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MoneyWeek is a weekly magazine that enables you to become a better-informed, smarter investor and enjoy the rewards of managing your money with confidence. Week-in, week-out we'll guide you through the financial world as it changes, alerting you to all the opportunities to profit and dangers to avoid, as they appear. Income strategies, rising-star companies, the best funds and trusts, clever ways to preserve your wealth during market turmoil... you will get the best ideas from the sharpest financial minds and investing professionals in Britain.

From the editor...

Pret turns cold on coffee deal

Stocks shrug off political turmoil

What the rise of gold is telling us

The remarkable rise of Poland

Europe’s hidden champion

Viewpoint

■ US small caps play catch-up

Ryanair’s steep descent • Heavy turbulence in the spring quarter may herald further trouble ahead. Other airlines are suffering too. Matthew Partridge reports

Streaming giant steams ahead

The best obesity drug yet?

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips

A German view

IPO watch

Labour discovers a fiscal time bomb • The new government can’t avoid public-sector pay rises, nor can it afford them. Emily Hohler reports

Starmer steps onto world stage at a tricky time

Biden scrambles for a legacy • He won’t be the next president, but still has power. Matthew Partridge reports

Jostle for power begins in Vietnam

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now... the racket in fake restaurant reviews

The day the internet crashed • Millions were affected by an IT outage last week, which grounded flights and took the news off the air. Was this just a hiccup or a warning of much worse to come? Simon Wilson reports

Big Tech goes shopping • Growth at the technology giants is slowing and they’re sitting on billions in cash. Expect a buying spree

City talk

Not doing what it says on the tin • Wealth-protection trusts have failed to live up to their reputation over the past few years

Activist watch

Short positions... a “barbell effect” in fixed-income

Japan’s currency paradox • The yen has weakened far more than expected, even though the economy and stocks are looking much healthier

I wish I knew what the Plaza Accord was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Why tech bros back Trump

It’s time to let Cambridge grow

How Tories can recover

A lost decade looms in China

Top cash cows for income investors • Consider companies that have increased their payout for up to 60 years in a row, says Dr. Mike Tubbs

Firm foundations at Vistry • The house builder’s unusual business model has fuelled rapid sales growth

Trading techniques... share buybacks

How my tips have fared

A big loophole in capital-gains tax • The best way to cut or avoid the levy on an appreciating asset is not to dispose of it during your lifetime

Pocket money... the end of no-fault evictions

Consolidate your savings • Labour wants to tackle the pervasive problem of small, forgotten cash piles

Savers seeking value for money

News in brief... a kicking from Boots

Europe’s overlooked recovery plays offer income and growth potential • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Alex Wright, lead portfolio manager, Fidelity Special Values, highlights three favourites

Alex

Corning brings AI hardware to life • Running data centres facilitating the sector’s research requires the US firm’s high-quality cables

Building on a lightbulb...