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From the editor...
A fight over flight
Should you sell in May this year? • The market adage looks unlikely to apply in 2024, says Max King. Global equities are proving resilient
Oil comes off the boil
The shrinking stockmarket
Viewpoint
■ Strong sterling flatters the FTSE 100
Music stops at Hipgnosis • The music-royalties trust is ripe for takeover, with two firms keen to scoop it up. Its business model is no longer on song, however. Matthew Partridge reports
Will Ocado cross the pond?
Netflix shrugs off sector’s struggle
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
An American view
IPO watch
Why is Britain on the sick? • The prime minister is setting out to tackle “sick-note culture”. Emily Hohler reports
Sunak hikes the defence budget
US grants aid to Ukraine • The much-needed cash arrives after a long delay. Matthew Partridge reports
India goes to the polls
Betting on politics
News
Why are our elites so gouty? • We seem increasingly to be ruled by the elderly. Does that matter? Simon Wilson reports
We need to believe in growth again • Britain is getting poorer in real terms, and that’s a big deal. Policymakers must change their tune and act
City talk
Going all-in on big tech • However you slice the market, the strategies that have been winning mostly rely on a few big names
I wish I knew what the Magnificent Seven were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch
A double discount on British stocks • Both investment trusts and UK equities are undervalued, making this fund a top tip
Activist watch
Short positions... exodus from the UK gathers pace
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
Insights from the Austrian school
Britain should learn from Greece
Dune is a prophecy
A wonder of the modern world
The vegan food fad is over... • ...but does laboratory-grown meat have a brighter future? Alex Rankine reports
Reading the runes in the retail sector • Investors often dismiss the industry as staid and dull, yet there are plenty of opportunities. Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares assesses the key names in the small-cap and blue-chip segments
Fortified by the flight to safety • British defence group Chemring’s offering ranges from chemical detection to missile defence
A mid cap maintaining momentum
Cut car-insurance costs • Premiums have rocketed in recent years. Here’s how to reduce yours
The balance-transfer boom
Pocket money... early-bird Isa investors’ juicy worms
The best of both worlds • Fixed-term annuities can be an appealing third option for retirees
The benefits of salary sacrifice
News in brief... the cost of retiring abroad
Cash in on chips with companies harnessing the future of technology • A professional investor tells us where he would put his money. This week: Matthew Page, fund manager, Guinness Global Innovators Fund, highlights his favourites
Alex
The wolf in cashmere • Bernard Arnault is the world’s richest man and leads a luxury-goods conglomerate, LVMH,...