7 investing lessons from Jim Leitner for building the right market mindset

Economic Times - Oct 3, 2026

Leitner believes investors should remain open to new ideas and recognise that markets can challenge even experienced participants.

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Chinese troops have taken part in a mass multinational exercise in Russia featuring new anti-drone and ground robot systems – drills that Russian state media said “applied lessons” from the Ukraine war. The troops were among more than 47,000 military personnel involved in the Tsentr-2026 – or Centre-2026 – drills in the central western Chelyabinsk region from Monday until Saturday. The Russian Ministry of Defence said the strategic command-and-staff exercise applied combat lessons from the...

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