We kick off this month with two more takeovers, or attempted takeovers, of UK small-cap firms.On 21 May Singapore-based but UK-listed specialist engineer XP Power (XPP) rejected a bid from Denver, Colorado-based rival Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS:NASDAQ).The firm said it had received a series of 'highly conditional, opportunistic, indicative proposals' from the US company, the latest at £19.5

On 11 December 2023, a teeny company on the UK stock market saw a sudden surge in interest.Shares in Yorkshire-based EV (electric vehicle) technology firm DG Innovate (DGI:AIM) almost tripled as three former senior Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) executives joined the board.Taking over as chief executive is the magnificently-named Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen, joined by Christian Eidem and Jochen Rudat as executi

While the rates of interest available on cash savings accounts have increased significantly of late, research carried out by Shares shows a quarter of the FTSE 100 and 30% of the FTSE 250 offer dividend yields of more than 5%.You can get a 5% rate from cash on deposit but it typically involves putting your money away for at least one year. Unlike cash, stocks have the potential for capital gains (

- Three new faces in the FTSE 100- Five stocks join the FTSE 250- Changes take effect from 19 DecemberIndex compiler FTSE Russell, owned by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has just released the results of its December quarterly review.Three stocks are being promoted to the FTSE 100 large-cap index, meaning three stocks are leaving to join the FTSE 250 mid-cap universe, as Shares explains.WHO I

Investing in the big tech trends of the future usually comes with a hefty price tag, but not in the case of Telit Communications (TCM:AIM) which is trading on a 2014 price-to-earnings growth ratio (PEG) of just 0.24. That tells you something of the implied growth potential of the machine-to-machine (m2m) hotspot to which the firm plays.The £114 million cap's products allow machines to connect ove