APRIL is the cruelest month, or so the poet said, but this April, spring has brought life to the global stock markets, with recovery everywhere. The pessimists say this is a bear market rally, and perhaps it is, but for investors who have lost almost non-stop for over a year, some relief was welcome – almost necessary.
This spring, my wife and I spent time in Europe, just to get a change of air. We did not see Springtime in Paris, but went instead to Lyon, the real food paradise of France, famous for its 18th century silk industry and proximity to the best wines of France.