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Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson suggests


Investment

As jittery speculators look for alternatives, Bruce Palling offers an insider’s guide to a drinkable investment

Features

Big Three, big problems

Tens of thousands of jobs have been lost in Detroit over the years as the auto industry collapsed.

Shot in the arm for safety

Shot in the arm for safety

UK entrepreneur Marc Koska is selling his unique auto-disable syringes around the world to make injections safer, says Laura Staples

Investor

Gilt-edged returns for troubled times

Gilt-edged returns for troubled times

Traditionalists choose gold, National Savings and gilts. But the best time to buy shares is often when other people are fleeing into cash, argues Alex Brummer

Why can’t a man be more like a woman?

Why can’t a man be more like a woman?

As world markets plummet, studies show that women make better investors. Testosterone trading is so last season, says Janice Warman

In this week's issue

‘These clouds will have a silver lining’

Judi Bevan meets Sir John Parker, who chairs National Grid and the Court of the Bank of England — and takes an optimistic view of the deepening recession

Judi Bevan

Twelve steps to market meltdown

Stephen Vines says stock markets may seem wildly volatile at times of crisis, but they always follow a pattern

Stephen Vines

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