Episodes

Mwana Africa (MWA)

Deep in the darkest corners of Africa there lurks a miner. Many miners in fact but this one, at 6.5p a share, is cheap.

iBall interviews Mark Mobius

Dr Mark Mobius, the Indiana Jones of the emerging markets,tells iBall TV how investors can cash in on the opportunities arising in this sector.

Johnson Matthey (JMAT)

Precious metals, well any metals actually, seem to be having a very bullish year. It therefore makes sense that there is a company out there somewhere benefiting from all this.

BP Plc (BP-)

We've done BP quite a lot but after some recent news on the subject we are getting real stuck in.
We love it, you love it, it's big and it's British and last week it found oil in foreign shores.

Pinewood Shepperton (PWS)

Pinewood Shepperton used to be a quite British bit of the world. Now it isn't. It's a global giant of the even more giant film industry.

Don't say I didn't tell you so... Andrew Smithers

In 2000, economist Andrew Smithers warned investors to sell just before share prices crashed.

Shaftesbury Plc (SHB)

Recession, downturn, economic misery. Perfect for an episode of EastEnders, television's most dour programme.

Cineworld (CINE)

The death of cinema has been predicted many times in the last 30 years, but from video to Blu-ray it seems to thrive.

HSBC (HSBA)

Cor, what a whopper! The bank I mean. The company that likes to brand itself as the world's local bank.It's huge and, just like the oceans, it seems to cover about two-thirds of the globe.

Thifty investing for turbulent times - Richard Beddard

Richard Beddard, our most esteemed and beloved companies and markets editor, is a bit of a square when comes to investing.