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This week's articles 8 February 2019

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
February 7, 2019

FEATURES

The route to a perfect retirement

In our special guide to planning a worry-free retirement, we explain the process of choosing and managing a self-invested personal pension

Competitive pressures

Competition regulators are caught between over-mighty companies and angry voters. How should they respond? Philip Ryland finds out.

Where are our pioneering giants?

John Baron highlights a corporate and financial malaise that has investment implications

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Yellow Cake investors on standby

CYBG margins better than feared

BT sends mixed messages

Flybe activists up the ante

 

 

News Spotlight – Big tech needs to work harder

Economic Outlook – Stable inflation, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – The bigger they come

Simon Thompson – BATM highlights hidden value, SimplyBiz does the business, Kape on course for a bumper 2019, Exploit Oakley’s deep discount, STM’s building blocks for growth & acquisitions, Take the hint at Jarvis’ dividend hikes, T Clarke’s order book underpins profit growth, Pennant’s repeat buying opportunity, On a Mission for a re-rating

Chris Dillow – Yield curve warnings, Age doesn’t matter

Mr Bearbull – Ignoring Apollo

Phil Oakley – Can McDonald’s keep satisfying appetites, Diageo outperforming Unilever as large-cap consumer play

The Trader – Where US treasuries are headed

 

MONEY

 

Portfolio Clinic – Overexposed to cash and a single company

 

TIPS

Take heed of Jupiter short sellers

SDL found in translation

Castings a serious doubt

Buy City Pub Group as a takeover target

Tap China’s growth the sensible way with Hermes Global Emerging Markets

 

Tips Updates

Interserve

Keywords Studios

RPS

Ferrexpo

TalkTalk

 

FUNDS

New rules to force funds to explain strategy more clearly

 

Big Theme - Blend factors and style for better returns

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – The quality of company reporting

 

Sector Focus - Tread carefully through rare earths

 

Stock Screens – Twenty Piotroski plays

 

Results

Royal Dutch Shell

Rank

Unilever

Diageo

Renishaw

Primary Health Properties

Mattioli Woods

Amino Technologies

Ocado

BP

RM

St Modwen

Barratt Developments

Redrow

Frontier Developments

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

Softcat chairman in bumper sale

Focusrite bends to institutions