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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.

From the editor...

AI bot aims for straight As

AI hype props up a struggling market

Is US growth running out of steam?

US firms are still bingeing on debt

Geopolitical risk returns

Viewpoint

■ London’s shrinking stockmarket

Boom time for US banks • JPMorgan and its rivals have reported strong results but warned of trouble ahead. Where does danger lie for the sector? Matthew Partridge reports

Ratcliffe nears goal at Man United

EasyJet keeps gaining altitude

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

An American view

IPO watch

The end of Pax Americana? • The Israeli-Palestinian conflict suggests that US clout isn’t what it used to be. Emily Hohler reports

Sage does not deserve its name

Betting on politics

Populist setback in Poland • The Law and Justice party is on its way out. Matthew Partridge reports

The end of the road looms for the SNP

News

The decriminalisation of shoplifting • An epidemic of petty theft coincides with an overworked police force, overwhelmed prisons and a probation service in crisis. Simon Wilson reports

What business can learn from Disney • The House of Mouse is celebrating 100 years of success – it must be doing something right

City talk

Deciding on duration • These bond ETFs let you adjust your portfolio in line with what you expect to happen to interest rates

I wish I knew what duration was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch • Paul Tudor Jones, founder, Tudor Investment

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

A monastery for tech bros

Explaining the gender pay gap

Top Gear runs out of road

Britain is a debt junky

A tried and tested recipe for success • The Mid Wynd trust’s new owners should be able to build on their predecessors’ progress

Activist watch

Short positions... Hipgnosis falls into a deep sleep

Value stocks will insure your portfolio against shocks • James Montier, a member of the asset allocation team at investment management group GMO, discusses inflation, slow-burn Minsky moments and cheap investments with Andrew Van Sickle

The eighth wonder of the world • Start investing as early as you can to ensure you benefit from the magic of compounding, says Dominic Frisby

Happy hour in the pub sector • The industry has struggled in recent years, but there is plenty of potential, says Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares

Managing hybrid workers • More and more companies want their staff to come back to the office

Could Labour hike capital gains tax?

Petty cash... beware Facebook fraudsters

The stocks spearheading sustainable growth in emerging markets • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Eli Koen, portfolio manager, Emerging Market Impact Equities, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP)

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Canny gambler places chips in UK • Jaime Gilinski Bacal built a Latin American banking empire from scratch. Now he has taken control of Britain’s Metro Bank and hopes to repeat the trick. Jane Lewis reports

Bernie Ecclestone’s steep fall from...