Best of BS Opinion: Durable growth is rarely built on a narrow base

The sanctions threat goes beyond the airlines, targeting airports, ticketing companies, fuel suppliers, and other support businesses that help air carriers operate abroad

Building a portfolio of high-quality companies requires more than simply identifying good businesses. Lawrence A. Cunningham’s quality-investing framework highlights common mistakes such as overreliance on macro trends, overconfidence, ignoring debt and accounting red flags, and holding stocks despite deteriorating fundamentals.

European interior ministers held talks on Saturday to strengthen border controls, improve emergency response times and establish fast-track procedures for returning some migrants. The gathering of 17 ministers from the European Union and Britain comes as the 27-member bloc works to strengthen migration controls following the implementation in June of a migration and asylum pact….