Plagued by the economic weakness affecting many companies at the moment, shares in speciality chemicals firm Synthomer (SYNT) have plunged after it issued a profit warning thanks to the global backdrop.In a trading update, Synthomer said the 'growing weakness in the global economy has created a more challenging backdrop' for the chemicals industry.It added that 'depressed European industrial activ

Latin American focused oil exploration and production (E&P) business President Energy (PPC:AIM) dives 36.7% to 7.28p as it is forced to suspend operations on a well aimed at doubling production from its Puesto Guardian concession in Argentina to more than 1,000 barrels of oil per day.The news demonstrates there are risks in all forms of oil and gas drilling. This was a development well on an alrea

What should an investor do if one of their investments is ex-growth and how do you spot when a company is approaching this point?In April 2016 sales of Apple's (AAPL:NDQ) flagship iPhone product declined for the first time since its launch with the consumer electronics giant also reporting its first quarterly group wide sales drop since 2003.Once the ultimate growth stock these figures were seen a

Alternative energy is no longer the preserve of tree-huggers and mung bean eaters. While this segment of the energy market remains of keen interest to investors of an ethical bent, those with fewer qualms and a greater focus on the bottom line will find that alternative energy's potential for growth offers significant disruptive opportunities with the added advantage of being able to tell oneself

'The dividend in prior years was completely and totally bonkers. Our banks were getting fed up with us borrowing cash just to walk down the road and give it shareholders,' says Steve Vaughan. The IT veteran and chief executive officer (CEO) of Phoenix IT (PNX) lives up to his straight-shooting reputation, but he also shows notable humility for a man will a string of success stories behind him, and

In the eight months since the Ogo well offshore Nigeria was declared a discovery the asset's 30% owner Lekoil (LEK:AIM) has advanced 74% to 69p. The small cap may have helped unearth one of the biggest West African resource finds for many years.Lekoil's stellar run is at odds with the performance of the wider sector, with the FTSE Aim Oil & Gas segment falling 19% in the last 12 months. We identif