Does Winning The World Cup Boost Markets? Goldman Sachs Thinks So

If Wall Street investment is like a high-stakes game, is the converse true? That is the question behind a quadrennial Goldman Sachs exercise that analyzes the World Cup as if it were an investment opportunity. When the four-week tournament kicks off in Brazil on June 12, hundreds of millions of avid fans will follow it obsessively. And just as players are always looking for an edge, bettors -- including the Wall Street variety -- will also be searching for that little extra insight that they can...