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Taxing times

Investors are waking up to a global tax shift that could re-cast corporate profits

Two retail bond offers

Happily for investors, companies are still raising money on Orb, but it might not last.

Dollar earners are overdue upgrades

The extreme currency moves this year have yet to be factored into earnings forecasts

Yield: more important than ever

The latest pension reforms will only make the hunt for yield in UK stocks even fiercer

Not so special dividends

The latest flurry of one-off payouts is as much a sign of management caution as of optimism

RBS squeezes investment banking

The recovery story remains just about intact, even if dividends are as distant a prospect as ever

Dividends beat disruption

Disruptive technologies have a way of benefiting society, not investors. The opposite is true of booze and fags.

China crisis?

Will the Chinese metal boom continue or run out of steam?