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This week's articles 6 March 2020

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
March 5, 2020

FEATURES

50 Smart Isa ideas

The most profitable ways to use the UK’s most popular tax break

The challenge that dwarfs the Coronavirus

Investors have come through worse that Covid-19 and face greater tests once it blows over, according to this year’s Credit Suisse Investment Returns Yearbook. James Norrington reports

 

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

WPP dives on flat sales projection

Intu drops planned equity raise

NMC sacks CEO, confirms major balance sheet issues

Fed’s shock and awe response to coronavirus

 

News Spotlight – Sirius shareholders back Anglo takeover

News Feature – Holiday fever with the coronavirus

 

Economic Outlook – Breaking the rules, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

The Editor – Wrong end of the trend

Simon Thompson – Staying calm and carrying on

Chris Dillow – What does the future hold for shares, The yield trap

Mr Bearbull – Coming to get you

Phil Oakley – National Express: a dependable source of growing income

Michael Taylor – Fevertree: fizzing up for another move?

 

MONEY

 

What to do in a market sell off

 

Portfolio Clinic – Use allowances to draw tax-efficient income

 

TIPS

Buy Cranswick for fatter returns

HSBC premium looks shaky

CapCo rental growth prospects dim

Hummingbird back in flight

Go defensive with Guiness Global Equity Income

 

Tips Updates

Microsoft

Ashtead

Huntsworth

Shanta Gold

XP Power

 

FUNDS

 

China funds top in February despite coronavirus

 

Shares I love: Carnival

 

Big Theme – Look beyond the headlines for strong growth in Europe

 

IC Top 100 Funds update – Henderson Smallers expects rise in UK takeovers

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Covid-19: the end of globalisation is nigh

 

Stock Screens – Why crashing markets mess with your mind

 

Results

Reckitt Benckiser

International Personal Finance

Restaurant Group

Augean

Eddie Stobart

Weir

Macfarlane

Mondi

Rolls Royce

Aston Martin

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

James Fisher

Rentokil Initial

Genus

Drax

Evraz

Hunting

Flutter Entertainment

Inchcape

Grafton

Persimmon

RSA

Provident Financial

St James’ Place

Standard Chartered

National Express

British American Tobacco

PPHE Hotel

Vistry

Vitec

Howden Joinery

Foxtons

Hastings

CRH

Jupiter Fund Management

London Stock Exchange

Man Group

Rightmove

Vesuvius

Essentra

Senior

Johnson Service

Hiscox

Rotork

Hutchison China Meditech

Intertek

Direct Line

IMI

Craneware

4imprint

Greggs

ConvaTec

Legal & general

Aggreko

Hill & Smith

Travis Perkins

Playtech

Fresnillo

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

His Lordship sells as Ocado evolves

Directors buy into Redde Northgate tie up