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Bone china porcelains are as quintessentially British as Marmite breakfast spread. At the end of the 18th century, Englishman Josiah Spode developed a technique to incorporate burned-up animal bones into porcelain, giving the resulting china its signature crisp white hue. More than two centuries later, another young Briton, 28–year-old Richard Brendon, has brought a thoroughly modern perspective to the craft without forgetting its roots. Brendon produces all his bone china in...

It’s like trying to catch a falling barrel: Every time it seems as though crude oil prices might have touched bottom, the bottom moves a little lower. The latest low came on August 24, when the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) plummeted to $38.22, its lowest level since 2009. The price has since risen to around $46 per barrel, but a year ago it was more than twice that, at $93. Brent crude also fell to a six-year low of $42.69 per barrel in late August, and was still trading at $48 a...

The young guitarist and winner of the 2015 Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes, Vojin Kocic, explains to us why he chose the guitar as his instrument. To him the guitar is like mini-orchestra that allows him to create different tunes and styles of music. Aufzeichnung Audio (Konzert) Produktion: © 2015 SRF, mit freundlicher Genehmigung ----------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­--------- Check out our Sponsorship playlist for more related videos:...

He eats dark chocolate before he goes on stage: The young guitarist and winner of the 2015 Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes, Vojin Kocic, explains to us why he chose the guitar as his instrument. Although he was quite nervous before his debut at the Lucerne Festival Vojin Kocic managed to overcome his fear and perform a great concert. He points out how important his family is to him and how they influenced his career. Aufzeichnung Audio (Konzert) Produktion: © 2015 SRF, mit freundlicher...

Every now and then, the developed and emerging economies of the world find themselves in sync, growing or contracting together. This is not one of those times. In late 2015, a trend that started in 2014 accelerated, as the balance of global growth is tilting toward developed markets and away from emerging ones. Whereas Credit Suisse economists expect growth in developed economies to accelerate this year—up 1.9 percent versus 1.7 percent in 2014—they forecast slower growth in emerging ones, up...

For most of 2015, it was difficult to perturb U.S. financial markets. Despite protracted negotiations between Greece and its creditors that almost broke up the European Union and a Chinese stock market crash, equity market volatility remained remarkably subdued for most of the year. But the relative tranquility shattered on August 24, when disappointing manufacturing data out of China sparked a selloff in the Chinese stock market that spread to financial markets all over the world. Volatility...

Watch Barbara Reinhard, Americas Chief Investment Officer of Credit Suisse’s Private Banking and Wealth Management division, discuss ideas on how to manage your portfolio in times of volatility.  

There’s no question that the current bull market is getting a little long in the tooth. Since 1948, bull markets have lasted an average of five years and the current run has already entered its seventh. There must be a bear lurking around here somewhere, right?   There really had been an unusually long period of calm in the U.S. stock market. Until fears about the Chinese economy sent volatility soaring and triggered a worldwide equities selloff in late August, the S&P 500 hadn’t...

It’s been a big year for mergers and acquisitions. The combined value of worldwide transactions is on track to hit $2.6 trillion in 2015, an increase of almost 25 percent over last year’s $2.1 trillion. All signs point to the deal frenzy continuing, too. So how can a savvy investor take advantage of the increased appetite for deals? By investing with even savvier ones. Credit Suisse’s Private Banking & Wealth Management Division thinks the time is right to invest in hedge funds that...