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	Oil: the hunt is on Big demand for new fields by the major oil companies willing to pay top whack is great news for the prospectors. We focus on a dozen companies exploring big-time for oil and gas and their chances of good news which will send the shares rocketing by Christmas		Click Here To Download 06 Plays of the Week Best investment ideas from the Shares team 08 Shares Uncovered The Shares team search out the latest stock opportunities and news 14 News Focus Our view on the big stories 23 Small Shares News, views and profiles 29 Upcoming Floats Focus on the IPOs 30 Special Situations Takeovers and rights issues 33 Strategies Digging the data for share ideas 34 The Chartist David Jones spots the key signals 38 On the Horizon Plan ahead for upcoming events 38 Brokers' Tips Shares tracks the analysts ideas 40 Directors' Dealings Inside track on board buys and sells 46 Analyst Watch Tracking who gets it right 47 Tables & Results 55 Next Week Meetings, ex-dividend information 56 Derivatives Spread betting, CFDs, Options 66 Letters ARCHIVE Company Index 2004 Q1 Company Index 2004 Q2

FTSE 100 at risk ANALYSIS - pg 20 Pension funds sold almost Ł4 billion of UK equities in the first quarter of this year and it could get worse, leading to big falls for top FTSE 100 companies. What should investors be doing to hedge the risk - and are there bargains to be had?	Chinese checkouts ANALYSIS - pg 21 Thirty years ago Tesco was selling Hong Kong-made goods to British consumers. Now the tables have turned and it is all set to enter the Chinese market. John Marshall reports on the supermarket giant's global strategy.	Floats on a wave SMALL SHARES - pg 26 The number of initial public offerings in the first six months of the year has been unprecedented and most of the action has been on AIM. James Quinn rounds up all the floats, including those that have sunk and those that have steamed ahead.

Vive la difference FEATURE - pg 43 Want to make money out of a falling market, or from an undervalued share you believe is about to rise but you.re short of cash to buy? Shares examines the ins and outs of trading in contracts for difference (CFDs).	Fighting fit pg 12 LA Fitness, the final quoted health club operator, is not going down without a fight. Chief executive Fred Turok now reckons he can double the size of the company within five years and is on the hunt for acquisitions.	Men at Work pg 15 Warning: investors looking to sell building and construction shares do so at their own risk. Overdemand, undersupply and hefty planning restrictions mean plenty of opportunities for investors. Try Bellway and Redrow for starters.

The Sage loves Lloyd's pg 22 Warren Buffett is attempting to consolidate the fragmented insurers of Lloyd's of London through a new company called Capital Insurance Holdings. Jonas Crosland checks out its chances of success and the potential for underwriters.	Major media merger? pg 30 Market rumours that media giant Emap is about to buy Scottish media outfit SRH have been scotched by company representatives but the shares continue to rise. The City reckons a deal would make a lot of sense but is now the right time?	Egg on their faces? pg 46 City opinion on Prudential is dividend; one bank says income from selling its Egg operation should help expansion in Asia, but another raises concerns about disappointing results. Who do you believe? Jeremy Lacey assesses the top analysts and who has got it right.

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