News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Life
Culture & Art
Hobbies
News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Culture & Art
Hobbies
Wetherspoon sales jump but warning on costs a cause for concern - UK Investor Magazine
J D Wetherspoon has reported a 5.1% increase in like-for-like sales for the 25 weeks leading to 19 January 2025, demonstrating resilient performance across most of its business segments. The company witnessed particularly strong growth in its gaming operations, with slot and fruit machine revenue surging by 11.7%. Food sales showed healthy growth at 5.6%, […]
AIM movers: Engage XR education launch and difficult future for The Revel Collective - UK Investor Magazine
Immersive technology developer Engage XR (LON: EXR) is unveiling its education offering at the EdTech conference Bett 2025 in London. The package has been developed for kindergarten up to 18 years old. Engage XR will be a partner with Meta for Education. The share price jumped 180% to 1.925p, which is the highest it has […]
Share tip update: McBride – Trading Update showed it is on a strong uptick, shares up 18% in 13 days - UK Investor Magazine
Ahead of announcing its Interim Results to end-December 2024 on Tuesday 25th February, McBride (LON:MCB) last Friday issued a Trading Update which has really helped to move its shares. And the further rise has only just started, despite its shares having risen over five times since our first mention. We featured the group, which is […]
Greatland Gold cheers 'strong start' to Telfer production - UK Investor Magazine
Greatland Gold has revealed an impressive start to its operations at Telfer, with gold equivalent production exceeding expected monthly rates by approximately 33% in its first partial month of ownership. The mining company, which completed the consolidation of 100% ownership of Telfer and Havieron in December, reported production of 29,864 ounces of gold and 1,189 […]
Trump optimism sends FTSE 100 to fresh record high - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100’s defensive attributes helped propel the index to fresh intraday highs on Wednesday as investors settled into the new narrative created by Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. London’s leading index was 0.3% higher at the time of writing after printing all-time intraday highs above 5,580. Donald Trump seems to be […]
Tritax Big Box REIT enters data centre power market to capture AI and cloud opportunity - UK Investor Magazine
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced its entry into the data centre market with the acquisition of a 74-acre site near Heathrow Airport, marking a significant strategic expansion beyond its traditional logistics portfolio. The company plans to develop what is expected to become one of the UK’s largest data centres, capitalising on growing demand driven […]
Rome Resources shares tumble on underwhelming tin grades - UK Investor Magazine
Rome Resources has announced laboratory results from its latest drilling campaign at the Mont Agoma tin prospect in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. The results reveal substantial widths of tin mineralisation, but shares fell with tin grades underwhelming the market. Rome Resources shares were down 17% at the time of writing. The […]
Adsure Services bolsters leadership team amid social housing growth opportunity - UK Investor Magazine
Internal audit and business assurance specialist Adsure Services has announced its operating subsidiary TIAA Ltd has appointed Angela Ward as Director of Housing, bringing over 20 years of audit and consulting expertise to the firm. In her new role, Ward will head TIAA’s social housing unit and spearhead the company’s expansion plans in the division. […]
Reach digital income beats expectations - UK Investor Magazine
Newspaper and online publisher Reach (LON: RCH) is the best performer in the FTSE Small Cap index with a 23.9% jump to 89.2p. That more than claws back the previous loss this year. Fourth quarter trading was stronger than anticipated. The Daily Mirror owner benefited from a stronger digital advertising market. Black Friday was positive […]
FTSE 100 extends winning streak with fresh record high - UK Investor Magazine
Last week’s rally continued on Monday as with FTSE 100 on course to set a fresh all-time record closing high amid rising optimism around interest rates. London’s leading index touched 8,533, matching Friday’s peak before easing back to trade at 8,514. “The FTSE 100 has opened the week buoyed by positive winds and renewed investor […]
Share Tip: SRT Marine Systems – 2025 selection already up over 20%, with so much more to come - UK Investor Magazine
This coming Thursday, 23rd January, SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) will be holding its AGM and an Open Day at its premises near Bath. The group, which is one of the UK Investor Shares Of 2025 selected on 30th December 2024, has seen its price increase from a then 42p up to 53p at one time […]
Tekcapital shares rise after Guident strengthens patent coverage - UK Investor Magazine
Tekcapital portfolio company, Guident, has achieved a significant milestone in autonomous vehicle safety technology with the validation of a new European patent across 20 countries. The patent provides protection for Guident’s innovative Remote Monitoring and Control Centre (RMCC) technology at the centre of its AV offering. Tekcapital shares were 4% higher at the time of […]
FTSE 100 steady as investors assess Trump's first moves - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 was trading broadly flat on Tuesday as investors digested the first executive orders by Donald Trump and attempted to gauge the course of action for the first 100 days of his presidency. London’s leading index had started the day in positive territory and flirted with all-time intraday highs before the rally faded. […]
AIM movers: Enteq Technologies up for sale and Getech misses forecast - UK Investor Magazine
Downhole oil and gas technology developer Enteq Technologies (LON: NTQ) directors have decided to commence a formal sale process, which will be handled by Gneiss Energy. The company has already contacted some interested parties and is in discussions with two of them. There should be enough cash to last to June. The share price rebounded […]
AIM movers: Tialis Essential IT contract wins and Yu Group profit taking - UK Investor Magazine
Managed services provider Tialis Essential IT (LON: TIA) has made a good start to 2025 with preferred partner and contract extensions totalling £17.8m. Some of these are five-year contracts and are higher margin lifecycle management contracts. The 2024 pre-tax profit is expected to be flat at £1.1m, but earnings are forecast to treble to 3.6p/share. […]
Cerillion shares jump after major contract win - UK Investor Magazine
Cerillion shares jumped on Monday after the telecom software provided announced a ‘major’ new contract win. Cerillion has secured a significant $11.4 million contract with a national telecommunications operator in the Caucasus region. The five-year agreement will see the company provide its billing, charging and customer relationship management software solutions to support more than one […]
New admission: Vinanz makes switch as it benefits from Bitcoin price surge - UK Investor Magazine
Vinanz Ltd has moved from the Aquis Stock Exchange to the Main Market. Bitcoin’s strong performance in the past year means that this is a good time to make the move and raise cash to invest in growing the business. Vinanz raised £750,000 at 3p/share when it joined Aquis in April 2023. Following the switch […]
3 funds for a Trump presidency by Hargreaves Lansdown - UK Investor Magazine
As Donald Trump enters the White House for his second term as President of the world’s largest economy, Hargreaves Lansdown have highlighted three actively managed funds for investors to consider. Trump gives investors much to think about. His policies could well be inflationary and lead to higher interest rates, but his ‘America First’ approach to […]
Two gold mining picks even if there is a price decline - UK Investor Magazine
Panmure Gordon is more negative about the prospects for gold and silver than many commentators. However, it has identified two picks in the AIM gold mining sector. Following the US Presidential election the gold price fell by up to 10% and it has generally been trading in the $2,600-$2,700/ounce following a US interest rate cut. […]
Panther Metals shares tumble after heavily discounted placing - UK Investor Magazine
Panther Metals plc, the Canadian-focused mineral exploration company, has successfully completed a conditional placing of 910,000 ordinary shares, raising £455,000. The shares were placed at 50 pence each, representing a 37.5 per cent discount to the company’s mid-market closing price on 17 January 2025. The terms will be a disappointment for investors who didn’t partake […]
Aquis weekly movers: SulNOx Group signs new shipping agreement - UK Investor Magazine
SulNOx Group (LON: SNOX) has signed an agreement with Eastern Pacific Shipping, which will use the SulNOxEco additive on a minimum of 30 vessels for at least 18 months. The data from this evaluation could be used for marketing. Easten Pacific Shipping will introduce other potential shipping company clients, and it is subscribing for up […]
AIM movers: New lease of life for Fiinu - UK Investor Magazine
Fintech Fiinu (LON: BANK) has signed heads of agreement for the first white-label deal for its Plugin Overdraft with a UK bank. It will provide a Banking-as-a-Service platform including Plugin Overdraft and requires regulatory approval and testing. The bank will have exclusivity in the UK for 12-months from launch, which could be in the fourth […]
AIM Movers: Quantum Blockchain Technologies breakthrough and IG Design Christmas slump - UK Investor Magazine
Quantum Blockchain Technologies (LON: QBT) has made a breakthrough for its Bitcoin Artificial Intelligence model mining tool. The Method C AI Oracle can skip calculations if it assesses that they will not be successful. This provides a 30% improved performance compared with other methods. The company is ready to demonstrate the technology and is seeking […]
IG Design Group shares halve as customers seek bankruptcy protection - UK Investor Magazine
IG Design Group shares halved on Friday after issuing a stark trading update revealing significant challenges in its US market operations through December 2024 and into early 2025. The company’s American division, DG Americas, has been particularly hard hit by ongoing turmoil in the US retail sector. This week, their fourth-largest customer filed for Chapter […]
Share Tip: Galliford Try – This weeks Trading Update was very positive and this group’s shares at 393p could well soon be breaking into New High territory, Brokers TP 527p - UK Investor Magazine
Last Thursday we highlighted the attractions of Galliford Try (LON:GFRD), the UK construction group, at 363p. That feature was ahead of the company publishing its Interim Trading Update, which it did on Wednesday. The investor and market reaction to the statement was quite positive, lifting the shares from 361p to 382p on Wednesday, then up […]
Further upgrade for Concurrent Technologies as design wins boost long-term growth - UK Investor Magazine
Ruggedised plug-in cards and systems developer Concurrent Technologies (LON: CNC) had a strong fourth quarter and 2024 revenues were 10% higher than expected at £39.6m. The share price is 9.4% ahead at 151.5p. Management has focused on increasing the number of new product launches each year and this is paying off. The systems business is […]
FTSE 100 hits all-time intraday record high as interest rate bets increase - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 is set to close at its highest-ever level as the UK’s leading shares soared on hopes of interest rate cuts later this year. The stabilising bond market also helped lift sentiment, and the FTSE 100’s weighting towards natural resources benefited from M&A chatter. “After years of trying, and failing, to play catch […]
FTSE 100 jumps as sentiment recovers - UK Investor Magazine
European stocks were on the front foot again on Thursday as falling borrowing costs and optimism around a cease-fire in the Middle East propelled sentiment higher. Strong earnings across Europe also played a part in boosting the mood. After the FTSE 100 looked like it was going to break lower and possibly test 8,000 just […]
Tekcapital secures investment at market price ahead of Guident IPO - UK Investor Magazine
Tekcapital has secured additional growth capital from an investor as the investment company gears up for the IPO of its portfolio company, Guident, later this year. A single investor who invested in a placing last year has increased their stake in Tekcapital by making a further £500,000 investment in the company at the current market […]
Trustpilot beats 2024 expectations - UK Investor Magazine
Customer reviews platform operator Trustpilot Group (LON: TRST) is the best performing FTSE 250 index constituent after it revealed that bookings were 23% ahead in 2024. Revenues and EBITDA were ahead of consensus expectations. The share price jumped 16.2% to 319p. Revenues were one-fifth higher at $211m (or 18% on a constant currency basis), while […]
IG Group acquires Freetrade for £160m - UK Investor Magazine
IG Group Holdings has announced its acquisition of Freetrade, the commission-free investment platform, for £160 million. Freetrade, launched in 2018, has grown rapidly to serve 720,000 customers with £2.5 billion in assets under administration by the end of 2024. The acquisition aims to strengthen IG’s position in the UK trading and investments market whilst providing […]
Taylor Wimpey shares dip after completions and average sales prices fall - UK Investor Magazine
Taylor Wimpey shares fell on Thursday after it released a full-year trading statement that could be considered a disappointment compared to its peers. Taylor Wimpey has reported a slight decrease in completions for 2024, with total Group completions including joint ventures slipping to 10,593, down from 10,848 in 2023. Persimmon recently reported a 7% increase […]
FTSE 100 jumps as UK inflation falls back, housebuilders soar - UK Investor Magazine
London’s flagship index jumped on Wednesday after UK CPI inflation fell to 2.5% in December from 2.6% in the month prior, and investors celebrated the potential impact on interest rates. Even though inflation is still well above the 2% base rate, the simple fact that inflation halted its ascent sent a wave of optimism through […]
Share Tip: Currys – Brokers up their Target Prices for electricals retail group after its Peak Trading Update, upgrading profit estimates by 5%, shares at 91.40p, TP 170p - UK Investor Magazine
Yesterday’s Update for the ten weeks to Saturday 4th January, covering the group’s Peak Trading covering the run-up to Christmas and then the New Year Sales periods, showed Currys (LON:CURY) putting on quite a strong performance. Certainly, the market approved, by marking the group’s shares up 11.19% on the day, with them closing up 9.17p […]
AIM movers: Celadon Pharmaceuticals collaboration progress and Deltex Medical leaving AIM - UK Investor Magazine
Cannabis-based medicines developer Celadon Pharmaceuticals (LON: CEL) says that the strategic collaboration with Valeos Pharma is contributing to its business. This will enable the acceleration of supply of pharmaceutical grade EU-GMP cannabis active pharmaceutical ingredient products. Valeos Pharma will provide up to three tonnes of annual cultivation capacity, which is equivalent to £8.7m of income/year. […]
Why retail investment trust investors must vote against activist Saba Capital with Keystone's Karen Brade - UK Investor Magazine
The UK Investor Magazine was thrilled to welcome Karen Brade, Chair of the Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust, to discuss why retail investors must vote against opportunistic and cynical plans by Saba Capital to take control of seven investment trusts. Saba Capital has launched an attack against seven investment trusts by forcing requisition meetings in […]
Vistry shares surge as revised profit guidance reaffirmed - UK Investor Magazine
Vistry shares rose on Wednesday after the house builder said they were on track to meet recently reduced profit guidance, providing hope that the worst of the cost miscalculation saga is behind them. Stripping out the impact of provisions for underestimating the costs at a number of their sites, Vistry had a fairly reasonable year. […]
Share Tip: Hunting – Brokers still looking for sales and profits to advance this year and next, making the shares very good value, brokers looking for 600p against current 345p - UK Investor Magazine
Yesterday morning Hunting (LON:HTG) issued its Trading Update for the year to end-December 2024 – it was very well received in the market, with investors taking its shares up 52p to 352.50p at one stage, before ending the day at 345p. So that already shows a good performance from the feature made last Friday when […]
UK inflation falls throwing Reeves a lifeline - UK Investor Magazine
UK inflation fell to 2.5% in December as service inflation fell amid a cooling of the economy just as the media started questioning how long Rachel Reeves has left before Starmer gives her the boot. The chancellor has been thrown a lifeline in the form of falling inflation, which will help settle financial markets and […]
Tekcapital's Guident appoints investment banker for IPO as the AV sector builds momentum - UK Investor Magazine
Tekcapital portfolio company Guident has announced the appointment of a US investment bank to conduct a private placement for the autonomous vehicle technology company ahead of a potential NASDAQ IPO later this year. The investment bank will conduct both the private placement and the IPO raise. “We are very pleased to have appointed an investment […]