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Looking for cheap US and UK shares? The latest issue of Shares magazine has ideas on stocks in the S&P 500, FTSE 350 and AIM.

Find out how Unilever is shifting focus and why its food brands including Marmite could be sold off.

Some experts believe oil will soon hit $100 a barrel; learn how that might affect the FTSE 100.

Great Ideas

CentralNic lets its numbers do the talking

Sharp rebound for the share price offers glimpse of significant upside to come

Great Ideas

FDM has the solution for IT staff shortages

The FTSE 250 firm has a big opportunity underpinned by its ‘Mountie’ model

News

THG’s shares take another hit on growth and margin setback

E-commerce play slides to new lows as latest trading update delivers more bad news

News

Why China has bucked a global trend by cutting rates

Meanwhile technology names like Alibaba and Tencent move off their lows despite slowing growth

News

Oil hitting $100 could take the FTSE 100 to new record highs

Inflationary pressures are building as crude markets hit their highest level since 2015

News

The trusts trading well below their 10-year average valuation

The average discount across all closed-ended funds has narrowed significantly over the last decade

Great Ideas

The UK trust with a history of beating the FTSE 250

Schroder UK Mid Cap is a solid way to get exposure to a range of companies going places

Danni Hewson

Supermarkets’ fight goes beyond price

Innovation, store layout, product availability and online service standards are among the many other factors at play

Great Ideas

Time to give up on Currys as an investment

The laptops-to-smart TVs seller failed to electrify investors with its festive update

Great Ideas

Stick with Frontier Developments despite share price slump

The intrinsic value of the business is higher today than two years ago while diversity of earnings has increased

Great Ideas

Why you should keep buying Marks & Spencer shares

Sell-off in the shares just means there is more upside to go for

News

Unilever’s food arm could be sold amid shift in strategy

Brands including Marmite could fetch top dollar

News

Wage inflation could hurt many shares

Historically, periods of slow growth and inflation haven’t been kind to stock and bond investors

Feature

Discover the cheap AIM stocks offering sustainable growth

Contrary to perceptions there are plenty of durable businesses on the junior market

Ask Tom

Will my wife pay inheritance tax on my pension when I die?

Many people see pensions as having two purposes: funding retirement and providing money to pass on to their partner, children and grandchildren

News

Billions wiped off the value of construction stocks

Insulation group Kingspan loses €2 billion in value alone

Feature

Cheap US stocks: How to find them and six to buy now

Disney, Ebay and Ford are among the names which offer growth at a reasonable price

Under The Bonnet

How ProCook plans to conquer the kitchen

Small cap has flown under the radar of most investors since its recent IPO

Feature

Discover the FTSE 350 growth stocks trading at a discount to the market

There are plenty of opportunities to pick up steady growth stocks on the cheap

Feature

Why bitcoin’s future hangs in the balance

The cryptocurrency would need to hit £380 million in 10 years to match return of the last decade

Funds

The best performing European small cap funds

Investment trusts investing in smaller companies on the continent have performed better than their open-ended counterparts

Editor's View

ASOS to leave AIM: why this matters to investors

The posterchild for the junior market is finally switching its listing to London’s Main Market

Education

How to buy US shares: the key points to consider

The tax and cost issues to note when investing in the world’s largest financial market