no need for panic over RussiaSubscribers only

February 28, 2008

LONDON - The coronation of Dmitri Medvedev as Vladimir Putin's anointed successor, by means of a presidential election on Sunday whose outcome is a foregone conclusion, has unleashed the usual deluge of stereotypes about "the Russians" in the Western media.