The less than happy story of football clubs on the stock market has a new chapter as Manchester United (MANU:NYSE) might be put up for sale by its controversial owners, the Glazer family.Casual observers might be surprised to learn that such a significant global brand from the world's most popular sport is valued by the market at just £3.5 billion - for context that's roughly comparable with...

- Speculation puts club value at up to $5 billion- Football has largely failed to add value for ordinary investors- News follows Ronaldo's contract being cancelled after interviewManchester United (MANU:NYSE) has effectively put itself up for sale after the board confirmed that it has launched a process to 'explore strategic alternatives' for the club.The New York-listed shares jumped 15% on...

Despite choppy stock market conditions and an inhospitable retail backdrop, London's latest IPO, Watches of Switzerland (WOSG), has successfully priced its shares at the top end of the range.The luxury watch-to-prestige jewellery retailer, the UK's biggest purveyor of Rolex watches, is not only a leader in attractive and growing luxury watch markets with a resilient bent, it is also delivering...

In the third part of a three-part series looking at the best performers from the 19 super sectors which make up the London market we look at the last six super sector stars.You can read parts one and two here. The data from SharePad is taken from 5 October and covers the previous 12 months. We have concentrated exclusively on shares with market values of £100m or more.Real EstateBest...

The stock market's smallest and riskiest companies have always held fascination for private investors. On the premise that 'elephants don't gallop, but fleas leap,' to borrow Jim Slater's often quoted phrase, it's easier for a tiny company to double its size, and investor's money, than for a big one. Let's face it, a blue chip company worth £1 billion will find it much harder to double or...

BUY 80pTarget 118pStop Loss 63pFootball club operator Celtic (CCP:AIM) looks set for significant gains after its first move above the 75p threshold for a decade.The £73 million cap has never seriously challenged the highs achieved in the late 1990s after a series of failed rallies. A number of chart patterns witnessed since January suggest this may be about to change.The move above...