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Barclays goes on trial
Features Four former banking executives have been charged with fraud over the bailout of Barclays by Qatar in 2008. Will the trial really be in the public interest? Simon Wilson reports.
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Where has all the inflation gone?
Features Employment levels are high and credit is loose – so why on earth aren't prices rising, asks John Stepek.
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Properties with follies
Features From a farmhouse in Tuscany with a 14th-century round tower to a Grade II-listed former hunting lodge in Newport, Gwent.
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Time to take Elon Musk’s advice
Features Tesla founder Elon Musk fears expectations in his electric car company have got out of hand.
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How to handle student debt
Features While a hefty student debt can be cause for concern, it's important to remember it is a debt unlike any other, says Ruth Jackson.
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Should you steer clear of fund offerings?
Features Is it good for investors when a fund issues new shares? Max King investigates.
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Should landlords hire a letting agent?
Features It’s every amateur landlord’s conundrum, says Emma Lunn – whether to hire a letting agent to manage your rental property or go it alone.
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Five questions for… Kilian Pender, chief executive, Green Deal Finance Company
Features The Green Deal Finance Company provides loans to UK homeowners to allow them to invest in renewable energy or energy-efficient products for their homes.
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Debutantes who crave “a bit of rough”
Features An heiress choosing a "bad boy" to marry is a win-win for everybody.
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The allure of retro aeroplanes
Features For those who have always wanted to climb inside the cockpit of a vintage aeroplane, now is the time, says Chris Carter.
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How can you take equity out of your home?
Features Many homeowners will have a substantial amount of equity in their house as a result of soaring property prices. It may be possible to borrow against this, says Emma Lunn – although caution is needed.
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Move fast to snap up this ethereal English red
Features This is the most remarkable English pinot noir I have ever tasted, says Matthew Jukes.
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The cost to small businesses of going cashless
Features With the number of contactless card transactions doubling last year, The UK is moving towards a cashless society. But that would make many small businesses much worse off.
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The maddest car of the year
Features Performance will be strong on the road, but the clue is in the name – the SandRacer is built for the desert.
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Pensions victory for same-sex couples
Features A Supreme Court victory for a retired businessman who argued that the UK’s pensions legislation discriminated against same-sex couples paves the way for thousands of gay couples to claim improved retirement benefits.
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Biotech’s boom continues
Opinion Professional investor Daniel Koller picks six stocks to profit from the continuing biotech boom.
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Savers opt for pensions freedom
Features Almost a third of savers using income-drawdown plans to access their pension take no financial advice before doing so, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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If you'd invested in: Dialight and Pearson
Features Industrial lighting-maker Dialight has had a bright year, while educational publisher Pearson is down in the dumps.
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Europe is no longer the daring contrarian trade it once was
Features Regarded as a daring investment all too recently, European stocks have become the flavour of the month. John Stepek suggests a better place to put your money.
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The world’s greatest investors: Mark Barnett
Features As an income investor, Mark Barnett focuses on firms paying relatively high levels of dividends.
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Kyle Bass: a long-term China bear
Features Chinese banks are running to stand still, reckons hedge-fund manager, Kyle Bass.
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Japan PM’s latest crisis may be the wake-up call he needs
Features In a fresh scandal to hit Shinzo Abe, the prime minister prepares to face the diet.
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How to avoid lethal stocks
Features Investors borrowing a company's shares to sell is often a bad sign, says John Stepek.
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Should we worry about Britain’s public debt?
Features It has become fashionable to call for an end to austerity, but our public finances still look dangerously overstretched, as a report by the Office for Budget Responsibility made clear last week.
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A new boss for ITV
Features The TV network is bringing easyJet’s chief, Carolyn McCall, on board. What will that mean for the two firms? Alice Gråhns reports.
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Five luxury stays above the waves
Features Chris Carter looks at five new villas and bungalows on stilts around the water, as well as this year's hammock craze.
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The "Duterte discount" in the Philippines
Features Once widely dubbed “the sick man of Asia”, the Philippines has turned into another Asian tiger, with World Bank thinking the economy will grow by more than 6% a year in the eight years to 2019.
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Betting on politics: Angela Merkel a shoo-in
Features With the odds favouring Angela Merkel to win another term, Matthew Partridge sizes up a different betting opportunity.
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Europe’s bull market still has legs
Features The pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index has slipped from May’s two-year peak in recent weeks. But investors shouldn’t worry. There is scope for further gains.
