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Wholesale money markets
Glossary The term 'money market' covers the vast network of deals involving the lending and borrowing of cash in a range of currencies. 'Wholesale' means funds borrowed or lent in large quantities.
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Withholding tax
Glossary A withholding tax requires a person or company making a payment to someone else to withhold part of the payment and pay it to the government.
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Working capital
Glossary Also known as 'net current assets', working capital is the total of a firm's current, or short term, balance sheet assets minus all current liabilities.
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Don’t unplug the TV – old media will have the last laugh yet
Cover Story In recent years, the big story in the advertising industry has been the soaring market share of digital disruptors such as Facebook. But the Mad Men of traditional media are fighting back, says Tim Dams.
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Reasonable ideas and unkeepable promises
Editor's letter Making the over-65s pay national insurance is a sensible idea, says Merryn Somerset Webb. Promising the young a £10,000 lump sum isn't.
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The weakest link in the UK housing market right now
Features With house prices down 3.1% in April, the UK housing market is looking weaker than it has for a long time. John Stepek explains why, and asks what’s next.
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How DIY investing platforms are changing the world of investment trusts
Features The rise of the low-cost investment platform has changed the shareholder base of investment trusts – and it’s having a dramatic effect on how the sector operates, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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Yield on cost
Glossary The yield on cost tells you a company's dividend return as a percentage of the price that you paid for the shares.
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Yield spread
Glossary Bonds that are not government securities are evaluated by the market on the basis of the difference between their yield and the yield of a comparable government bond. That difference is called a spread
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How Exo is using technology to democratise investment
Sponsored Robo-adviser Exo merges technology, investing and risk control to make individualised investing accessible for all.
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Rising wages may bring surprises in Japan
Features Wages are rising in Japan. That doesn’t necessarily mean the Bank of Japan will end its monetary stimulus. But it does open the door to surprises, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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Why investors should be grateful for short-sellers
Tutorials Short-sellers are often vilified. But this is unfair, says Dominic Frisby – they provide an essential market service, shining a light on the often murky details of company finances.
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Z score
Glossary The Z score indicates the probability of a company entering bankruptcy within the next two years.
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Zero
Glossary A zero is a type of share or bond. Its key feature is that it pays no annual dividend, or coupon.
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Why the oil price is likely to remain high and rising
Features The oil price is at its highest in three years. And there’s plenty of evidence that it will remain high. John Stepek explains why, and what it means for you.
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Theresa May’s Brexit is like “being trapped on a burning platform”
Features Labour MP Stephen Kinnock explains why is his preferred option for Brexit is a deal that keeps the UK in the EEA.
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This mania for mergers is not how capitalism is meant to be
Features Mergers are not bad in themselves, says Merryn Somerset Webb, but the current scale of activity is alienating investors and damaging shareholder capitalism.
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TSB’s computer meltdown
Features Five million TSB customers were locked out of their accounts after the bank botched an IT upgrade. The incident wasn’t the first banking IT fiasco, and it won’t be the last, says Ben Judge.
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The charts that matter: the cracks start to show as the dollar squeeze continues
Features As the US dollar continues its rise, gold has been struggling. John Stepek looks over the charts that matter most to the global economy to find out what's changed over the last week.
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Argentina’s woes show that faith alone will no longer prop up markets
Features Argentina’s currency is collapsing, just a year after its government borrowed billions on the debt markets. John Stepek looks at what we can learn from Argentina’s fall from grace.
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Book in the news: riveting bestseller exposes the real Trump
Features Book review: A Higher LoyaltyJames Comey is an occasionally cloying companion, albeit one with quite a story to tell.
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Book of the week: Finding quality in the stock market
Features Book review: Quality InvestingQuality Investing is an informative book that provides investors with plenty of food for thought.
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The flaws in the Chinese growth model
Features Book review: China’s Great Wall of DebtDinny McMahon's book is the last in a long line of attempts to pinpoint flaws in the country’s growth model that could doom it.
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The robot revolution gathers pace
Tutorials A new wave of robo-advisers has entered the digital wealth-management market, but investors should still demand more choices and lower fees.
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Britain’s shrine to football desecrated
Features Wembley, that shining city upon a hill, will soon be Taco Bell House. For shame!
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The finest St-Jo Blanc I have ever tasted
Features 2016 Saint-Joseph Blanc This is a game-changer for this oft-ignored appellation, says Matthew Jukes.
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Bond yields give mixed messages
Features The gap between the yield on US ten-year Treasury bonds and the yield on two-year bonds is a mere 0.5 – the narrowest it's been since 2007. What should we make of this?
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Money makers: Bob Dylan’s dream whiskey
Tips Legendary folk singer Bob Dylan is the latest celebrity to enter the drinks business with his whiskey brand, Heaven's Door.
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Big tech stocks bounce back from crisis
Features After a week of unexpectedly strong earnings reports, the FANG tech stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) have bounced back.
