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What do people willing to put money down on it say about Trump in the wake of last night's closing Republican National Convention? They're in. MarketWatch reports a huge swift swing toward President Trump, a record high. Betting odds have shifted dramatically toward President Donald Trump, though former Vice President Joe Biden remains narrowly ahead. The U.K. site Betfair reported the greatest convention period improvement of any candidate since election trading began on the Betfair Exchange in 2004, as Biden's odds are the longest since May. Betfair on Friday said the current odds imply a 51% chance of Biden winning....

The Republican race to get the 2012 nomination has barely begun, yet it already has its fair share of casualties who have fallen by the wayside. First, there was Haley Barbour, the good ol' boy Mississippi governor, who was widely expected to run – even by his own staff – right up until the moment he pulled out. Then, Donald Trump's bizarre campaign fired itself. Finally, Mike Huckabee, who topped a lot of Republican polls and was favourite to win Iowa, declared: "All the factors say go, but my heart says no." Which leads one to wonder: who might be...

For 25 years, legendary Wall Street strategist Byron Wien, now with The Blackstone Group, has held summer meetings with high net worth individuals to get their outlook on the global economy and investing. This year’s group, totaling fifty individuals and including more than 10 billionaires, was decidedly pessimistic on the U.S. economy, investment opportunities and the Obama administration.“They saw the United States in a long-term slow growth environment with the near-term risk of recession quite real,” said Wien, in a commentary to Blackstone clients. “The Obama administration was viewed as hostile to business and that discouraged both hiring and investment....

Three million will flee Britain to retire abroad By Karyn Miller, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 1:14am GMT 10/12/2006 For those now starting their working lives, retirement may seem a long way off. They could be more right than they know – when they reach pension age it may well take them hundreds or even thousands of miles away. This is because more than three million British pensioners will have left the UK and be living abroad by the year 2050, according to a study. The number of expatriate pensioners is expected to soar to one in five in a phenomenon...