Bloomsbury Publishing (The Mail on Sunday) Harry Potter continues to work his magic for this publisher, which is profiting from housebound Britons looking for a good read. Profits rose by 60% on the year in the six months through 30 September and Christmas should herald a new wave of book buying. Bloomsbury’s cookery titles have also enjoyed an excellent year, while the digital academic division has benefited from the demands of remote learning. Bloomsbury’s own investment story, then, is also compelling. Buy (279p). Carvana (The Sunday Telegraph) his online used-car retailer is disrupting America’s $800bn second-hand market. The website offers buyers an Amazon-like range of choice, financing options and can even deliver via automatic roadside “vending machines”. The younger generation should be especially keen on Carvana as they are accustomed to doing everything online and haven’t developed the habit of heading to a local dealership. Around 97% of the used-car business is still mediated by such “bricks-and-mortar” sites, making this a “huge” disruption opportunity.