A record year for global mergers and acquisitions was only one of the accurate forecasts made in this column this time last year, looking ahead to 2018. “Global M&A topped $2.5 trillion in 2017; next year it could hit $3 trillion,” was the prediction. Less accurate was a prophecy that “Glencore shares will rise”. They did, briefly, but have not been above the level at which they entered 2018 since June. Here, with the usual caveats, are ten predictions.…

Source: The Times December 26, 2018 23:58 UTC