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How inventories could drive a euro recovery
For all the obvious problems facing the eurozone, could a major component of its difficulty simply be too much stuff?
What are the implications of iShares' landmark ETP closure?
iShares is this month closing its first ETF product in over a decade and with ETF closures running at record levels, do investors need to be more selective in what they buy?
The Expert View: BT, Spirent and Greggs
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including HSBC and Jelf.
Hargreaves Lansdown's Gardhouse nets £1 million from share sale
Hargreaves Lansdown's Lee Gardhouse has landed just shy of £1 million after selling 100,000 shares in the firm.
Why bullish Integral AM has a 95% allocation to equities
Hywel George, founder and manager at Integral Asset Management, discusses why he is heavily weighted towards emerging markets through exchange traded funds (ETFs) and his negative outlook for gold
Japan soars, FTSE hits new high, as G4S tumbles
Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps 3.6% and the FTSE 100 nears its all-time high as investors celebrate last week's US jobs figures.
How Woodford's property pick is bucking the China slowdown
Fears about growth in China have resurfaced after figures for the first quarter disappointed investors, making the once thriving tiger look more like a pussycat. But nearby Macau is bucking this trend thanks to its thriving gaming industry.
Paul Causer: the best value and biggest risks in fixed income
The focus may be on unsustainably low sovereign debt yields, but Invesco Perpetual’s co-head of fixed interest Paul Causer has warned that high yield is overvalued and investors in ‘cocos’ are at significant risk of losing capital.
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Aberdeen Live supplement: Fundamentals point to ongoing flows and solid returns from EMD
After a record year for inflows and market-leading performance in 2012, emerging market debt has taken a large step towards the mainstream. Our recent debate covers the outlook for the asset class this year and where opportunities can be found.
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Garrett Fish: what would be even better than the iBond
Giving US companies a tax break on repatriated profits would go down even better than Apple's popular iBond, says the manager of JP Morgan American investment trust.
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