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The ski-boot app that takes you in hand
Features Carv's smart technology in your ski-boot insole can help with your skiing technique, says Sarah Moore
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Book in the news: Stop talking and start acting
Features Book review: Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily LifeNassim Nicholas Taleb's latest offering explores why you should only listen to those with skin in the game.
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Book of the week: Too much democracy
Features Book review: The Edge of ChaosA controversial look at the problems of democracy.
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The march of the cherry blossoms
Features Appreciating the spring is something of an art form in Japan. Chris Carter tracks down the best displays.
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Looking over the shoulder of a fund manager
Features Book review: Deep Value Investing: Finding Bargain Shares with Big PotentialA guide to value investing that is worth every penny.
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Money makers: The man who hacked the Olympics
Tips Serial entrepreneur Paul Bragiel had already made his fortune, says Chris Carter. So he set his sights on an altogether different challenge.
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Atlas should shrug off PFI deals
Features Private-finance initiatives and public-private partnerships were championed by Labour – but don’t be fooled into thinking that made the party business-friendly, says Max King: old prejudices were still at work.
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Identity theft: guard your personal details carefully
Features Identity theft is a growing problem among business owners. David Prosser explains how to keep your business safe.
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Five questions for: Jemma Phibbs, co-director, School Space
Features School Space is an “Airbnb for schools” that allows schools to remain focused on education.
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Elon Musk plans to put life on Mars
Features But it’s a god-awful affair that the man with the mousy hair should be so presumptuous.
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Commonhold: a better way to own your flat
Features Why has a property ownership system with manifest advantages over leasehold so far failed to take off?
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Where to stash your retirement savings
Features If you’ve hit your pension allowance limits, you’ll need to find another home for your cash, says David Prosser.
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Two stunning and staggeringly serious sherries
Features Matthew Jukes tastes two sherries that he finds himself craving with unnerving regularity.
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How to claim for transport delays
Tips While some people were out having fun in the snow, many spent hours trying to get into work. If you need to claim compensation for delays, here’s how to go about it.
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Hitch a ride to profits with robots
Features Active fund managers are beginning to embrace the idea of technology-inspired thematic funds. David C Stevenson reports.
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Trump thumbs his nose at global trade
Features The protectionist president pulls up the drawbridge. What could go wrong? Emily Hohler reports.
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Betting on politics: Italy throws a surprise
Features My predictions regarding the Italian elections at the weekend went poorly, says Matthew Partridge. But there was better news in Germany.
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The PM comes clean on Brexit
Features Theresa May is finally confronting the hard truths of leaving the EU. Matthew Partridge reports.
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Why the UK's company pension schemes are in such bad shape
Editor's letter Many UK company pension schemes are deeply in deficit, and that's having damaging effects on how corporations spend their money, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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The clowns move in: what Italy’s dysfunction means for investors
Cover Story Italy’s politics have long been an international joke – but after an exceptionally farcical election at a difficult time, that joke isn't funny any more, say Frédéric Guirinec and Cris Sholto Heaton.
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Why you can’t rely on markets to tell you anything useful
Features The market reaction to Donald Trump’s threat of a trade war has been muted to say the least. But that doesn’t mean anything, says John Stepek. Here’s why.
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Don’t fear the short-sellers: they can get it wrong too
Opinion Professional investor Will Walker-Arnott of Charles Stanley picks three heavily shorted companies with underestimated business models.
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It’s time to buy silver (and sell gold)
Features Over the years, silver has been something of a disappointment to investors. But Dominic Frisby is bullish. Here, he explains why you should sell your gold, and buy silver instead.
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The golden age of central banking is nearly over. What happens now?
Features Since the financial crisis, central bankers, not politicians, have been in charge of developed-world economies. But that’s starting to change, says John Stepek. Here’s what it means for you.
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The one problem with Isas, and how to avoid it
Tutorials Isas are marvellous - apart from one thing. Pass them on to your heirs and they’ll pay inheritance tax. But there is a way around this, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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GDP: we need a better measure of economic growth
Features Gross domestic product (GDP) is still the yardstick we most often turn to when we want to know how well an economy is doing. But a growing army of critics says it gives a false picture. Simon Wilson reports.
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The charts that matter: watch out central bankers, politics is back in a big way
Features Since the financial crisis, central bankers have kept a lid on things. But we're into new phase now, says John Stepek. Politicians are looking to stir things up a bit.
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Trump’s tariffs are yet another sign that inflation is coming back
Features Donald Trump’s new tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports will have a serious effect on American business. John Stepek explains what that means for inflation, and for your money.
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Inflation or no inflation, US stocks will falter
Features A combination of combination of slowing profits and rising interest rates is bad news for US stocks.
