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This week's edition of Shares explains how exchange-traded funds can offer a quick, cheap and straightforward way to achieve diversified exposure to the markets.

Get the rundown on Uber's upcoming blockbuster IPO, what a big US takeover deal can tell you about the oil price, and learn why a weak update from a FTSE 100 distribution business could be a negative sign for the wider economy.

Also in this week's issue: how ethical funds are performing, the company behind shopping centre digital billboards and the businesses which are particularly sensitive to movements in sterling.

News

Why Bunzl’s growth shock matters to investors

The FTSE 100 company is a good indicator of wider economic conditions

News

The ‘big data’ you need to watch on the UK economy

New ‘faster indicators’ offer the potential for real-time updates

News

Why you should NOT hitch a lift with the Uber IPO

Granddaddy of ride-hailing ‘Unicorns’ sets out stock market float plans

News

JD Sports, IWG, Galliford Try and other news

We run the rule over some of the past week’s big share price movers

News

Rightmove reports property price recovery - but what about its own prospects?

One industry figure believes there is little risk of the property portal being unseated from its dominant position

Great Ideas

This small cap is profiting from McDonald’s waste

Filta is growing fast with cooking oil filters and other products

Great Ideas

National Grid payout looks safe for now

Income growth could slow if watchdog persists with current proposals

Great Ideas

Alpha FMC on track for revenue and earnings growth

Financial sector consultant unveils positive update on trading

Editor's View

What a blockbuster US deal can tell us about the oil price

The Chevron/Anadarko transaction implies industry bullishness about the direction of the crude market

Great Ideas

Private equity firms eye WPP’s Kantar unit

Auction of market research business gathers pace

Great Ideas

Potential for 7% dividend yield from Gulf Keystone

Balance sheet strong enough to fund increases in production and dividends

Feature

Higher or lower: how to play the volatile pound

Sterling may feel like game of Play Your Cards Right, but Liberum has spotted stocks which could perfom well if the currency heads in either direction

Great Ideas

Why Hollywood Bowl is on a roll

The bowling operator has delivered an upbeat trading update with sales growth across the business

Investment Trusts

Baillie Gifford UK Growth brushes off portfolio disappointments

Trust is top performer despite problems for key holdings Renishaw and Ted Baker

Investment Trusts

AEW UK Long Lease hit by tenant collapse

Property investment vehicle may be wound up

Investment Trusts

BlackRock Latin American eyes spicier strategy

Wider geographic spread and higher-risk stocks will be embraced

Investment Trusts

Hipgnosis is striking a chord

Music investor raises £100m for further deals after securing hit songs

Feature

The short cut to diversification

Create a portfolio at the click of a button with ETFs

Ask Tom

‘What tax charge will I face at 75 in relation to the lifetime allowance?’

AJ Bell’s pensions expert Tom Selby helps with a pensions query

Funds

The benefits of an ethical approach

Why being good doesn’t necessarily mean sacrificing returns

Under The Bonnet

Behind the screen with Ocean Outdoor

We explain how this digital billboard play makes its money

Personal Finance

Profit by giving your investments a spring clean

We offer some top tips to ensure you are getting the best possible returns on your money

Book reviews

The bestseller from Fundsmith’s boss still packs a punch

Popular fund manager Terry Smith explains how to spot financial red flags in ‘Accounting for Growth’