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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.

From the editor-in-chief...

Scandal of the week

Good week for

Bad week for

Stocks shrug off signs of overheating

China: the good news is priced in

Diamonds regain their sparkle

Viewpoint

A rare opportunity in Brazil

UK yield gap hits post-1945 peak

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

A German view

IPO watch

City talk

A revolution in retail • Boohoo and ASOS, hitherto considered online upstarts, are now hoovering up ailing high-street brands. Matthew Partridge reports

Vexing vaccine delays hit drug firms

The EU’s bungled vaccine response • Britain is ahead of the EU in terms of jabs in arms. But success needs to be global. Emily Hohler reports

The unresisted rise of the technocrat

Does Putin face a Russian Spring? • Protesters are braving the cold to stand up to repression. Matthew Partridge reports

Italy wobbles as Covid-19 crisis bites

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now: combating Covid-19’s dognapping boom

A looming global battle over chips • A shortage of semiconductors – essential components in electronic devices – has spooked businesses and governments. It could even spark future geopolitical conflicts. Simon Wilson reports

The rising stars of Aim • The LSE’s junior market may in time overtake the FTSE 100 as the benchmark of our new economy

Who’s getting what

Nice work if you can get it

A world of pain for the shorts • Betting on falling share prices should have paid off amid the pandemic. Yet short-sellers are feeling the squeeze

I wish I knew what discounted cash flow was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Make America free again

Minting money in a pandemic

Greenwash the boardroom

What am I bid for my vaccine slot?

Bitcoin is coming of age: make sure you own some • Bitcoin has consistently been underestimated by its critics. Yet now it’s on the verge of being adopted by institutional investors and corporations. Dominic Frisby explains why you should have a little in your portfolio

Bitcoin and blockchain: the basics

How to buy into bitcoin

Bitcoin: the risks

Should you venture into VCTs? • These trusts are risky, but they are tax-efficient and focus on fast-growing private companies

The top trusts for income seekers

Game over at GameStop • It’s no wonder short-sellers have targeted this ailing video-game retailer

Trading techniques... graduates from Aim

How my tips have fared

Hoping for a holiday • If you’re planning a summer getaway, tread very carefully

Late payers pulled up • The latest measures to tackle the problem bode well for small companies

Job Retention Scheme to be retained

Progress on insurers’ payouts

Cash in on consistent dividend growers • A professional investor...