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• Three quality stocks at a reasonable price

  17-08-2026 09:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  The Nutshell Growth Fund invests in quality stocks from exceptional businesses, but only when their valuations offer an attractive prospective return. Our concentrated portfolio of around 30 global companies is selected for two characteristics that do not always come together: exceptional financial quality and a reasonable price. By quality stocks, we mean businesses with a strong record of revenue and profit growth, resilient margins, attractive returns on capital and substantial cash generatio
  
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• Russia fires economist over Ukraine war warning

  17-08-2026 18:32 via ft.com
  Andrei Klepach dismissed after bleak remarks about economic toll of conflict
  
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• UK government to pay KPMG and EY up to £456mn to train civil servants

  17-08-2026 14:42 via ft.com
  Deal marks largest contract awarded to Big Four firms in at least a decade
  
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• Trump’s war on customs fraud will be costly and difficult

  17-08-2026 13:31 via ft.com
  The US administration has incentivised the tariff cheating, mislabelling and misvaluation it complains about
  
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• FirstFT: Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu meet in push for Gaza peace

  17-08-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: private credit doldrums and the AI super-rich
  
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• Japanese second-quarter growth weaker than expected

  17-08-2026 11:19 via ft.com
  Households and businesses pulled back in the worst months of the Iran energy shock
  
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• People are worried about America’s solvency

  17-08-2026 11:15 via ft.com
  But not worried enough to actually do anything about it
  
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• China investment slump deepens as economy shows signs of weakness

  17-08-2026 10:51 via ft.com
  Industrial output growth slows and retail sales nearly flat as policymakers face calls to step up support
  
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• What I read on my holidays

  17-08-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Muddled thinking about vocational education and fixing the driving test backlog
  
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• China’s economy shows signs of weakness in July

  17-08-2026 09:23 via ft.com
  Industrial output growth slows and retail sales nearly flat as flagging sentiment weighs on spending
  
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• What does shrinkflation signal to investors?

  17-08-2026 08:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  Shrinkflation is rife. When did you last open a tube of Pringles and find the crisps reaching the foil seal? The gap at the top is no optical illusion – the makers of Pringles narrowed the canister and cut the contents from 200g to 165g while the price climbed towards £2.25. The result was a 118% increase in the price per gram. Customers may see fewer crisps, but shrinkflation isn't just an irritation for consumers. Investors should see something more revealing: it can be an early si
  
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• FirstFT: Dimon warns UK against higher bank taxes

  17-08-2026 08:00 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: private credit doldrums and AI super-rich
  
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• War and climate change drive surge in global shipping costs

  17-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Rates on routes including Panama Canal, Rhine, Red Sea and Black Sea jump, while Hormuz closure also hits seaborne trade
  
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• Burnham faces climate test over North Sea oil decision

  17-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Prime minister expected to approve development of controversial Rosebank and Jackdaw projects
  
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• Andy Burnham faces climate test over North Sea oil decision

  17-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Prime minister expected to approve development of controversial Rosebank and Jackdaw projects
  
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• The next China shock will come from open-source AI

  17-08-2026 03:00 via ft.com
  Countries adopting Chinese models will also absorb Chinese standards and governance
  
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• China’s energy strategy vindicated by Iran war

  17-08-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Playbook is likely to be adopted by other countries, shaping markets
  
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• Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor against higher bank taxes

  16-08-2026 21:00 via ft.com
  JPMorgan chief’s call to John Healey is part of lobbying by financial services sector ahead of October Budget
  
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• Thames Barrier may need £20bn replacement far sooner than expected

  16-08-2026 20:00 via ft.com
  Extreme weather has put London’s flood defence under strain, senior government officials warn
  
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• London’s flood defence may need replacing far sooner than expected due to extreme weather

  16-08-2026 20:00 via ft.com
  Thames Barrier upgrade could cost at least £20bn, senior government officials warn
  
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• Canadian business braced for 50% US tariffs

  16-08-2026 19:15 via ft.com
  US-Canada trade talks go down to the wire, plus Japanese growth figures and a UK inflation update
  
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• Rayner reforms planning to protect England’s pubs and boost housebuilding

  16-08-2026 18:35 via ft.com
  Ministers to encourage property developments close to train, tram and underground stations
  
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• British farmers need more help to cope with brutal heat

  16-08-2026 15:06 via ft.com
  Water shortages have become a dark daily reality affecting crops, livestock and the viability of farms
  
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• Will the Fed minutes reveal any forward guidance?

  16-08-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• How economics is changing

  16-08-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound
  
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• The unmasking of Anthony Fauci, America's germ czar

  16-08-2026 10:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  When America's “germ czar”, Anthony Fauci, 85, stepped down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after 38 years in 2022, he was somewhat at a loose end. “I asked myself what I could do over the next few years while I am still filled with passion and energy and blessed with good health,” he wrote in his 2024 memoir – deciding that the answer was “to share my experiences with the world and particularly the younger generation&rdquo
  
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• Buy UK small caps with JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income

  16-08-2026 09:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LSE: JUGI) is worth considering as a way to play the recovery in UK small caps while earning an appealing income.
  UK equities of all shapes and sizes have looked cheap compared with the rest of the world for the best part of the past decade. However, two things have changed over the past few years that have shifted the narrative significantly in favour of investors.The first has been the demand from private equity and trade buyers to acquire UK business
  
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• 'John Healey is repeating Rachel Reeves's mistakes'

  16-08-2026 08:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  With a new prime minister and a blank sheet of paper, John Healey could have started his chancellorship with a burst of announcements. After all, Andy Burnham appears determined to try to do things differently and, even if most of the policies announced so far are very small-scale, at least he is trying. His chancellor, by contrast, has been very quiet. He popped up briefly to replay a few familiar complaints about price gouging by the supermarkets, even though the major grocery chains operate o
  
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• John Healey is repeating Rachel Reeves's mistakes

  16-08-2026 08:00 via moneyweek.com
  
  With a new prime minister and a blank sheet of paper, John Healey could have started his chancellorship with a burst of announcements. After all, Andy Burnham appears determined to try to do things differently and, even if most of the policies announced so far are very small-scale, at least he is trying. His chancellor, by contrast, has been very quiet. He popped up briefly to replay a few familiar complaints about price gouging by the supermarkets, even though the major grocery chains operate o
  
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• Most US voters say they are worse off under Trump — FT poll

  16-08-2026 06:01 via ft.com
  Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections
  
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