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Saturday, 11 July, 2020

Currencies
US Mint: a penny saved Premium
Despite the sprint towards a cashless society, demand for coins has not disappeared
Friday, 10 July, 2020

The Restaurant Group PLC
The Restaurant Group: Rish dish dosh Premium
The slimmed down group is now well placed to benefit from recovery, when it comes
Friday, 10 July, 2020

Wealth management
Wealth management: talent dough Premium
As the industry gets bigger it will also get more competitive over time
Friday, 10 July, 2020

Games industry
Sony/Epic Games: real gains Premium
‘Fortnite’ could be used to distribute the Japanese group’s portfolio of music and films
Friday, 10 July, 2020

Companies
Best of Lex: Rishi’s riches Premium
Sunak’s jobs plan, Lloyds, Rolls-Royce, Reach and Boohoo
Thursday, 9 July, 2020

Insurance
Pandemic insurance: what’s in a name? Premium
Lopsided risk sharing raises a question for policymakers
Thursday, 9 July, 2020

SAP SE
SAP: bigger is better Premium
Pandemic disruption and trade tension will spur demand for supply chain management software
Thursday, 9 July, 2020

Professional services
PageGroup/recruitment agencies: situation vacant Premium
Investing in the sector now, when Covid-19 cases are again spiking worldwide, takes guts
Thursday, 9 July, 2020

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
Rolls-Royce: flying on fumes Premium
Aero-engine maker should keep calm and carry on cutting costs
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Thursday, 9 July, 2020

US politics & policy
Trump/foreign students: brain pain Premium
The new policy will end up hurting one of the few sectors for which the US runs a big trade surplus
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

Private equity
KKR/Global Atlantic: permanent waves Premium
The $4.4bn deal for life insurer shows the buyout group is putting its money where its mouth is
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

UK employment
Sunak jobs plan/UK business: youth club Premium
Employers have a history of holding back from such schemes but this time should be different
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

Deutsche Post DHL Group
Deutsche Post: stamp of approval Premium
German group offers optimism as investors are becoming inured to sob stories
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

Boohoo.Com PLC
Boohoo: the crying game Premium
Retailer’s strong margins now look like a weakness rather than a strength
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

Airlines
AirAsia/Tony Fernandes: stall story Premium
Crunch highlights Malaysian aviation’s long struggle with chronic overcapacity
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

Companies
Lex Letter from London: ghost kitchens — a spectral analysis Premium
Food delivery companies may seek to replace physical restaurants but diners still want the real thing
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020

Financial services
Western Union/TransferWise: down to the wire Premium
Pandemic may spur rise of digital upstarts but sector is unlikely to come through unscathed
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020

Reach PLC
Reach/newspapers: printers bedevilled Premium
Investors fear that if the media group could reinvent itself, it would have already done so
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020

HeidelbergCement AG
HeidelbergCement: hard yards Premium
German building materials group is writing down assets; better late than never
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020

Investments
Gold: ring the changes Premium
If economies show signs of sustained recovery, expect the yellow metal to take a hammering
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020

Bytedance
TikTok/Hong Kong: worlds apart Premium
No company active across the US and China can expect to keep both happy for long
Monday, 6 July, 2020

Technology sector
Uber/Postmates: ride to live, live to ride Premium
Shareholders of newly acquired company now depend on success in ride-hailing, not food delivery
Monday, 6 July, 2020

Oil & Gas industry
Buffett/Dominion Energy: foraging for storage Premium
Investing in natural gas infrastructure differs from gambling on exploration
Monday, 6 July, 2020

Capital markets
Pandemic bonds: execution risk Premium
World Bank’s well-meaning instruments, designed around Ebola, had several design flaws
Monday, 6 July, 2020

UK banks
Lloyds Banking Group: watching the horizon Premium
‘Steady-as-she-goes’ UK lender hints at a change of course

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