Deconstructing the Dow Jones Industrial Average: Why Dividends, Structure, and Methodology Matter More Than Headlines Suggest For more than a century, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has stood as one of the most recognizable barometers of U.S.

The Great Portfolio Reset: Why Alternatives Are Becoming Core, Not Peripheral The central message of The Red Thread is unmistakable: global portfolios are undergoing a structural reset, not a cyclical adjustment. Traditional portfolio construction—most notably the 60/40 equity–bond model—has been un

A Positive Set-Up: Why the Equity Backdrop Entering 2026 Remains Constructive The opening months of 2026 find global equity markets building on the momentum of an exceptional yet volatile 2025. Despite geopolitical friction, trade tensions, and persistent fears around inflation, tariffs, and technol

China's energy policy is shifting from massive investment to strategic control in 2026, focusing on AI, greater state oversight, critical minerals, clean energy exports, and LNG deals, which will reshape global energy and geopolitics.

The United States is accelerating domestic lithium production through government investment, new extraction technologies, and industrial policy aimed at reducing reliance on China and strengthening energy and national security.

A German study argues that a renewables-dominated grid can fully decarbonize power systems within 20 years.

Lower Chinese LNG demand could pressure global markets, especially as new U.S. and Qatari capacity comes online and Russian pipeline and LNG exports to China increase.

President Trump on Friday framed a sweeping new Venezuela oil deal as a once-in-a-generation opportunity for U.S. energy companies and the American economy

For much of the past decade, fixed income was treated as a portfolio afterthought—necessary, perhaps, but uninspiring. Ultra-low yields, distorted risk pricing, and relentless equity momentum pushed bonds into the background.

The following are the five most consequential stories from The Economist, January 3–9, 2026. The Return of Limits: Five Forces Reshaping the World in 2026 The opening weeks of 2026 reveal a world grappling with limits it long believed it had transcended.

The following is a summary of the top three stories from the China Report – January 2026 issue. Caught in the Net: Governance, Youth, and Geopolitical Fault Lines in a Fragmenting World The January 2026 edition of China Report captures a pivotal moment in global affairs, where technological accelera

The following is a summary of the key insights from the top three stories in Barron’s, January 5, 2026—focusing on what actually matters for capital allocation, risk, and strategy going into 2026. 1.