magazine 11 Apr 2024
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Why Apple has lagged the ‘Magnificent Seven’ over the last year: Assessing the challenges and opportunities facing one of the world’s most valuable companies.
Also in the digital magazine: how our 10 tips for 2024 performed in the first quarter, why the cruise industry is celebrating a return to pre-pandemic booking levels and where to find the best US small-cap ideas.
Read why activist investors aren’t always on the side of small investors and how the latest rally in oil prices could mean rate cuts are delayed.
Discover why it pays to be an ‘early bird’ ISA investor and what the increase in the state pension may mean for your income tax bill.
Commentators put the latest surprise down to ‘US exceptionalism’
Uncertainty has fallen while confidence and risk appetite have risen
The benefits of using your tax-free allowance straight away
Fed chair Powell has dismissed recent high inflation readings as bumps in the road
Reddit and Astera help push new US float funding to $9.6 billion in first quarter
The UK’s largest soft drinks maker is no longer flavour of the month
The newly-created software company has exciting growth prospects
The Leicester-based furniture-to-lighting purveyor is putting up a robust performance despite pressures on household budgets
Investors will be keen to get an update on talc litigation
A freeze in the personal allowance means more people are now liable for income tax
A wider appeal across generations and options to suit all pockets have led to a boom in the industry
Our UK-listed contingent has performed particularly strongly
Companies want to fix issues without external parties meddling with their strategy
Warren Buffett has been selling, but that might be a bad move for ordinary investors
Mega cap outperformance has left America's market minnows trading at attractive relative valuations
Tech profits are soaring, but the current growth rate may not be sustainable
Don’t overlook this dual-listed fund with a formidable long-run record on an unusually wide discount
New management led by Phil Bentley has transformed the business
Fidelity American Special Situations should also withstand any short-term volatility
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