The FTSE 100 was flat in early trade in London after a pretty turgid session on Tuesday. Aviva’s £3.7bn acquisition of Direct Line faces competition probe, which didn’t seem to worry investors as ...

A new fund reckons the market has turned a corner, but anything can happen when China and the DR Congo are involved ...

It is difficult to maintain the faith in semiconductor company IQE’s (IQE) recovery. The business manufactures compound semiconductor wafers, which are then cut up, etched and turned into chips.

No economy is perfectly frictionless and in the grand scheme, the US is still a free economy and its political system is built for error correction. It is ranked 26th in the world in the Economic ...

Despite the overall reduction in pre-tax profits, Treatt managed to generate a cash inflow of £2.3mn through a combination of strict inventory management and getting customer receivables quickly ...

Alex Newman and Lord Lee reunite to unpack the market since April’s sell-off and all the changes in Lord Lee’s portfolio ...

Wickes (WIX), Renew Holdings (RNWH), Marks & Spencer (MKS), On the Beach (OTB) and Midwich Group (MIDW) A 7 per cent increase in revenue at Wickes (WIX) at the start of the year was driven by market ...

The FTSE 100 and Dax are marginally in the red having started brighter, falling back as the day progressed. In Paris, shares are up 0.15 per cent. The FTSE is struggling despite top stock AstraZeneca ...

New brooms sweep clean, they say. And new chief executives want to make their mark. They also want to start with a clean slate, so their first results announcement can often involve kitchen-sinking – ...

Victrex’s share price was swept up in the turmoil following Trump’s “liberation day”. That said, with cash flows resuming after heavy outgoings, the balance sheet looks increasingly solid. At a ...

“In healthcare, DCC distributes a broad range of single-use medical devices, consumables and other equipment to more than ...

That makes it a huge time saver. But it’s also targeted. Armed with as many parameters as they want – be it absolute sales, a five-year growth rate, current leverage or cheapness – stockpickers can ...