Features Archive | May 2015

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May 30th
- Five of Fifa’s most extravagant expenses claims
May 29th
- Charter Communications's cable cowboy adds to his empire
- Pressure’s mounting – the pound could be set to shoot up
- Here’s why investors need to pay attention to the environment
- Dominic is wrong – the time is ripe for digital gold
- 29 May 1660: Charles II restored to the throne
May 28th
- Profit from fighting pollution
- A cheaper way to diversify
- 28 May 1937: the Volkswagen car company is formed
May 27th
- Feds blow the whistle on Fifa
- The original Miss American Pie
- The euro has moved as predicted – time to bank profits
- It’s nearly crunch time for Greece – here’s why it should leave the euro
- 27 May 1895: Birt Acres patents the “Kineopticon” movie camera
May 26th
- Ford Mustang: American muscle comes to Britain
- A world-class, mesmerising rosé
- The one thing stopping the bond bubble from bursting
- It might look like a bubble – but China’s market could soar still higher
- 26 May 1896: Charles Dow launches the Dow Jones Industrial Average
May 22nd
- Calling the rally top could mean big profits – and this is how I hope to do it
- Houses of the rich and famous
- The London of the North
- It’ll be the first Tory Budget in nearly 20 years – Osborne should get radical
- The return of the mansion tax
- Active managers can pick the winners – but they keep the winnings to themselves
- The best places to stay in Marrakesh
- Pibs: A tempting offer for income seekers
- Three stocks with long-term appeal
- Slow but sure progress in India
- Labour’s long road back to credibility
- Cameron must now tackle Europe
- Are we getting too complacent about inflation?
- Chart of the week: Oil bounces, but don’t expect a surge
- Is the bond bull market over?
- Gervais Williams: Why you should back the stockmarket runts
- Markets: FTSE 100 edges higher
- 22 May 1980: Pac-Man hits the arcades
May 21st
- Deflation: enjoy it while it lasts
- My European buy-to-let nightmare
- Hunting for property bargains in the eurozone
- Will raising the minimum wage be good or bad for America?
- Where to stay in Venice
- 21 May 1916: The first day of British Summer Time
May 20th
- Gervais Williams: if you want real dividend growth, buy small-cap stocks
- I called two big movements in the euro
- Ariel’s extraordinary off-road buggy
- Put your hand up now for this bargain claret
- Capitalism finally comes to the fund management business
- The UK is in deflation – what does that mean, and should you worry?
- Markets: FTSE 100 makes modest gains
- 20 May 1875: Jacob Davis & Levi Strauss granted a patent for riveted jeans
May 19th
- It's time Osborne reined in the charity monster
- The English aren’t such a bad bunch
- Birmingham's 'promised land' that tells you the London property bubble can’t last forever
- 19 May 1649: The English republic is proclaimed
May 18th
- We made a fortune with Cresud – let’s double up on Latin American agriculture
- I’ve made big profits going long the euro
- Which pin will burst the bond bubble?
- 18 May 1912: The birth of Bollywood with the release of India's first film
May 15th
- Seven best-buy commodities stocks
- If you want a 'one-stop investment shop', try this fund
- A nasty surprise lurks in government bonds
- Investing in the 'stamps that changed the world'
- Bravery is the key to trading success
- Labour begins the search for a new brand of Blairism
- Silver embarks on a wild ride
- Bonds take a tumble
- FTSE 100 closes higher after a poor start
- 15 May 1940: McDonald’s first restaurant opens
May 14th
- Let’s get back to capitalism
- Stay long or be wrong on stocks
- Will David Cameron be good for your wallet?
- The looming bond crunch
- If the bond bubble bursts, you’ll need to be prepared
- 14 May 1796: Edward Jenner performs his first vaccination
May 13th
- How I'm playing the bond bubble
- Roger Bootle: Europe is a complete disaster – Britain must leave
- David Beckham’s second life
- How to profit from the oil price rally
- 13 May 1787: Australia’s ‘First Fleet’ sails from Portsmouth
May 12th
- Sarah Wood: The importance of a 'kick-ass' product
- FTSE 100 slips back from post-election high
May 11th
- Emerging markets are clamouring for broadband – don’t miss out
- FTSE 100 – seven years of plenty; now seven years of famine?
- How Britain’s richest man made his £13bn pile – and got a halo in the process
- Where to look for dividend growth
- Greece faces yet another make-or-break deadline – get used to it
- 11 May 1812: Britain's prime minister is assassinated
May 9th
- Who will replace Ed, Nick and Nigel?
May 8th
- My contrarian bet on the euro gave me a 700-pip profit
- Election 2015: the aftermath
- A family beach holiday in the UK
- The best in home entertainment
- Election 2015: Good news! That was the last election we’ll have this year
- 8 May 1984: The Queen opens the Thames Barrier
May 7th
- Tailwind lifts European stocks – here are three to buy
- Peer-to-peer mortgages: a promising bet for the adventurous
- Election 2015: Staying up? Here are the key moments to watch
- Brace yourself for a pension tax tsunami
- Two colourful but risky corporate bonds
- Sebastian Lyon: It’ll be a long wait till stocks are cheap again
- Tesla's Powerwall: a leap forward for green energy
- California’s water crisis
- Election 2015: cross your fingers we don’t have to do this all again
- Election 2015: 'A carnival of nonsense and futility'
- Islands for sale
- There’s a financial storm brewing
- Will the election usher in a new era of instability?
- Election controversy of the week: Russell Brand endorses Labour
- Chart of the week: Uranium is set for a rebound
- Election 2015: It’s a win-win situation for the SNP’s 'Scotweiler'
- 7 May 1946: Tech giant Sony is founded
May 6th
- Get ready for a tidal wave of buying in Chinese stocks
- The lottery election
- What to expect after the election
- Gold took a nosedive, but my bullish roadmap didn’t change
- Sebastian Lyon: the next crisis will be about money itself
- 6 May 1840: the launch of the Penny Black stamp
May 5th
- An active summer in Switzerland
- Are your dividends under threat?
- Make BP a protected champion? When did we turn into France?
- Election 2015: it’s still neck and neck – no wonder the pound is wobbly
- Don’t get caught in the finance racket
- European markets rise as FTSE takes a holiday
- 5 May 1977: David Frost's 'Nixon Interviews' are broadcast
May 4th
- The 'flash crash' plot to crash the market
- Three Asian stocks to buy now
- The Queen’s fall from grace
- Tesla’s battery revolution: is this the ‘tipping point’ for solar energy?
- Election 2015: Three big-name politicians whose lives could be very different after 7 May
- Time to stash some cash – you’re going to need it
- 4 May 1780: the Derby is run for the first time
May 2nd
- Are we about to see the world’s biggest ever free-trade deal?
May 1st
- We need to be realistic about the NHS
- Forget the doom and gloom, the euro’s on the up
- An update on Bacit – the investment trust that’s fighting cancer
- Furious campaigns for the marginals
- A better answer to the migrant crisis
- US riots show need for political control of policing
- The assets to buy now – May 2015
- 1 May 1707: the Acts of Union come into effect