magazine 10 Aug 2023

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Beat the heat: learn more about the funds and companies at the forefront of the fight against climate change.

Also in the digital magazine this week: how to analyse Unilever in five easy steps, a scorecard on US tech earnings and how packaging firms are responding to the shift out of plastic.

Discover why economists at the big investment banks are ditching their US recession projections, get Shares latest take on Apple shares and find out why small caps are so unloved.

Investment ideas this week include a wound care specialist getting its act together and a quality growth focused fund. Plus stories on Aviva, Marks & Spencer and more.

The iron ore producer is still feeling the effects of Russia’s invasion of its home country

Investors have been consistently bidding up the stock since last October

The company behind the billion-dollar Shark and Ninja brands has just listed across the Atlantic

A ‘no landing, no recession’ scenario is become more likely, according to leading investment banks

Investors need to look at their direct and indirect exposure to brewing difficulties in the sector

New accounting rules mean earnings will look a lot different this year

It is possible to have multiple sources of income and still qualify for certain tax allowances

Investor appetite for ESG has been suppressed of late, but heatwaves, wildfires and the warming ocean have put the climate change challenge back in focus

We look at the potential market and run the slide rule over the players

Taking stock after an rampant year of share price gains from the likes of Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon and Apple

We weigh up the investment case for the FTSE 100 consumer goods giant

Not every smaller company is created equal and valuations are looking cheap relative to larger names

Down-trading trends and shoppers’ love of a treasure hunt are supporting market share gains

Stock has roared higher far faster than we predicted and a few investment niggles lie ahead

This fund’s focus on ‘best of breed’ growth stocks has delivered outperformance over the long term

A turnaround of the wound care specialist is gaining traction

Transport stocks and indices are providing mixed signals      

Our reader also wants to know the rules around beneficiaries inheriting a pension