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|Feature|by Dan Coatsworth
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Issue Contents

Esure escapes Ogden damage
76%: Percentage of money going into European tech firms by US and Asian investors
25%: Ramsdens on the rise
500 tonnes: Morrisons is in good shape
AIM Stocks Ranking
UK Pharma & Biotech Stocks
3-month low: Oil slips as US activity ramps up
7.9%: Investment trust’s big bet on Sports Direct
Should you accept or reject a takeover bid?
Power up: dividend reinvestment special
How to find the right shares if you want to reinvest dividends
There is plenty of life left in Dignity
Valuation anomaly puts spotlight on Metal Tiger
Portmeirion is unbreakable
Quadrise is out of fuel
Mountfield is looking healthier
Another oil firm plans juicy dividends

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Issue Contents

Esure escapes Ogden damage
76%: Percentage of money going into European tech firms by US and Asian investors
25%: Ramsdens on the rise
500 tonnes: Morrisons is in good shape
AIM Stocks Ranking
UK Pharma & Biotech Stocks
3-month low: Oil slips as US activity ramps up
7.9%: Investment trust’s big bet on Sports Direct
Should you accept or reject a takeover bid?
Power up: dividend reinvestment special
How to find the right shares if you want to reinvest dividends
There is plenty of life left in Dignity
Valuation anomaly puts spotlight on Metal Tiger
Portmeirion is unbreakable
Quadrise is out of fuel
Mountfield is looking healthier
Another oil firm plans juicy dividends