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Oct 10
1 min

(Telegraph: Interview) Vegan oat milk substitute Oatly floats investors’ boats

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/10/11/vegan-oat-milk-substitute-oatly-floats-investors-boats/

Sep 19
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) After we loaded up on lockdown pizza, Domino’s is back in expansion mode. Buy

If the takeaway chain can put a spat with its franchisees behind it, the shares should warm up nicely.

Sep 17
1 min

(Times: Interview) 'Many family businesses realise they are vulnerable', says Bunzl boss

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boss-who-swapped-the-big-band-sound-for-big-business-remembers-his-roots-ztmw0gd0v

Sep 12
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) The Government wants a building boom and Morgan Sindall will reap the rewards

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-government-wants-building-boom-morgan-sindall-will-reap/

Sep 10
1 min

(Times: Interview) Sotheby's boss keeps an eye on the bigger picture in these challenging times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keeping-an-eye-on-the-bigger-picture-amid-the-challenges-of-a-pandemic-sdwzt227f

Sep 5
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) If Aviva can still yield 7pc after a dividend cut, income seekers should buy

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-aviva-can-still-yield-7pc-cut-dividend-income-seekers/

Aug 29
1 min

(Telegraph) Buy M&S treats via Ocado by all means, but leave its shares on the shelf

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-buy-marks-spencer-treats-via-ocado-means-leave-shares/

Aug 22
1 min

(Telegraph) Don’t trade Johnson Matthey in for a new model just yet

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-johnson-matthey-fork-road-dont-trade-new-model-just/

Aug 15
1 min

(Telegraph) It’s not Big Pharma but Clinigen has spotted some promising drug niches

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-not-exactly-big-pharma-clinigen-has-spotted-promising/

Aug 8
1 min

(Telegraph) Lock away your Big Yellow shares – Covid will not blow its long-term strategy off course

The risk-averse founders of storage giant Big Yellow plan to stick to a formula that has served them well for decades. By James Ashton.

Aug 7
1 min

(Times: Interview) Amundi boss Yves Perrier is not about to let the pandemic burst his bubble

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/amundi-boss-is-not-about-to-let-the-pandemic-burst-his-bubble-lzjm28m7v

Aug 1
1 min

(Telegraph) Bunzl delivered for customers during lockdown, now it will do the same for investors

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-delivered-customers-lockdown-now-bunzl-will-do-investors/

Jul 16
1 min

(Times: Interview) Answering the questions posed by Covid will be good for business, says Arup chair

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/answering-the-questions-posed-by-covid-will-be-good-for-our-business-85cwsbg3j

Jul 11
1 min

(Telegraph) Greencoat UK Wind is worth revisiting as political wind blows in the right direction

Greencoat UK Wind, the renewables fund, has established a track record of attractive returns. By James Ashton

Mar 29
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) When stock markets go mad, this spread-betting company benefits. Buy

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-stock-markets-go-mad-spread-betting-company-benefits/

Mar 1
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) Frontier Developments has a rosy future yet the shares have been sliding. Buy

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-frontier-developments-has-rosy-future-yet-shares-have/

Feb 23
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) NMC still has potential but there’s no room for such shoddy controls. Sell

NMC still has potential but there’s no room for such shoddy controls. Sell

Feb 16
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) The NHS needs outside capital and this trust has made hay by providing it

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-nhs-needs-outside-capital-trust-has-made-hay-providing/

Feb 9
1 min

Questor: Electrocomponents could get worse before it gets better – bank a 15pc gain and sell

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-electrocomponents-could-get-worse-gets-better-bank/

Feb 2
1 min

(Telegraph: Questor) Moneysupermarket.com has matured and growth will be harder. Sell

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-digital-disrupter-moneysupermarketcom-has-matured-growth/

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