All content Archive | July 2014

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July 31st
- BP warns of sanctions pain
- How Lloyds picked our pocket
- Three ways to profit from a stronger US dollar
- 31 July 1703: Daniel Defoe pilloried for seditious libel
July 30th
- At home with the Rolling Stones
- Aussie v US dollar: how to handle a losing trade
- How Fred the Shred broke Britain
- Sir Anthony O’Reilly: The spectacular insolvency of Ireland’s most prominent Celtic Tiger
- 30 July 1935: Penguin sparks the ‘paperback revolution’
July 29th
- If you’ve dodged tax, prepare to stump it up
- Bentley’s decadent motoring delicacy
- The tell-tale signs of a share-price tumble
- If this corporate giant breaks up, shareholders should prosper
- The death of the middleman could restore trust in the financial industry
- 29 July 1948: opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics
July 28th
- Chart of the week: the Bloomberg profanity index
- Gold – the ultimate whipsaw market
- Latin America’s new best friends
- Where to stay in Miami
- Gamble of the week: Dart Group
- A perfect storm for Tesco
- How to make sure you have a stress-free holiday
- Draghi kicked the can down the road. Now, here’s that can again…
- The best bets for investors in Latin America
- Should you invest in Tesco?
- 28 July 1586: Britain is introduced to the potato
July 25th
- Company in the news: Royal Mail Group
- Rupert Murdoch’s expanding empire
- The euro remains wobbly vs the US dollar
- Properties with coastal views
- Is merger mania back?
- How you could make money from fracking without buying shares in an oil company
- Guru watch: A last gasp for stocks
- US steps up sanctions on Russia
- Cameron’s reshuffle: cowardice or sound tactics?
- How the West can win in Ukraine
- 25 July 1959: First hovercraft crosses the English Channel
July 24th
- Britain's still deep in the red
- Markets shrug off politics
- Pensions: good news at last
- The 12 investments our experts would buy into now
- Our upside-down world where emerging markets reign supreme
- 24 July 1959: Nixon's 'Kitchen Debate' with Khrushchev
July 23rd
- Why Britain has the nastiest new homes in Europe
- How tramline kisses give your trading an edge – part II
- How codebreaker James Simons cracked the mystery of creating alpha
- Justin Simpson: Trust your instincts and don’t over-plan
- The absurd world of pampered pets
- 23 July 1952: European Coal and Steel Community is born
July 22nd
- ETFs that ‘buy low, sell high’ for you
- Don’t chase Neil Woodford to his new fund – here’s why
- The best funds for your pension
- How to branch out abroad and buy foreign stocks
- Fund of the week: Should you follow Woodford?
- 22 July 1894: Paris to Rouen motor car competition
July 21st
- The 'Ikea indicator' says buy Indonesia
- What price comparison sites don't tell you
- How tramline kisses give your trading an edge
- Gamble of the week: A punt on an oil company
- The best private island resorts
- Tesco gets a new boss – but it’s not time to buy yet
- Shares in focus: Centrica’s comeback trail
- The backlash against tax avoidance is bad news for US stocks
- The currencies to bet on now
- 21 July 1969: the first human to walk on the moon
July 18th
- Slaying the union dragon
- The euro appears wobbly against the dollar
- Cash in on India’s ‘mind-blowing’ potential
- Why Gove had to go
- One more good reason to completely rethink inheritance tax
- Gold’s quiet comeback
- Lush tones from a legendary white
- Why hedge funds can be good news
- The costs of regime change in Scotland
- We could be facing a financial Cold War
- Wobble sparks euro fears
- 18 July 64: Great Fire of Rome
July 17th
- US tobacco giants merge
- Britain's surprise jump in inflation
- How to invest in the battle against ageing
- Our shrinking houses
- An Englishman’s home is meant to be his castle – it’s more like a rabbit hutch
- The bank born from a bribe
- Disinflation is a very unreliable boyfriend
- How to profit as the tech revolution transforms mining
- 17 July 1981: The Queen officially opens the Humber bridge
July 16th
- Do we really need so many charities?
- The biggest idiot of the 20th century
- The gold market sell-off has begun
- There is no such thing as a ‘free’ government service
- How Jim Koch turned a family recipe into a $500m industry
- Give them reform or they’ll give you revolt
- 16 July 1935: the world’s first parking meter is installed
July 15th
- Why the English should care more about losing Scotland
- Should you go for a ten-year fixed mortgage?
- There aren’t many under-priced assets around – but cash is one of them
- Three simple questions to help you identify a winning fund
- How to spot if a company is in trouble
- 15 July 1799: discovery of the Rosetta Stone
July 14th
- My big mistake
- Woodford reveals his full portfolio
- The best way to pinpoint trading targets
- Where to stay in Crete
- Gamble of the week: A classic turnaround play
- The executive pay racket is anti-business – it’s time for a clampdown
- Shares in focus: Should you take a punt on William Hill?
- Neil Woodford may be a star fund manager – but he’s wrong about tobacco stocks
- Finding an edge in the stock market
- 14 July 1791: the 'Priestley riots' sweep Britain
- Chart of the week: Ireland’s economic recovery gathers momentum
July 11th
- Modern designs
- Has the bell rung on the Dow Jones index?
- Are short-sellers the bad guys?
- Ed Miliband faces biggest dilemma of his leadership
- Heavy-handed tactics in the Scots independence race
- Political jitters in Indonesia
- Will an interest-rate rise hit US stocks?
- Market milestones mean nothing
- 11 July, 1789: Louis XVI dismisses his finance minister
July 10th
- Swedish krona hits the skids
- M&S: still has the builders in
- The scramble to war in Asia
- A 'top of the market' tale?
- 10 July 1946: Hungary suffers the world’s worst hyperinflation
July 9th
- Where is the gold price heading to now?
- Don Johnson: from Eighties sex idol to New Age Dad
- Lee Biggins: Get your hands dirty and hire stars
- The best tax havens are on our doorstep
- 9 July 1877: start of the first Wimbledon tennis championships
July 8th
- Just how much should investors worry about chief executives?
- Three exceptional active investment funds
- Lend to a landlord or fund a wind farm? You can do it all with crowdfunding
- The rise of the drone
- 8 July 1932: the Dow Jones Industrial Average hits rock bottom
July 7th
- Why elections are good for your investments
- The ECB’s big bazooka has misfired: it’s time for full-scale QE
- Are the bond vigilantes waking up?
- Bonds are a lot riskier than many investors think
- Three lessons you must learn to survive a short-selling attack
- Six of the best resorts on the Algarve
- Dig deep to find value in Asian stocks
- Gamble of the week: An insurer for your new Isa
- How to inflation-proof your investment portfolio
- 7 July 1928: sliced bread goes on sale for the first time
July 4th
- Properties for around £400,000
- My new Aussie trade springs a surprise
- US dollar is the horse to back
- The assets to buy now – July 2014
- How long can the stock markets' eerie calm last?
- Exciting times for Californian wines
- Watch out – higher interest rates are on the way
- Iraq: beyond the point of no return?
- Shares in focus: Should you hitch a ride with the AA?
- Russia’s roaring stock market rally
- The real issues in the Juncker row
- 4 July 1803: the Louisiana Purchase is announced
July 3rd
- Britian's manufacturing is rebounding fast
- BNP and Barclays misbehave
- The economics of handbags
- Merryn Somerset Webb interview: How can we fix inequality and executive pay?
- A guide to the all-new Nisa
- What is the 'current ratio'?
- How you could profit in the hunt for new antibiotics
- 3 July 1884: Dow Jones launches the world’s first stock index
July 2nd
- Do you think like a successful trader?
- 2 July 1897: Marconi is awarded a patent for radio
- The curious case of the Indian spiritual guru residing in the freezer
July 1st
- Retreat from risk: buy stocks with moats
- Why simplifying our tax system is just too complicated
- Volvo estate on steroids
- The biggest threats to today’s markets
- Find income with my eclectic portfolio of adventurous investments
- The mansion tax: opening the door to corruption and distortion
- Welcome to the new and improved Isa
- 1 July 1874: the first commercial typewriter goes on sale