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From the editor-in-chief...
Copyright confusion of the week
Good week for
Bad week for
Electric vehicles drive a metals boom
Middle East attack sends oil to seven-year high
How alternatives became essential
US inflation still isn’t fading
Viewpoint
Britain’s Brexit discount
Can Johnson tough it out? • Mired in scandal, Boris Johnson passes over the dead cats and reaches for red meat. Emily Hohler reports
Protest bill thwarted by the Lords
Biden runs out of steam • Can the US president revive his stalled agenda? Matthew Partridge reports
China infiltrates Britain’s parliament
Betting on politics
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A Canadian view
IPO watch
City talk
From Marmite to medicines • GlaxoSmithKline has rejected an offer from Unilever for its consumer healthcare arm, but other buyers may step up. Matthew Partridge reports
Bond and Spiderman rescue Cineworld
News
The way we live now: The crypto platform backing the little guy
Just how green is nuclear power? • It’s certainly very clean in terms of carbon emissions, but what about the radioactive waste produced as a byproduct? It’s not as much of a problem as you might think, says Simon Wilson
GSK must turn down Unilever’s billions • The cash will be a temptation, but the deal is not in the interests of shareholders, or of anyone else
Who’s getting what
Nice work if you can get it
How to get better at selling • Profitable investing depends on your selling process as much as your stock-picking. Here’s how to improve
I wish I knew what EV/Ebitda was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch • Terry Smith, founder, CEO and CIO, Fundsmith
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
The fight against poverty isn’t over
The new American revolution
Business needs its mavericks
Bitcoin with Chinese characteristics
A cheap fund with a strong record • This trust’s yield of almost 9% may look too good to be true, but should be sustainable
Activist watch
Short positions... another record year for ETFs
Why the West must invest in defence • We’ve got used to a world without war between major powers, but that era is coming to an end as Russia threatens Ukraine and China eyes Taiwan. Buy defence stocks while they’re cheap, says Jonathan Compton
Seven cheap defence stocks
Power to the shareholders • Investors, not fund managers, should be telling companies what kind of world we want, says Merryn Somerset Webb
Don’t forget to file your tax return • HMRC is being slightly more lenient this year, but falling behind will still incur hefty fines
Pocket money... beware of loan fee fraud
VCTs set to break records • Generous tax breaks make these funds an attractive supplement to pensions
Charges cap on tiny pensions
Time to rethink the...