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This week's articles 15 May 2020

All the articles published in this week's magazine in one place
May 14, 2020

FEATURES

 

The Aim 100 Part 2

Continuing our analysis of how London’s junior companies are faring in the pandemic

 

Reappraising diversification

John Baron suggests ways of increasing portfolio resilience

 

Private Investors Diary – Skewed towards survivors

Active management and focusing on companies that should benefit from the current crisis have reaped rewards for John Rosier

SEVEN DAYS

 

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

 

Housing market restarts, but could stutter

Hiscox taps investors amid claims storm

BT axes dividend

Civitas Reit raises 2021 dividend target

 

News Spotlight – Hargreaves Lansdown overhauls Wealth 50 list

News Spotlight – Healthcare: the outlook for non-Covid 19 stocks

 

Economic Outlook – Co-ordinating distancing, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – ‘Stay alert, get back to work’

Simon Thompson – Bargain Shares on a tear

Chris Dillow – Borrowing relief, Inflation hope

Michael Taylor – Sainsbury: unexpected short position in the bagging area

Phil Oakley – Can investors still raise a toast to Diageo shares?

Mr Bearbull – Discounting the future

 

MONEY

 

Watch what you are being charged

 

Portfolio Clinic – Seeking steady growth and income

 

TIPS

 

Croda looks resilient

Hilton Food: meat of the matter

Sell Covid-struck Hammerson

Buy into S4 Capital’s digital strength

Look beyond the FAANGs with LF Miton US opportunities

 

Ideas Farm – Short surge

 

Tips Updates

 

Disney

Superdry

Rolls Royce

Spirax-Sarco

 

FUNDS

 

Interview – Seeking success by exploiting valuations

Interview – Taking on difficult markets with quality and value

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – Tui in the shadow of Thomas Cook

 

Stock Screen – 19 value stocks looking to buck the trend

 

Results

 

AA remains saddled with debt

Oxford Biomedica gives bear scenario

Virgin Money swings to loss

Trainline derailed by collapse in demand

Hyve profits a non-event

Covid testing Diploma’s resilience

Treatt pleases with dividend increase

Secure Trust suffers as lending falls

Vodafone commits to dividend

Camellia scalded by pricing pressures

Land Sec warns of worsening receipts

Numis bolstered by trading and fundraising work

Stock Spirits fights duty rises & Covid

Acquisitions help Focusrite’s sales

Dolphin leans on its model

Sage customer wins stumble

Victrex has calm before Covid storm

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

San Leon Energy boss buys £20m+ in shares

Spirent CFO reduces stake