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This week's articles 17 August 2018

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
August 17, 2018

FEATURES

Test your defences

When the bull run ends, can traditional defensive safe havens still provide protection? Mark Robinson and the companies team report.

 

Private Investor’s Diary: Focusing on robotics

It’s difficult to ignore the powerful factors driving the world towards a robotics future, so John Rosier is increasing his exposure to the next big phase in technological change

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Gold loses its shine

Royal Mail fined for competition abuse

Sports Direct buys House of Fraser

Card Factory special dividend under threat

 

News Spotlight: Worldpay: a mega-merger done well

Economic Outlook – Bond markets’ inflation bet, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – Housing, housing, housing

The Trader – Running costs

Simon Thompson – Profiting from rhodium’s price surge, Jarvis offers medium-term value, Ramsdens’ profit-taking offers opportunity, Walker Cripps targets fintech to boost profits

Chris Dillow – Beating the professionals, Gold Trumped

Mr Bearbull – It’s getting better

 

MONEY

Regulator plans restrictions on P2P investors

 

Portfolio Clinic – Watching the defensives

 

TIPS

Severn Trent ready for the next cycle

Clear skies for EasyJet

Buy the UDG sell-off

Try on Shoe Zone’s Big Box strategy

Buy into a growing economy with benchmark-beating Artemis US Select

 

Tips Updates

BT

Circassia

AA

LoopUp

Nanoco

 

FUNDS

Slater Income ranked best UK equity income fund

 

Big Theme – Diversify with commodities

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – FAANGs for the memory

 

Sector Focus – The rise of social shopping

 

Results

Quilter

Morgan Sindall

Hastings

Stock Spirits

TT Electronics

PageGroup

Paddy Power Betfair

Pendragon

Caledonia Mining

TP Icap

Spirax-Sarco

Randgold Resources

Secure Trust Bank

Savills

Legal & General

Evraz

G4S

Cineworld

Ibstock

Derwent London

Vitec

Tritax Big Box

Plus500

Clarkson

Antofagasta

Capital & Regional

Mears

H&T

JPJ

Esure

Polypipe

Marshall Motor

Admiral Group

Balfour Beatty

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Lookers

CLS

Menzies

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

NSF execs buy on weakness

Victoria shares in demand