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Alternative Investments 


A Corking Asset

Wine has long been regarded as a satisfying alternative investment, but a lesser-known spin-off is the humble corkscrew, says SIMON DE BURTON
 

Brass In Pocket

Premium-quality pocket watches can be picked up for a fraction of the price of their wrist-bound counterparts, says SIMON DE BURTON
 

Driving Profits

Ben Oliver argues that a vintage car can offer better returns than the stock market
 

Invest In Yourself

Before you go crazy snapping up rare Porsches and Picassos, don't forget that Number One is the key to everything.
 

Magic Carpets

Simon de Burton looks at why the price of oriental rugs is flying up
 

Paper Profits

Rare books may not always be worth what they seem, says Ken Skehan
 

Racing Certainty

Simon de Burton considers the colourful niche investment of racing silks
 

The Idyll Classes

Richard Lofthouse discovers the exclusive property clubs where the ultra-rich can combine principle, profit and networking
 

Vintage Investments?

The 'buy-early' system has become an institution among wine investors, finds Andrew Jefford, and recent vintages are hitting astounding prices.
 

 

Re-Visitng Startups: Rapha

The first of a series, we re-visit start-ups featured in earlier editions of CNBC European Business to see how they are tackling the downturn in 2008

In The Spirit

Celebrate summer with a fine blended Scottish whisky, an award-winning rum, and a budget-breaking single malt.

Worlds Apart

With development continuing apace, Qatar appears immune to the global credit crunch. Richard Lofthouse finds out why

Tapping A Market: The Rush To Invest In Water

The world is waking up to water shortages and private sector solutions, Richard Lofthouse and Barry Mansfield report. Additional research by Flemmich Webb and Robert Pomfret

The New Screen Test

Despite a bumper summer spearheaded by a record-breaking Batman installment, the film industry might not be as recession-proof as once thought. Colin Brown reports