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From the editor...
Buffett’s billions
Keep buying into the commodities boom
Why share buybacks are on the rise
Signs of life in UK housing
Viewpoint
The return of the carry trade
■ Tiger leaves dragon in the dust
BP’s paler shade of green • The oil giant has retreated further from its target to cut oil output. Where does that leave the sector’s net-zero credentials? Matthew Partridge reports
Rivian plugs itself into VW
Nike just isn’t doing it
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A German view
IPO watch
Joe Biden’s doddery debate • A TV performance made obvious what we all knew. Matthew Partridge reports
The far-right steps up in the Netherlands
Betting on politics
News
The way we live now... big fat Indian weddings
Macron faces his Waterloo • The French president’s gamble has not paid off. What next for France? Simon Wilson reports
The black hole in government • Any plans to raise more taxes will have to reckon with the fact that the tax collectors are not up to the job
City talk
Four ideas for the decade • The big stockmarket themes of an era tend to be about tech or wealth. Will one of these define the 2020s?
I wish I knew what a tracker fund was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch • Laura Foll, portfolio manager, Janus Henderson
Venture into the Great White North • Canada is often overlooked, but investors can profit from its vast potential with this top trust
Activist watch
Short positions... India’s debt market comes of age
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
We live in a post-heroic age
Brexit wasn’t worth it
How to get rich quietly
Closing the gender pay gap
Now we need a smaller state • Sadly, we’re unlikely to get one anytime soon. Stuart Watkins reports
Broken Britain: can a Labour government fix it? • Nothing seems to be working, and productivity, the key to higher living standards, has stagnated. Julian Jessop assesses whether the new government’s plans to stoke growth will succeed
My top tips of the past two years • Since early April 2022 this page has highlighted more winners than losers
The ins and outs of IHT rules • Negotiating inheritance tax, notably regulations relating to gifting, can be extremely complicated
Parking overhaul dismissed as poor
Beware CGT reforms • If you plan to sell your firm, look out for changes to capital-gains tax rules
Firms struggle with Covid loans
Petty cash... a big productivity problem
The world’s best energy and mining companies with attractive valuations • Two professional investors tells us where they’d put their money. This week: Keith Watson (top) and Rob Crayfourd of CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income
Alex
The God of Silicon Valley is reborn • Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, was a pioneer of the US tech scene in the 1970s, and was settling into his role as Grand Old Man. The AI boom has given him a new lease of life. Jane Lewis reports
Margot Robbie branches out into gin
Five fabulous hotels...