Features Archive | December 2014

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December 30th
- Will Obama’s overtures change Cuba?
- Six award-winning hotels
- The 12 worst investments of 2014, #1: bitcoin
- Sony Pictures hacking: a whodunnit gripping Hollywood
- See in the new year in style with the Range Rover Holland & Holland
- Metis: A Frankenstein’s monster alive with verve
- The best way to stay diversified
- Why the West is losing the cyber-war
- MoneyWeek’s top ten share tipsters of 2014
- Will 2015 be as reassuringly dull?
- Angelina’s '£115m ego bath'
- Shares in focus: How our tips have fared this year
- 30 December 1922: the Soviet Union is born
- The year’s nice surprises
December 29th
- The 12 worst investments of 2014, #3: Quindell
December 28th
- The 12 worst investments of 2014, #5: Tesco
December 27th
- The 12 worst investments of 2014, #8: Argentinian peso
December 26th
- 26 December 1982: personal computer named 'Man of the Year'
- The 12 worst investments of 2014, #10: Mattel
December 24th
- FTSE 100 edges up after Dow Jones smashes through 18,000 for first time
- Markets: FTSE 100 sees sixth day of rises
- 24 December 1955: Norad begins tracking Santa
December 23rd
- US pre-open: Cautious kick-off for New York as Dow eyes 18,000 all-time high
- Where to stay in the Caribbean
- FTSE 100 ahead as investors adopt positive view on oil price fall
- The five charts that sum up 2014
- How Scot Young's death echoes a string of similar suicides
- 23 December 1913: The US Federal Reserve is created
- Markets: FTSE 100 adds to Friday’s gains
December 22nd
- The Thai railway boom is about to kick off – and I know who to buy
- My two big trades for 2015
- Osborne digs deep with the new pensioner bonds
- Markets: FTSE 100’s best week in three years
- Two young turks of the art world inspired by Anselm Kiefer
- 22 December 1973: Opec more than doubles the price of oil
December 19th
- What Lending Club’s float means for peer-to-peer lending
- Why the oil crash will make you richer
- Three reliable earners to buy
- Now is not the best time to buy Russia
- Company in the news: Bellway
- Properties with impressive fireplaces
- Cheap oil threatens renewables
- US pre-open: New York seen heading higher on blue chip strength
- This ‘Santa Rally’ could be a classic bull trap
- FTSE 100 advances after sparkling show by US stocks
- Gold regains its shine
- American small-cap stocks will bounce back
- An EVEL plan that’s doomed to failure
- The US legal system should scare investors more than North Korea
- Calls mount for inquiry into UK complicity in CIA torture
- Markets: FTSE 100 puts in a strong performance
- Jim Mellon: The single best stock to buy to profit from the robot revolution
- 19 December 1932: BBC World Service begins
December 18th
- BT is set to swallow EE
- Rout in the Russian rouble
- Most banks pass first stress test
- Diversify and hold gold
- Shares in focus: Water stocks offer no safe harbour
- Russia is heading into uncharted territory – Putin could soon face the chop
- The US dollar will keep going up – whatever the Fed does in 2015
- FTSE 100 gains on US Fed’s new patient stance on rate hike
- Markets: FTSE 100 edges up on positive economic data
- 18 December 1912: Piltdown Man claimed as evolution’s ‘missing link’
December 17th
- Social mood and the markets: It’s getting ugly
- 17 December 1900: The Guzman Prize is announced
December 16th
- Six great places to stay in Dubai
- Rare books: the ideal Christmas gift
- FTSE 100 struggles on eurozone, Japan and China worries
- Russia is the first casualty of the oil price crash – it won’t be the last
- The best way to insure your portfolio
- Inheritance tax: Turning a dream into hard cash
- India’s economy is braced for a rebound – smart investors will buy in now
- 16 December 1773: The Boston Tea Party protest
December 15th
- Why I’m glad I steered clear of Brazil’s corporate giants
- On the cusp of a momentous change in the financial markets
- US pre-open: New York heads for rebound after hefty falls
- Gamble of the week: A turnaround travel operator
- Buy these blue chip stocks going cheap
- Rip-off credit schemes should be as unacceptable as drink-driving
- FTSE 100 recovers from early losses as oil and mining stocks gain
- It doesn’t matter if ‘Abenomics’ works or not – Japan is still a buy
- Markets: FTSE 100 ends the week 6.6% lower
- Two scenarios for Europe – and how Britain will fare in the aftermath
- Chart of the week: Pick the right stockmarket sectors
- 15 December 1970: Venera 7 probe lands on Venus
December 12th
- Will Putin slip on cheap oil?
- Shares in focus: Is Britvic too frothy?
- US pre-open: New York set for plunge on China data and oil price falls
- This isn’t a Santa rally – it’s the start of a major deflationary wave
- Thatcherites need a better song on spending cuts
- The run on British food banks
- FTSE 100 plunges on China data and eurozone worries
- Good news for European stocks – it’s QE or bust for the eurozone
- Company in the news: Aviva
- James Montier: Keep your powder dry
- Markets: FTSE 100 suffers fourth day of losses
- 12 December 1914: NYSE resumes stock trading
December 11th
- Tesco’s chamber of horrors
- The dollar makes its move – and the only way is up
- Slay the Leviathan and create a smaller state
- US pre-open: New York seen opening higher on good retail sales data
- FTSE 100 up in early trade but investors remain wary
- How you can profit from this huge energy story that no one is talking about
- Markets: oil stocks drag FTSE 100 to a five-week low
- 11 December 2008: Bernie Madoff arrested for $50bn fraud
December 10th
- A selection of Christmas present ideas
- My forecast was correct: gold is glistening again
- Luxury properties for sale
- You’re wrong about London, Dr Johnson
- Bitcoin: The Future of Money? by Dominic Frisby
- How to get your kids into public school
- Phil Hall: 'Never close a door'
- Markets: FTSE 100’s slide deepens as Greece rattles the markets
- 10 December 1968: the “300 million yen robbery”
December 9th
- Greece’s big gamble threatens to plunge the eurozone back into chaos
- Te Mata: the world’s best Bordeaux blend
- Where to stay in the Seychelles
- Tesco: an ongoing disaster area
- Do small-cap stocks deliver the goods?
- Why 'smart beta' funds are taking off
- Higher interest rates are coming – it’s time to fix your mortgage
- 9 December 1960: Coronation Street is first broadcast
December 8th
- Three 'high-conviction' stocks to buy now
- Avoid the multinationals that fall foul of the 'Google tax'
- This Thai seafood expert shows the power of emerging market stocks
- US pre-open: US stocks seen retreating on weak global economic data
- Did the Scottish 'Yes' vote win after all?
- The biggest threat to investors today – the US recovery
- Tips update: Thomas Cook
- Shares in focus: Just how sheltered is National Grid?
- Markets: FTSE 100 ends the week on a high note
- 8 December 1864: the Clifton Suspension Bridge opens
December 5th
- Company in the news: Stagecoach
- Can Cameron stop the immigration influx?
- Can’t make sense of the gold price? Here’s why
- A change of direction is imminent in the stockmarkets
- Ideologues playing politics with private schools
- US pre-open: Stocks to head higher ahead of key jobs and wages data
- How you can profit from Britain’s biggest brains
- 5 December 1933: prohibition ends in America
- The assets to buy now – December 2014
December 4th
- Will Mario Draghi ever actually do 'what it takes'? If he doesn’t, the euro could spike
- Osborne’s vote-winner: stamp duty changes
- Oil price war: Profit from the battle for black gold
- The biggest story this week – but only MoneyWeek tells you what to do next
- US pre-open: New York wary ahead of ECB stimulus meeting
- How Osborne plans to abolish inheritance tax
- As far as George Osborne is concerned, banks are now punching bags stuffed with cash
- FTSE treads water as investors eye ECB stimulus meeting
- 4 December 1961: The contraceptive pill comes to Britain
December 3rd
- Autumn Statement: Osborne overhauls stamp duty, Isas and pensions
- Properties with mountain and hillside views
- Six of the best ski chalets
- The true story of Paddington Bear
- Autumn Statement 2014: Live update
- FTSE eases on investor caution ahead of global data and Autumn Statement
- How to put buy-to-let property in your pension
- Markets: FTSE 100 bounces back on oil merger rumours
- 3 December 1992: the world’s first text message is sent
December 2nd
- Growing deficit is Osborne’s big headache
- Why Travis Kalanick is on a mission to smash the taxi cartel
- Why on earth are Tesco shareholders suing themselves?
- US pre-open: Firmer start seen with oil and Apple in focus
- 'Earnings power value': How to tell if a firm has legs
- London stocks up as oils and miners rise on China stimulus talk
- How to profit from the oil price crash – invest in the opposite of Russia
- The start-up that’s built a supercar
- 2 December 2001: Enron files for bankruptcy
December 1st
- Buy in to Latin America's online shopping spree
- US pre-open: Softer open for New York on weak global data and oil woes
- Quindell investors – get your heads out of the sand right now
- Is the euro forming a bottom here?
- Three stocks for income
- eSports: Pac-Man comes of age
- 'Active share': what it is, where to find it, and why your funds should always have it
- FTSE weighed down by China slowdown, Swiss gold vote and oil
- The Swiss vote ‘No’ – but there are good reasons to own gold
- Shares in focus: Britain’s business landlord looks trim
- Markets: FTSE 100 ends Friday virtually unchanged
- The Kids’ Portfolio: Four top funds to buy for your children
- 1 December 1990: breakthrough in the Channel tunnel