IC editor John Hughman discusses a wild week on the markets with Megan Boxall and Algy Hall, why the knives are out for big tech, and why Simon Thompson is unruffled by the return of volatility.

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Ahead of Jerome Powell's appointment at chairman of the Fed this week, US bond yields have been steadily creeping up. For this edition of IC Questions, Chris Dillow and James Norrington look at the reasons behind the sell-off, what it means for equities and the broader market, and what is happening with inflation. Produced by Dominic Toms.

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In this week's show Darius McDermott, managing director at Chelsea Financial Services, joins the team to consider whether the recent rebound in financial company shares means they are a good place to invest. Personal finance writer Emma Agyemang explains why Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (HSL) has consistently out performed. And they highlight some UK equity income funds with good performance records.

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IC editor John Hughman speaks to Megan Boxall about how to deal with short-selling raids, and Simon 'Indiana' Thompson about his continuing quest for the holy grail of stock market investing: Bargain Shares. 

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Despite low costs, production worth $2bn a year at today's prices, and several development projects in train, Premier Oil trades at a steep discount to both its peers and net asset value. For this episode of the IC's Extraction Podcast, we speak to finance director Richard Rose about the oil firm's debt, recovery, and future.

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Colin Low, managing director of Kingsfleet Wealth, joins the team to explains why defined benefit pensions are likely to be the best option in most cases despite recent high profile failures such as Carillion's schemes. They also assess the merits of multi-asset funds and consider as to whether markets could crash meaning you should protect your portfolio. 

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On this week's show IC editor John Hughman is joined by Mark Robinson and Emma Powell to discuss some of the highlights of our annual sector-by-sector review of the FTSE 350. After a slew of profit warnings this week, are we in for a bumpy 2018 on the markets?

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Welcome to a new Investors Chronicle podcast series: Bull vs Bear. Following a disappointing Christmas update from high street bellwether Marks and Spencer, we put IC editor John Hughman and sectors editor Harriet Russell head to head to debate what the future looks like for the retail giant.

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In this week's personal finance show, Rory McPherson, head of investment strategy at Psigma Investment Management, joins the team to assess how the collapse of Carillion will affect investment funds. They also look at ways to mitigate exchange rate fluctuations, consider the merits of gold mining shares, and explain why giving to charity could cut your family's and friends' tax bills.

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After the collapse of Carillion IC editor John Hughman asks Tom Dines what the future has in store for public sector outsourcing, and is also joined by Megan Boxall to assess the changing shape of the UK media industry and the latest from Simon Thompson.

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