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From the editor...

Celebrity legal spat of the week

Can America avoid a hard landing?

Japan tiptoes away from ultra-loose money

A blip in the UK housing decline

The exodus from equities

Viewpoint

■ The boom in businesses going bust Corporate insolvencies in England and Wales Quarterly

WeWork is on the dole • The office-space group achieved a valuation of $47bn before the bubble burst. Now it has gone under. Matthew Partridge reports

BT’s price hikes boost profits

Online retailers struggle in new era

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

An American view

IPO watch

King serves up thin gruel • The government’s legislative agenda was woefully unambitious. Emily Hohler reports

Should pro-Palestine marches go ahead?

Betting on politics

Italy’s bold migrant plan • The PM is seeking to shift the problem to Albania. Matthew Partridge reports

Tensions in the Taiwan Strait

News

A pre-emptive strike on the robots • Governments gathered for a summit last week to discuss how to restrain rapidly advancing AI technology. They should also have discussed how to harness the benefits. Simon Wilson reports

Britain was so right to Brexit • The EU could not finalise a trade agreement with Australia; the UK could. There is a lesson in that

City talk

Trust Tips to beat inflation • Inflation-linked bond ETFs give us a choice of UK, US or euro bonds, but the US looks the most compelling

I wish I knew what alpha and beta were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Why Opec is a paper tiger

UK has too many David Brents

Restaurants’ new trick

Four groups of developing states

Time for traders to back the yen • Japan’s currency has been weak for a long time, says Dominic Frisby – even against sterling. That may soon change

Invest in the next agricultural revolution • Growing populations and incomes are boosting global demand for food, while food producers are also seeking to lower their carbon emissions. Technology will help meet both goals, says Matthew Partridge

What to buy now

The small-cap trusts poised to make giant strides • Funds investing in market minnows are out of favour, but the cycle will turn, says Max King. Here are the best bets

The fallout from the war on landlords • Investors fleeing the market and the rise in rents are affecting us all, says Charlie Ellingworth of Property Vision

How my tips have fared

EasyJet is gaining altitude • The group has shrugged off the cost-of-living crisis and looks enticingly cheap

Trading techniques... Vix: the fear index

Limit the cost of home insurance • Policies are becoming increasingly expensive, but there are several ways you can keep fees down

Don’t breach your PSA

Labour takes aim at the LTA

Change your lifestyle • These funds have failed to shield savers from risk in the run-up to retirement

News in brief... cost squeeze hits savings

Dependable defence stocks set to flourish in an era of political instability • A professional...