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Pension withdrawals tax trap won’t be closed
Features HMRC refuses to reform its clumsy taxation of pension withdrawals, says David Prosser.
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Stefano Pessina: the alchemist turning drugs into gold
Profiles Over 50 years and more than 1,500 deals, Stefano Pessina turned a struggling family firm into an international healthcare giant. What’s his next target? Jane Lewis reports.
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How to pay for university
Features Although the cost of living might not be top of every student’s mind, make sure they’re prepared to budget.
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China: a bad time to tussle over tariffs
Features Investors may be overestimating China's vulnerability to a trade war, but a slowing economy and an overheated property market, it's not a good time.
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Jim Cramer: FANGs can withstand trade tensions
Features FANG stocks – the big tech companies – are perfect for current market conditions, says former hedge-fund manager Jim Cramer.
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A genuinely entertaining political memoir
Features Book review: The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other AppreciationsIf you are interested in US politics, or simply want to learn about an important American politician who is not Donald Trump, this is the book for you.
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Duck the higher stamp-duty rate
Features The government has allowed for exceptions to the rule, so make sure you’re aware of them.
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Film of the week: The Post
Features Film review: The PostThe Post is an entertaining historical drama that delivers a new and unfamiliar twist on the history of the Vietnam War and the Nixon administration.
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The fledgling industries emerging from our universities
Tutorials Science and engineering departments are innovation incubators, and regularly launch companies involved in a wide range of exciting new fields. Dr Mike Tubbs explains how to invest in spin-outs.
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Trump’s unpredictable European tour
Features Nerves are jangling ahead of the Nato summit and a meeting with Putin. Emily Hohler reports.
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Crunch time at Chequers
Features Theresa May has taken steps to end her Brexit fudge. Matthew Partridge reports.
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Trump fires first shots in trade war
Features Donald Trump has fired the first shots in a US-China trade war, slapping tariffs on $34bn of Chinese imports, with another $16bn to follow soon.
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Calling time on the supranationals
Editor's letter Countries are lining up to assert their sovereignty, says Merryn Somerset Webb. That's bad news for supranational organisations.
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Britain must stop flipping housing ministers
Features The problems with the UK housing market are deeply entrenched, says Dominic Frisby. But there is still hope. Let's hope the new housing minister is up to the job.
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Ignore the political noise over Brexit – this is just business as usual
Features It’s a busy time in politics, with ministers flouncing out over plans for a soft Brexit. But it's nothing to worry about, says John Stepek. Just business as usual.
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Amid talk of “super-spikes” and shortages – are we near peak oil bullishness?
Features Saudi Aramco's warning of a supply crunch in the oil market has an element of déjà vu about it. John Stepek takes a closer look to see what investors should do next.
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The EU’s shrinking budget
Features We’ve heard a lot about how Brexit will affect the UK’s finances. But what impact will it have on the EU’s? Simon Wilson reports.
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The charts that matter: copper slides as trade war fears bite
Features Donald Trump has fired the opening shots in his global trade war. John Stepek looks at what that means for the charts that matter most to the world economy.
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The global trade war has kicked off
Features With the US now collecting 25% tariffs on some imports from China, we’re now in a global trade war, says John Stepek. Here’s what it means for your portfolio.
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Should you be worried about Trump's trade war?
Features Matthew Partridge talks to strategist Luca Paolini about Donald Trump's trade war, and who would suffer the most.
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America's bull market gets vertigo
Features America's benchmark S&P 500 stockmarket index has been in a bull market since March 2009 – or just over 3,400 days. It is only 50 days short of the longest post-1945 bull run, October 1990 to March 2000.
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Australia runs out of luck
Features Australia, the“lucky country”, hasn’t had a recession for nearly 27 years. But now it faces headwinds that it hasn’t experienced in a generation.
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Global M&A hits first-half record
Features In the first half of 2018, the value of global M&A reached $2.5trn, a 65% jump on the same period last year and a first-half record.
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How to avoid pension drawdown rip-offs
Features Pensions freedom has overwhelmed some savers, says David Prosser. But new rules are on the way.
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Properties for sale with tennis courts
Features From a 19th-century farmhouse in 48 acres in Devon to a Grade II-listed cottage with a wildlife meadow in Surrey, eight of the best properties for sale with tennis courts.
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Range Rover’s sublime head-turner
Features The luxurious Range Rover Velar is a £62,000 looker – and worth every penny, says Sarah Moore.
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A perfect present for a special occasion
Features 1959 Château Prieuré du Monastir del CampThis insanely cheap and fabulously dark, rich and spicy red is the perfect buy for a friend’s birthday.
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The Amalfi coast: an Instagrammer's paradise
Features Forget Marrakesh, the real Instagrammer’s paradise is Italy’s Amalfi coast, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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Share tips of the week
Features MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.
