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The Mail on Sunday Publisher Bloomsbury is best known for the Harry Potter series, but its repertoire is vast. It has a fast-growing digital arm, but print sales remain “undiminished”. Trading for the year to 28 February will beat forecasts, due to strong growth in its consumer and academic units. The shares are a strong hold. “Bookworms could also pick up some stock, especially if there are wobbles in the price.”

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Another 40GW of offshore wind-farm capacity will be built under the government’s Green Industrial Revolution Plan.

This is “terrific” for renewable energy stock Greencoat UK

Wind. It has a growing portfolio of on- and offshore wind farms; more investment could mean new opportunities for expansion as well as dividends to shareholders. It has its risks, “most notably the lack of pricing power” as energy prices are regulated. But it’s a risk worth taking. Buy

(141p). However, AFC Energy is a renewable to avoid. It’s an expert in alkaline fuel-cell technology, which gives it a competitive edge. But it “doesn’t have any meaningful revenue”. Its £262m market value seems to be “driven by expectation”, which can “open the door to a lot of volatility”. Sell (33.97p).

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Henry Boot jumped to 300p after it released results last month. “Since then the markets have been clobbered.” However, all of Boot’s markets (industrial and logistics, residential and urban development) have seen strong trading. Demand for logistics property and residential sites shows no sign of abating. Buy (283p).

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Commodity group Glencore is shifting its focus from fossil fuels to metals that will fuel the transition to low-carbon energy, including copper, cobalt, and nickel. Even if commodity prices fall, its improving financial position suggests it would not struggle. Buy (393.25p).