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This week's articles 3 July 2020

All the articles in this week's magazine in one place
July 2, 2020

FEATURES

 

Defusing the debt bomb

Why investors need to pay attention to consumer borrowing

 

SEVEN DAYS

Our take on the biggest business stories of the past week

 

NEWS

 

Shell to take up to $22bn hit on lower oil price

BP sells petrochemicals unit to Ineos for $5bn

Redrow warns on profits

Mortgage approvals fall to 20 year low

Will the Facebook boycott have any impact?

 

News Spotlight – Lloyds faces economic reality check

News Feature – The Wirecard scandal: what went wrong?

 

Economic Outlook – The case for GDP-linked bonds, Next week’s economics

 

COMMENT

 

The Editor – Sterling’s void

Simon Thompson – Bargain Shares opportunities

Mr Bearbull – Rules of the game

Chris Dillow – Why invest overseas?, How investors overreact

Michael Taylor – Mining for profits with Anglo American

No Free Lunch – Imperfect execution

 

MONEY

 

How to review your investment portfolio

 

Portfolio Clinic – Both active and passive funds have their place

 

TIPS

 

Qinetiq’s defensive qualities

Merck in good health

XPS: boring is good

Kit up with The Pebble Group

Look to Polar Capital Global Insurance for less vulnerable returns

 

Ideas Farm – Better best ideas

 

FUNDS

 

Shares I love – National Express

Shares I love – Amadeus

 

Big Theme – Pick the right fund to capture the next leg up for tech

 

SHARES

 

Taking Stock – NYSE welcomes digital insurer Lemonade

 

Results

 

EasyJet

Bushveld Minerals

Crest Nicholson

Premier Foods

Royal Mail

Mitie

Auto Trader

Marston’s

Porvair

GB Group

Draper Esprit

On The Beach

Anexo

Civitas

 

WEEK AHEAD

 

TAKEOVERS

 

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

 

Departing National Express chief sells down

Telecom Plus director banks £34m

 

EDUCATION

 

Phil Oakley – How much spare cash does a company really have?

 

Wirecard fallout: a history of corporate deception

 

Further Reading – Is value investing due a rebound?