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This week's articles: 1 November 2019

All the stories from this week's issue of Investors Chronicle
November 1, 2019

FEATURES

Seven deadly signs

Either by flattering themselves or by failing to perform, here are seven signs that companies may be sinning against their shareholders. Philip Ryland reports.

Remember retail bonds?

With blue-chip dividend coverage ratios falling, does London’s retail bond market offer any low-risk income plays? Alex Newman reports.

 

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

NEWS

Pharma giants outperform

PureCircle suspends shares amid inventory investigation

BP dividend held flat as earnings slide

De La Rue outlook deteriorates further

News Spotlight: HSBC flags pain to come

Gold miners starting to reap price rewards

Economic Outlook: The shifting policy mixNext week’s economics…

 

COMMENT

The Editor: Don't give up on quality

Mr Bearbull: The outside edge

Chris Dillow: No comfort from falling ratesThe profits threat

Simon Thompson: Exploiting a Brexit discountProfiting from artificial intelligenceMining for a golden nugget

The Trader: Norwegian woes and dark cloud cover

Further Reading: A patent return – a recent paper suggests data and research costs can help investors to identify cheap, high-innovation stocks

 

MONEY

Pay attention to the charges you pay

Portfolio Clinic: How to manage a smaller portfolio

 

TIPS

Ashmore’s twin growth engines

Buy into an exciting discoverIE

A vast opportunity at Avast

Jadestone promises growth and payout

Head off UK uncertainty with Man GLG Undervalued Assets

Tip updates

Tiffany & Co

Photo-Me International

Synthomer

Next

WPP

 

FUNDS

Woodford Patient Capital and the challenges ahead

 

SHARES

Taking Stock: HMRC far from ‘arm’s length’ with Airbnb

Sector Focus: From the wasteland, opportunity rises

 

Results

C&C Group

Braemar Shipping Services

RDI Reit

Week Ahead

Directors dealings

Sir Martin Sorrell lifts S4 stake

CLS NED sells £1.3m