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This week's articles: 31 August 2018

All the stories from this week's issue of Investors Chronicle
August 31, 2018

FEATURES

Digital champions

The internet has pulled down competition barriers and provided fuel for exponential growth. Todd Wenning explains how to capture the digital revolution in  your portfolio.

Finding the cure: gene therapy

Targeted gene therapies are saving lives and restoring eyesight. But they could also hurt profits and increase risks for pharma companies. Megan Boxall reports

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

NEWS

Raven Property battered by currency headwinds

RedT benefits from power security demand

Chaarat Gold plots deal-linked refinancing

Diploma chief exits despite consensus-beating year

News Spotlight – The Social(ist) Network

Economic outlook – The public finance mythNext week’s economics…

 

COMMENT

The Editor – Thinking global

Simon Thompson – Bargain BangoBowleven drilling disappointsSylvania delivers maiden dividendBATM reveals groundbreaking diagnostic kit

Chris Dillow – Two bull marketsAgainst lifestyle investing

The Trader – Reviewing January’s outlook

 

MONEY

Invest around currency risk

Portfolio Clinic – Think carefully about swapping cash for bonds

 

TIPS

Political fears overblown at John Laing

Take a bet on Sportech

Sirius: a star in the making

Yellow Cake on the radar

Buy Old Mutual UK Mid Cap for good value growth

 

Tip updates

Stobart revamps board

Fulham Shore

Marlowe

SDX Energy

Centrica

 

FUNDS

Standard Life Smallers trust delivers strong returns

Funds reflect the risk of their investments

 

SHARES

Taking Stock – Madame Melgrani’s carbon footprint

Results

South32, an underdog ahead of the pack

Nostrum back from the brink

Charter Court raises lending guidance

OneSavings boosted by buy-to-let gains

Phoenix raises cash-generation targets

Anglo Pacific rides Rio disposal spree

Premier Oil finance costs rise

Playtech grows in regulated markets

Spark subsides at IQE

Camellia flags Kenyan pressures

Henry Boot boosted by hungry housebuilders

Kingspan recovers after sluggish start

Computacenter ahead of tech curve

Growth eludes Petrofac

Gym Group converts acquired sites

Bunzl withstands currency headwinds

Macfarlane and the value of specialism

James Fisher expands into renewable energy

 

Week ahead

Stock screens – Nine British disruptors

Sector Focus – Heatwaves and holidays

Directors dealings

Clarkson director sells again

Experian exec’s wife banks gains