MoneyWeek

MoneyWeek is a weekly magazine that enables you to become a better-informed, smarter investor and enjoy the rewards of managing your money with confidence. Week-in, week-out we'll guide you through the financial world as it changes, alerting you to all the opportunities to profit and dangers to avoid, as they appear. Income strategies, rising-star companies, the best funds and trusts, clever ways to preserve your wealth during market turmoil... you will get the best ideas from the sharpest financial minds and investing professionals in Britain.

From the editor-in-chief...

Britain should look to Oxford Street

Historic crypto heist is a warning

Is AI reaching the end of the road?

The ECB’s “owl” takes flight

The best result for investors

Viewpoint

■ Bargains among the wreckage • French shares versus European peers

AI jitters rattle Alphabet • Google’s parent is struggling to monetise AI tools, fuelling concerns over returns on investment in the technology. Matthew Partridge reports

Marvell’s shopping spree scares shareholders

Italian banking saga nears its end

Trump takes a drubbing • But the fight for control of the agenda is far from over. Emily Hohler reports

Putin escalates the hybrid war against Europe

Poland’s crisis is a straw in the wind

The way we live now... dining out on the state

News

The civil strife in France • Protests and riots in the country are not exactly unknown, but this time seems different as economic woes are exacerbated by political stasis. What are investors to do? Simon Wilson reports

A dangerous moment for the ECB • The European Central Bank has been left rudderless in very stormy waters. Disaster looms

City talk

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Beware the icebergs ahead

Britain built on cheap stuff? If only

What has tech done for us?

Milton Friedman was right

Britain’s unloved tech champion • HgCapital Trust has been hit by fears about AI, but its portfolio of specialist software firms is doing well

A date for your diary

Short positions… GRID puts up the “for sale” sign

The consequences of the Budget • Expect pedestrian growth, sticky inflation and a chancellor in hock to the bond markets, says Max King

Amazon’s relentless pursuit of greatness • The retailer started selling books through a new technology no one had heard of. But it was always the plan to become an all-dominant “everything store”. Jamie Ward reports on how it all went so right

Invest in Britain’s tech start-ups • Venture capital trusts offer smart investors far more than tax relief, says David Prosser

How the VCT rules work

A gem left behind in the rush for AI • CBRE is reaping the benefits of rising demand for high-end offices and data centres

Brace for a big tax shake-up • The Budget small print has a nasty surprise for small businesses

Welcome relief for entrepreneurs

Petty cash… a lucky few escape the tax net

Don’t chase the excitement – buy the bargain stocks the market is neglecting • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Kartik Kumar, portfolio manager at Phoenix, which manages the Aurora UK Alpha investment trust

Alex

“The last decent tech baron” • The founder of Wikipedia revolutionised the internet, and its founder took the road less travelled by renouncing extreme wealth and remaining ordinary and approachable. Jane Lewis reports

Flávio Bolsonaro’s extreme rollercoaster ride

Winter holidays for all the family • These three luxury stays in the Alps offer something for all age groups and skiing abilities

Wine of the week: the...