Tesco, Article 50, Woodford: The best read stories of Q1

What have readers been clicking on in Q1 2017?

Natalie Kenway
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Investment Week reveals the best read online stories so far in 2017, including articles on sterling, buyers' top fund choices, and the European elections.

1. Tesco shares bounce after surprise £3.7bn takeover of Budgens owner The UK supermarket revealed it had made a takeover bid for food wholesaler Booker at the end of January, prompting shares to soar almost 10% on the day. However, shares are in negative territory year-to-date and Tesco has since been fined £129m by the Serious Fraud Office and ordered to set up a compensation scheme by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for accounting errors in 2014. 2. EMs will outperform US over seven years despite Trump fears, GMO Emerging market equities and bonds are predicted to outperform...

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