There are a couple of reasons why I beat Buffett, and it is not because I am smarter than he is or a more successful stock picker.

Where is economic growth going to come from? I think it will spread from the USA and Britain to the European Union in the rest of 2014 going into 2015.

After three years of prolonged economic weakness, the Indian economy is starting to turn around, cyclically and structurally. Inflation is abating, the current account deficit narrowing, FX reserves are accumulating and growth is just starting to rise.

International stocks news roundup. Updates covering Spain, Finland, Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Israel, Britain, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, and Mongolia.

Until last week, Warren Buffett seemed to be a keen Tesco devotee. I’m not entirely sure what got him so enthused in the first place - nor what’s got him dumping the stock now. Plus updates on some pharmaceutical stocks and more..

More international news follows from around the globe covering the Netherlands to Hong Kong, from Britain to Canada, from Ireland to Singapore, from Israel to Thailand.