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This week's articles 1 May 2020

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
April 30, 2020

FEATURES

 

Follow the leader

What are the smartest fund managers most loved stocks, and are they worth knowing? Algy Hall finds out

 

Distress signals

Rising insolvencies generally point to broad economic pain – but not for all business models. Nliushi Karunaratne, Alex Newman and Mark Robinson report

SEVEN DAYS

 

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

 

HSBC loan losses swell

Oil price drop blows hole in IAG profits

Unilever heralds ‘lasting changes in consumer behaviour

BP keeps dividends as earnings smashed

 

News Feature – Will landlords be undone by the WeWork effect?

News Spotlight – Covid-19: how the healthcare industry is shaping up

 

Economic Outlook – The austerity threat, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – Staring down reality

Simon Thompson – In search of yield

Chris Dillow – How to be right

Michael Taylor – US tanker stocks are set to surge, here’s why

Phil Oakley – How to check out a company’s revenues

Mr Bearbull – Where to focus

 

MONEY

 

Four investment mistakes to avoid during market volatility

 

Portfolio Clinic – Where can I find low-risk, high returns?

 

TIPS

 

Spirax-Sarco’s quality shines through

Metro Bank still adrift

Impact can cope with Covid disruption

Buy into Craneware’s healthy prospects

Ride the coronavirus recovery with JP Morgan Emerging Markets IT

 

Tips Updates

Ashtead

Next

Orsted

Tullow Oil

Impellam

 

FUNDS

 

Big Theme – Get on the right side of the oil price with good fund selections

 

IC Top 100 Funds Update – International Biotechnology looking to the long term rather than corona cures

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – WPP regroups as transformation stalls

 

Stock Screen – Two cheap growth shares

 

Results

Luceco

Mortgage Advice Bureau

Serica Energy

Next Fifteen

Alfa Financial Software

Lok’n’Store

IQE

Keystone Law

Burford Capital

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

Boeing-Embraer tie-up collapses

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

CRH chairman builds stake

Telit directors buy in