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This week's articles 15 March 2019

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
March 14, 2019

FEATURES

Short Circuit

Why investors should learn to love short selling

 

Private Investors Diary – Bursting with Rock ‘n’ Rose Energy

John Rosier is hoping for great things from one particular holding – energy production company RockRose and its potentially transformational deal

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Chancellor forecasts more pain for the UK

OSB/Charter Court merger makes funding sense

Debenhams fends off Mike Ashley coup

Kier reveals larger debt pile

 

News Spotlight – Norway’s wealth fund deals blow to oil juniors

Economic Outlook – A nice combination, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – A tangled web

Simon Thompson – Pennant’s earnings upgrade potential, Gresham House on course to treble profits

Chris Dillow – A low yield warning, When to be a value investor

Mr Bearbull – Income portfolio swap

The Trader – The EU bond rollercoaster

Phil Oakley – The safety and value of water company dividends

 

MONEY

Portfolio Clinic – Set your asset allocation and then choose your investments

 

TIPS

GSK’s future is bright

Spirent thriving in a connected world

Fuller’s ready for growth phase

Busy times for Tritax Big Box

Buy growth at a discount with Blackrock Latin American

 

Tips Updates

GVC

Ryanair

Smith & Nephew

Sirius Minerals

Enquest

 

FUNDS

 

AIC highlights the most consistent income trusts

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Goodwill shunting

 

Stock Screens – High-yielding market leaders

 

Sector Focus – Are asset managers to be avoided?

 

Results

Aviva

Vivo Energy

Soco International

Paddy Power

Headlam

XP Power

PageGroup

Secure Income

Ultra Electronics

Cobham

Melrose

Admiral

CLS Holdings

Countrywide

Funding Circle

Schroders

Breedon

Inmarsat

NMC Health

Greggs

Premier Oil

Alfa Financial Software

Informa

Cairn Homes

SIG

Bodycote

River & Mercantile

Old Mutual

Polymetal International

Clarkson

Midwich

Domino’s Pizza

Pendragon

Forterra

Close Brothers

Non Standard Finance

Quilter

H&T

Equiniti

John Menzies

Cairn Energy

PureCircle

888

G4S

Computacenter

Seplat Petroleum

Lookers

Dignity

Spirax-Sarco

Balfour Beatty

Provident Financial

Prudential

Morrison’s

Burford Capital

Avast

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

Big Yellow boss cashes in

GoCompare chairman tops up