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This week's articles - 24 August 2018

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
August 23, 2018

FEATURES

Last chance for the high street

Can Britain’s retailers survive the crushing burden of higher business rates? Harriet Russell reports.

 

Where Z scores first

The best-known ready reckoner for companies in financial distress also screens well for above average performers. Philip Ryland explains.

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Wheels coming off G4S recovery?

Epwin bounces back

Mulberry: House of Fraser’s collateral damage

Manufacturing output growth tempers

 

News Spotlight – DNO lays siege to Faroe Petroleum

 

Economic Outlook – A question of cash, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – Into the breach

Simon Thompson – Kromek contracts building up, Titon buying opportunity, Arena’s strategic bolt-on deals, End game for PV Crystalox

Chris Dillow – Sales warning, Is banking fixed?

The Trader – Creditors on alert

No Free Lunch – Lies, damned lies and executive pay

Q&A – Monitoring investment trust discounts and premiums to NAV

 

MONEY

How to be savvy with peer-to-peer lending

 

Portfolio Clinic – Rethink your high cash allocation

 

TIPS

 

Drax’s income appeal

Turkey crisis hits DP Eurasia

Amino tunes into growth

RDI redefining itself

TB Evenlode Income offers sustainable income from overseas earners

 

Tips Updates

On The Beach

Debenhams

Keywords Studios

Tracsis

Auto Trader

 

FUNDS

 

Invesco’s Mark Barnett’s income products labelled ‘Dog Funds’

The long and short of absolute return

 

Big Theme – What’s the best way to track an index?

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – South Africa lands reforms threaten FDI

 

Sector Focus – Sub-prime headed for a fall?

 

Results

RHI Magnesita

Hochschild Mining

Marshalls

Rank

Shanta Gold

Kaz Minerals

Global Ports

Kenmare Resources

TBC Bank

Persimmon

Wood Group

Polymetal International

BHP Billiton

Empiric Student Property

Costain

Grafton

Headlam

Empresaria

Hostelworld

Hansteen

NMC Health

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

Admiral boss sells on behalf of charity

Countryside boss takes a profit