Comment / Supply chain radar: The ZIM wager – oops, that wasn't pretty

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By Alessandro Pasetti

30/06/2021

Complacency is an awful, awful beast.

And there comes a point when giving it too much credit, hence not taking it too seriously, can be as harmful in life as in investing.

But it’s one aspect of trade and life worth monitoring when, occasionally, it morphs into fear.

Or just pure greed. Or self-promotion. Or a mix of all.

Quite pertinently, if you have kept an eye on the share price of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) in recent times (yes I am cheerfully ...

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