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Invest in fantasy: the power of imagined worlds and the different ways to play them as the metaverse, AI and virtual reality help bring characters and universes to life.

Plus, the chocolate stocks worth looking at this Easter, Apple and Scottish Mortgage under pressure and the themes European companies are focused on today.

Investment ideas include an airline in recovery mode and a UK smaller companies fund plus we update on popular investment trust F&C.

Also in the digital magazine: a round-up on the latest big small cap stories, how precision measurement business Spectris makes its money and stories on gold, US stocks, Levi Strauss, Next and much, much more.

Feature

Sweet like chocolate: the total return stocks profiting from the sale of tasty treats

Shares in chocolate makers have soured due to short-term headwinds, but long-term investors could potentially still benefit from their compounding power

News

Why Apple US antitrust probe has spooked investors

Technology giant faces threat to key Services arm

Feature

Invest in fantasy: The power of imagined worlds and the ways to play them

The metaverse and virtual reality could strengthen the bond between people and their favourite characters and worlds

News

Gold and stocks scale new heights after dovish Fed meeting

With stocks at all time highs financial conditions do not appear restrictive

Great Ideas

Why British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines is worth buying

Strong consumer demand and premium leisure offerings are helping to support its turnaround in fortunes

News

Activist investor buys into Scottish Mortgage as buyback is announced

Elliott Advisors has shifted its focus from Curry’s to investment trusts

News

Next shares reach new all-time high as earnings top estimates

The firm is in ‘a more positive frame of mind’ than it has been for years

News

Dowlais shares skid to record low on bumper provision

Charge overshadowed the group’s strong underlying performance last year

Under The Bonnet

Spectris is another unrecognised long-term growth compounder

Analysts have low-balled earnings estimates for this year

Week Ahead

Outlook in focus as Hilton Food posts full-year results

It’s already clear 2023 was a year of recovery after a difficult 2022

Week Ahead

Progress on job cuts and direct-to-consumer sales in focus at Levi Strauss

Shares in the iconic denim brand have enjoyed a strong run in recent months

Feature

Small world: a look at some of the month’s interesting small-cap stories

Takeovers, take-privates and the most successful IPO of 2024

News

Markets move higher on more ‘dovish’ central bank comments

Three UK and US interest rate cuts are being penciled in this year

Great Ideas

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income: larger, more liquid, lower costs

Enlarged trust is a canny way to capture a rerating of unloved UK small cap stocks

Great Ideas

Despite being an ‘old kid on the block’ F&C Investment Trust can still deliver strong returns

The 156-year-old trust has reported its 53rd consecutive rise in annual dividends

Feature

Why the Taiwanese market is more than just TSMC

This emerging market has been a significant outperformer in recent years

Feature

Emerging markets: semiconductor surge, electric vehicles and Egypt

Three things the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust team are thinking about today

Personal Finance

How to make the most of the big gilt revival

Government bonds can be a useful for diversification, as a source of retirement income and a vehicle for fixed financial goals

Daniel Coatsworth

How catchy names like the Magnificent Seven hook in investors

Bundling up stocks under certain labels or snappy acronyms has been a long-standing marketing tool

Ask Rachel

How can you pay into a grandchild’s ISA?

If you have income or cash to spare in retirement you could invest for the future of progeny as our expert explains

Editor's View

What do European companies really care about right now?

Morgan Stanley analysis shows green shoots, AI and layoffs are all topics gaining in prominence