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From the editor-in-chief...
The reign of King Dollar looks shaky
Should you pounce on UK gilts?
It’s too soon to write off gold
Why aren’t oil prices higher?
Viewpoint
■ We’ll work alongside the chatbots
IAG maintains altitude • The owner of British Airways and Iberia has coped well so far with the turbulence caused by the Iran war. Matthew Partridge reports
No gusher for shareholders at Shell
Citigroup’s road to recovery
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A German view
IPO watch
The fragmentation of Britain • The local election results are a sign of deep changes in the country. Emily Hohler reports
Argentina faces an uncomfortable reality
News
Does it matter who won? • In terms of the provision of local services, not much – local councils don’t have much power or money, and have no way to get more of either. Shouldn’t that change? Simon Wilson reports
Stuck with a lame duck • Should Starmer stay or should he go? Either way, the result will be a disaster for British business
City talk
Bond vigilantes get it wrong again • Gilt investors are right to fear the next prime minister – but the status quo will be worse
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
Sanctions do work, but slowly
The EU’s draconian border regime
The great job exodus is over
Why the goblins took over AI
A fresh start for Murray Income • The high-flying Artemis Income Fund team are aiming to turn around this underperforming trust
Activist watch
Short positions… Herald settles with Saba
You still can’t buck the market • If the experts and the market disagree, it usually pays to go with the market, says Max King
How to invest at the final frontier • The space race is still exciting and investors should hitch a ride now with the likely winners, says Dan McEvoy
How Britain got stuck – and what happens next • Economist Paul Johnson analyses the UK economy’s inequality and stagnation for Matthew Partridge, and explains why we are running out of viable options to tackle the malaise
A comforting stock for troubled times • Intuitive, the global leader in robotic surgery, is well placed to keep growing. Investors should buy in
How the company has performed
The cost of capture by fiscal drag • Tax thresholds and allowances have not moved with inflation for years, squeezing taxpayers hard
Pocket money... why a gender pension gap opens at 28
Three agile and undervalued players in the UK smaller-companies sector • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Ken Wotton, portfolio manager of Strategic Equity Capital at Gresham House
CLASSIC Alex
The tycoon who revolutionised news • Ted Turner, the flamboyant, maverick founder of CNN, redefined television journalism and became the benchmark for all who followed. He was a man of many talents and virtues, says Jane Lewis
Barry and Eddie Hearn’s £1bn sports empire
Magnificent and exciting Malaysia • Ruth Emery finds respite from the bustling city with a stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala...