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This week's articles 26 April 2019

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April 25, 2019

FEATURES

Breaking the mould

Todd Wenning highlights how businesses that think differently can be highly profitable opportunities.

The other debt trap

If rising debt levelsare bad for share prices, falling debt levels must be good. Well, not quite, says Philip Ryland.

Finding the edge

In the first of our new ‘Further Reading’ series, Alex Newman looks at Michael Mauboussin’s recent research on market inefficiencies

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

Bunzl slowdown fears may be overdone

Legal & General boosts bulk annuity business

Moneysupermarket boosted by energy switching

Unilever beats Q1 expectations

 

News Spotlight – Has BHP hit its high point?

Economic Outlook – Good news in the spending boom

 

COMMENT

The Editor – Thinking different

Simon Thompson – Chariot’s North African adventure, Flowtech’s focus on return on capital

Chris Dillow – Ex-growth?, Systematic overpricing

Phil Oakley – Can SSP’s shares climb much higher?

Mr Bearbull – Capital punishment

The Trader – Aviation woes

 

MONEY

 

Portfolio Clinic – Is there enough time for my pension to hit target?

 

TIPS

 

Switch on to TT Electronics

Sell Purplebricks’ high risk expansion

Buy Young & Co for a premium pint

LoopUp looking too cheap

Buy cheap stocks with an advantage via Liontrust Special Situations

 

Tips Updates

GB Group

Aviva

Telecom Plus

Learning Technologies

RWS

 

FUNDS

 

Jupiter poaches second Columbia Threadneedle manager

 

IT Geek – Look at the fund as well as the manager

 

IC Top 100 Funds Update – Jupiter Asian Income bets on Chinese consumer growth

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Investents in the slipstream

 

Sector Focus – Varied exposure to big tech

 

Results

 

AB Dynamics

Jadestone Energy

PureTech Health

Boohoo

Associated British Foods

Petropavlovsk

Ferrexpo

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

Asos non-exec sells down

Former 888 boss sells on his way out