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MoneyWeek is a weekly magazine that enables you to become a better-informed, smarter investor and enjoy the rewards of managing your money with confidence. Week-in, week-out we'll guide you through the financial world as it changes, alerting you to all the opportunities to profit and dangers to avoid, as they appear. Income strategies, rising-star companies, the best funds and trusts, clever ways to preserve your wealth during market turmoil... you will get the best ideas from the sharpest financial minds and investing professionals in Britain.

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The King’s taxes are still taxing

The Mediocre Seven

The decline of the petrodollar

Europe’s looming winter fuel crisis

China’s growth engine sputters

Viewpoint

Yen falls to a 40-year low

Micron looks magnificent • The semiconductor maker is sitting pretty as the AI boom has created a shortage of the chips it specialises in. Matthew Partridge reports

Volkswagen moves down another gear

Comcast does the splits

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips

A French view

IPO watch

What is the new PM planning? • Andy Burnham’s speech was full of optimism, but had little in the way of detail. Emily Hohler reports

Can the US-Iran ceasefire hold?

News

Britain needs a draught of cool air • The arguments against the mass adoption of air conditioning in this country and Europe generally once made some sense. Times have changed, says Simon Wilson

Devolve power to the market • If Andy Burnham is really so keen on devolution, he should hand power to consumers, not mayors

City talk

All in on east Asia • The emerging markets index is now a proxy for just one region – and increasingly one sector

A sector that can only gain from AI • New tools will lower costs and improve research, while demand is unlikely to be harmed

Activist watch

Short positions… Schroder European Reit to wind up

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

How to earn a billion

Can Manchesterism save Britain?

Rediscover shared living

Evidence can’t replace politics

New drugs and AI will fuel the boom in biotech • Sector veteran Dr. Douglas Williams discusses the impact of recent political upheaval in America with Matthew Partridge, and the prospect of major new treatments

Now’s the time to plug in to the AI energy boom • AI is nothing without power and there’s not enough of it to go around. That spells opportunity for smart investors, says Rupert Hargreaves

The smartest plays on the AI race • It’s the firms pumping the power that look like the most compelling opportunities

Make the most of asset finance • It can make more sense than a bank loan, but seek advice before signing on

Burnham stokes CGT speculation

Petty cash... taxman targets small business

Three compelling opportunities in the British small- and mid-cap sector • A professional investor tells us where she’d put her money. This week: Abby Glennie, co-manager of the Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust

CLASSIC Alex

The Manchester messiah • Andy Burnham’s arrival on the national political stage and ascent to the premiership has been hailed enthusiastically by supporters. But just what kind of man is he? Jane Lewis reports

Armenian business tycoon builds Noah’s Ark

Wine of the week: a heart-racingly refreshing dolcetto • 2024 Dolcetto d’Alba, Vilot, Cà Viola, Piemonte, Italy

Tune into Thailand • Katie Monk stays at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok, and rediscovers the ever-changing city

Property • This week: properties with tennis courts – from a house in the Forest of...