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From the editor...
Is AI abetting streaming fraud?
Is China going the way of Japan?
What the US recession indicator is saying
Bargains among US small caps
Where next for the oil price?
Viewpoint
■ Soaring debt drains the public coffers • UK government debt interest bill
More grief for Google • The search giant is fending off legal challenges from both the EU and the US. But would breaking it up actually work? Matthew Partridge reports
New iPhone hopes for boost from AI
Boeing hits more turbulence
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A German view
IPO watch
America’s febrile election • Will there be a peaceful handover of power in 2025? Matthew Partridge reports
Israel risks escalation in the Middle East
Betting on politics
News
Mario Draghi’s wake-up call to Europe • The former ECB chief and Italian PM has authored a report into the EU’s stagnant economy and what needs to be done about it. What does it say? Simon Wilson reports
A nightmare on Downing Street • The coming Budget will be a horror story. But there’s an alternative to death by a thousand hikes
City talk
The end of the summer lull • “Sell in May” hasn’t paid off this year. Maybe there’s a better way to think about the quieter market months
I wish I knew what total return was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
How to lie with charts
Can you profit from the horses?
A new reality in politics
UK’s Equality Act is Orwellian
Overlooked bargains in the insurance industry • Costs may be soaring, but the sector is currently going through one of its most profitable periods. The market has been slow to realise the opportunity here, says Rupert Hargreaves
The best of the reinsurers
Don’t get blindsided by the Budget • Merryn Somerset Webb explains how to prepare for a rise in capital gains tax
Consumers give Dr Martens the boot • Over the past three years, the group has fallen out of fashion, says Jamie Ward. Are the shares worth a look?
Hedge your bets on the yellow metal • The BlackRock World Mining Trust looks a compelling alternative to a pure play on gold explorers
Activist watch
Short positions... ETF inflows reach new global peak
Get ready for red tape • Labour’s reforms to employment law are to be unveiled next month
Google changes the goalposts
Petty cash... holidays boost productivity
The boom in private healthcare • Spire Healthcare is one of the few listed companies benefiting from the growing trend
Bitcoin miner bleeds money • Riot Platforms struggles to make a profit and looks absurdly overvalued
Trading techniques... the labour market
How my tips have fared
Where to find the fast-growing bargain stocks the market has missed • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Dan Higgins, portfolio manager, Majedie Investments, highlights three favourites
Alex
Buffett’s chief lieutenant sells up • Warren Buffett has long sung the...