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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.

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Beat the heat: how to invest in companies and funds fighting climate change

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

News

Investors are proving to be wary about new US float SharkNinja - here’s why

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

Great Ideas

Shares thinks it is time to take profit on Apple

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

Great Ideas

Buy BlackRock Throgmorton for quality growth at a bargain price

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

News

Why forecasters are dumping US recession predictions en masse

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

Russ Mould

The US economy has kept powering ahead but can it continue?

Transport stocks and indices are providing mixed signals

Editor's View

Small caps are really unloved but there are three big reasons this antipathy is misplaced

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

News

Marks & Spencer share price at highest level since January 2022

Investors have been consistently bidding up the stock since last October

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How to analyse Unilever in five easy steps

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

Personal Finance

What are the tax implications of having a side hustle like selling on Ebay or Etsy?

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

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Magnificent Seven: five things we learned from their latest earnings

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

News

Insurance giant Aviva set to deliver on its growth targets

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

Feature

How packaging companies are positioned for the shift away from plastic

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

Week Ahead

Can trading down trends drive upgrades for T.K. Maxx owner TJX?

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

Ask Tom

The lifetime allowance is being abolished but what if a future government reintroduces it?

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

Great Ideas

ConvaTec has got its act together, is going for growth and its shares should benefit

A turnaround of the wound care specialist is gaining traction

News

What do Wilko’s woes mean for retail property shares?

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

News

Ukrainian miner Ferrexpo down 82% in two years on the stock market

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