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Magazine - 07 Dec 2023

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Opened a SIPP but not sure what to do next? This week's digital magazine is here to help with a step-by-step guide.

Plus, the Christmas retail winners and losers, why big hopes are being invested in Tesla's Cybertruck and the divergent fortunes of gold and oil.

Find out why Barratt Developments shares have surged higher lately, understand the dynamics behind the defence sector and read about the activist battle rumbling on at Walt Disney. Investment ideas include a US fund with a difference and an innovative domestic appliances firm.

Also in Shares, a look at ETFs tracking the artificial intelligence theme and articles on Oracle, Currys, Ceres Power and more.

News

Fund manager hails Cybertruck solution to Tesla's soggy share run

Gary Black believes market is underestimating scope to grab a large piece of untapped market

Feature

I've opened a SIPP: what next?

Your step-by-step guide to investing through a SIPP

Feature

As conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine - understand the dynamics of the defence sector

We explore how to play the industry through funds and stocks

Exchange-Traded Funds

Is it worth investing in artificial intelligence ETFs?

AI trackers have materially underperformed Nvidia in 2023

Feature

Discover the Christmas retail winners and losers

The stocks to watch as we enter the annual festive spending frenzy

News

Disney CEO Bob Iger under increasing pressure from share activists

Peltz and ex-Marvel executive Perlmutter launch 'proxy fight' for board seats

News

New energy firm Ceres Power has failed to live up to expectations

Delays in signing contracts and increased investment have meant wider losses

News

Find out why gold and oil prices are diverging

The Federal Reserve appears to have finished raising interest rates, at least for now

Great Ideas

This Fidelity fund looks a really smart way to play US stocks

A value focus could pay off given wider markets across the Atlantic are looking expensive

News

Can Oracle maintain its cloud growth mojo?

Enterprise software giant needs to show it can execute faster growth

Great Ideas

SharkNinja is stealthily attacking a global market

The growth story has just begun at the innovative household appliances play

Feature

Why the UK stock market may not be the value opportunity you think it is

London-listed shares have fallen behind their global counterparts in 2023 yet again

Editor's View

Learning big lessons from Calnex and Synthomer mistakes

Examining situations where we got it wrong and any conclusions to draw

News

Shift in interest rate expectations sends Barratt Developments to year-high

Housebuilder rallies on hopes of a revival in first-time buyer demand

Week Ahead

Unloved electricals giant Currys needs to deliver some earnings spark

Same-store sales, gross margins and costs will be in focus when the retailer reports

Danni Hewson

Spotify wraps up job cuts for investors but could a short-term rally turn sour?

Shares up 7% as return to profit is accompanied by news it will trim global workforce by 17%

Great Ideas

Infrastructure play Costain continues its long overdue rerating

Shares are trading at a new 52 week-high

Ask Tom

I'm fed up with high pension costs: should I switch provider?

A reader is seriously unimpressed with what their husband is being charged on a with-profits plan

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