The VCT (venture capital trust) offer season is in full flow and recent launches include Octopus Group's £35 million fundraise for its Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3) and Gresham House's £76 million raise for its generalist product Mobeus Growth & Income VCT (MIX).The Mobeus offer opened on 17 October and raised £52 million in the first three days, showing the popularity of these types of funds. Mobe

- Hydrogen sector remains in embryonic phase- First projects beginning to get under way- Firms still running up large lossesWith crude oil and natural gas prices trending higher again investors got a small insight into the world of alternative energy with results from two 'green' hydrogen producers, ATOME Energy (ATOM:AIM) and Clean Power Hydrogen (CPH2:AIM).Both firms recently joined the junior m

Stocks in London were wavering on Wednesday after Russia's claims of pulling troops from the Ukrainian borders was questioned by NATO - which, in turn, sent oil prices higher.NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg indicated that major questions persist about Russia's announcement Tuesday that it was pulling troops back from the Ukrainian border.'It remains to be seen whether there is a Russian withdrawal,' S

London stock indices were mixed at midday on Wednesday, as doubts surfaced over Russia's reported withdrawal from the border of Ukraine, meaning the threat of invasion stayed high.The renewed fear of war in Europe coincided with further indications of rampant price inflation in the UK, threatening economic growth.The FTSE 100 index was down 15.33 points, or 0.2%, at 7,593.59. The mid-cap FTSE 250