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This week's articles 11 May 2018

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
May 11, 2018

FEATURES

Oil’s grand finale

Finding value as the oil age comes to an end

 

Private Investor’s Diary – Focusing on the longer term

Performance is up on Q1, but the portfolio is still lagging the All Share – time in the market, not timing the market is now key, says John Rosier.

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest news stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Vodafone to buy Liberty Global European assets

Shire recommends Takeda’s offer

Vivo Energy makes £2bn debut

HSBC’s rising costs overshadow $2bn buyback

 

News Spotlight – CYBG’s Virgin bid highlights challengers’ plight

Economic Outlook – Bleak productivity growth, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – Broken fences

Simon Thompson – Strategic acquisitions

Chris Dillow – Uses and abuses of volatility, No wage worry

Mr Bearbull – Time for another

The Trader – The dollar’s revenge

 

MONEY

How to invest for multiple goals

 

Portfolio Clinic – Increase exposure to the UK

 

TIPS

Just growing volumes and margins

Buy Walt Disney for a touch of magic

SciSys ready for lift off

Ashtead ready to benefit from US building boom

Capture the gains of a return to value with Jupiter Global Value Equity

 

Tips Updates

Smith & Nephew

Pearson

International Personal Finance

Morgan Sindall

Paragon Banking

 

FUNDS

Pay up for top performance

 

Big Theme – Lower-risk equity exposure for a better income

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – 5G technology and ‘Big Tobacco’

 

Stock Screens – Hunting for recovery stocks

 

Sector Focus – Estate agents: the storm clouds are gathering

 

Results

Imperial Brands

Telit Communications

Numis

Faron Pharmaceuticals

Horizon Discovery

Tui

Cambria Automobiles

Compass

Vertu Motors

Treatt

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

Keystone directors supply demand

Wife of Genel non-exec buys in