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This week's articles 17 November 2017

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
November 17, 2017

FEATURES

 

Rough guide to risk

How safe is your money? Alex Newman gets you prepared by examining country-specific risk

 

Private Investor’s Diary: Getting the best out of biotech

Our diarist John Rosier thinks the biotech sector is being judged too harshly by investors

 

Understanding investment in 50 objects: The winners curse

How people guess numbers tells us a lot about how bosses and investors value businesses

 

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Ultra post-warning sell off overdone

GoCompare rejects second Zoopla bid

ContourGlobal IPO offers income potential

ITV pins hopes on Christmas ads

Hikma’s woes highlight generics challenges

Walker Greenbank falters in the UK

Blue Prism to exceed revenue expectations

 

News Spotlight – Vodafone and Cityfibre shake up UK broadband

 

Economic Outlook – How much fiscal room? Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – When pessimism pays

Chris Dillow – Cheap income stocks, Fiscal policy and equities

The Trader – Central bankers lead the way

 

MONEY

 

Use the Lisa loophole by April or lose it

 

Portfolio Clinic – Think of yourself too

 

TIPS

South32: Cash-rich and conservative

Buy into LVMH excellence

Tap into Taptica’s growth story

Warehouse REIT: a store of growth and income

Capture India’s growth at a discount with Aberdeen New India

 

Tip Updates

AstraZeneca

Computacenter

Auto Trader

Van Elle

Crest Nicholson

 

FUNDS

 

Investors flock to bonds as fund sales soar

 

Big Theme - Europe’s recovery offers investment opportunities

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – There is a season, turn, turn, turn

Stock Screen – A monstrous three-fold return

 

Sector Focus – A world of data

 

Results

Burberry

Sainsbury

Halfords

Schroder Reit

National Grid

Renewi

Gattaca

Dairy Crest

Wincanton

FlyBe

Castings

Vedanta

McKay Securities

Carr’s

BTG

Carclo

Renold

Vodafone

TalkTalk

Land Securities

McCarthy & Stone

Intermediate Capital

James Cropper

Speedy Hire

DCC

FirstGroup

Aveva

Oxford Instruments

Electrocomponents

Trifast

Great Portland Estates

Helical

AB Dynamics

Experian

Premier Foods

Avon Rubber

Fenner

B&M

Zoo Digital

 

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

Plus500 non-exec cashes in £1m

 

GVC director sells as acquisition rumours swirl