European luxury goods are under pressure. They are threatened by US tariffs and weak demand from China.
When luxury goods are doing well, Europe looks confident. But this time, that's not the case. LVMH's results showed a decline in b…
Hybrids are the most popular vehicles sold in the EU. Electric cars have just overtaken gasoline cars.
Hybrid vehicles continue to dominate in the European Union, but December brought a historic moment: for the first time, purely ele…
The great silver ride continues
More than 60 percent of total demand for silver comes from industry. Primarily from the production of solar panels, electromobilit…
EU ministers have definitively approved a ban on Russian gas. Slovakia and Hungary were against it
Gas from Russia should no longer be reaching the European Union in less than two years. Moscow, which supplied almost half of the …
Trump versus Powell: an attack on the heart of American monetary power
In 2026, the US president is putting pressure on the Fed, attacking its chairman Powell and wanting to cap credit card interest ra…
The uninvestable project called Venezuela and its oil
Black gold is said to be one of the reasons for US interest in Venezuela. Not so fast, say the big oil players, it's time to take …
The stock index of European arms manufacturers is at its highest level. Strnadova zbrojovka is significantly reshuffling the deck.
The owner of Czechoslovak Group wants to build the largest defense industry company in Europe.
How to profit from Trump's interest in Greenland
The emerging situation may encourage action by European arms manufacturers and miners of metals, not only rare earths.
Everything is already too overplayed: a week when the data didn't stand a chance
The US president has unleashed a week of three economic battles – from oil to weapons to credit cards.
It was as if the president's kidnapping was taking place in a parallel dimension. He did nothing with the markets.
The speed of the US military intervention in Venezuela surprised almost everyone. The element of surprise was not only intended fo…
Tesla stumbles, Buffett leaves, Venezuela tests markets
The year 2026 has started sharply: Tesla has lost its position as the leader in electric car sales to BYD, Buffett has retired, an…
Financial markets in a year of plenty. Prague and silver surprised
Finding the best investment of the past year is like looking in the rearview mirror and telling yourself that's where the right pa…
The richest countries in the world in 2025: the Slovaks think they are worse off than the data says
Comparing the wealth of countries always brings some surprises. It does not automatically follow that high incomes mean a better l…
The year 2025 was amazing. Don't believe it?
The world is on fire. Or at least that's what it may look like from the TV screens. And indeed, many bad things are happening.
Sanctions are hampering Russia's ambitions. The target in natural gas production is shifting significantly
LNG was supposed to be one of the main pillars of Russia's energy strategy after the loss of the European market.