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Value investing on the back foot, travel risks, Qatar’s isolation & more

IC Daily email update
June 8, 2017

Tips editor Algy Hall guest writes this week’s Taking Stock column in which he questions whether the recent revival in value investing is over already as growth has reasserted its supremacy. Discover Algy’s verdict here.

This week’s Sector Focus sees specialist writer Julia Faurschou train her eye on the travel and tourism sector amid what could be challenging trading conditions with economic concerns, Brexit negotiations and heightened fears of terrorism all posing significant risks to the industry.

Shawbrook's majority shareholder Pollen Street Capital has increased its takeover bid for the challenger bank by 10p a share. But should investors accept the deal? Emma Powell reports.

Meanwhile, a diplomatic rift in the Gulf where Qatar has been effectively ostracised by a group of Arab peers could have significant implications for the global energy markets given the regions significance in terms of oil and gas output. Our resources correspondent Alex Newman investigates for this week’s News Spotlight.