Trustpilot director buys 78,000 sharesAssociated British Foods director buys 2,930 sharesPetra Diamonds director buys 65,000 sharesA person closely associated with chair of the board and non-executive director Zillah Byng-Thorne at global reviews platform Trustpilot (TRST), Max Thorne has bought 78,800 shares at 217p for a total value of £170,996 on 21 May.Thorne's purchase comes after the FTSE 2

Using data from Stockopedia Shares has identified those stocks which havethe most upgrades and downgrades over the past week.Among the stocks where analysts have been nudging forecasts higher, tobacco firm Imperial Brands (IMB) stands out.We looked at the Imperial Brands investment case in detail in this article. The company has demonstrated its pricing power, with its core product's addictive qua

One of AIM's biggest success stories is finally packing its bags and moving to London's Main Market. Fashion retailer ASOS (ASC:AIM) will switch markets by the end of February and this event could potentially see a few other businesses do the same.AIM was set up as a market for young companies to access capital markets and tap up investors for cash to help them grow, as well as use their shares to

London's FTSE 100 closed in positive territory on Wednesday after investors largely shrugged off news that a leading Covid-19 vaccine trial was put on hold because a recipient developed a serious unexplained illness.Sentiment was buoyed by some more positive earnings updates and dividend revivals, allowing investors to put worries over Brexit and the impact of the UK's new restrictions on gatherin

London's FTSE 100 traded higher on Wednesday after investors largely shrugged off news that a leading Covid-19 vaccine trial was put on hold because a recipient developed a serious unexplained illness.Sentiment was buoyed by some more positive earnings updates and dividend revivals, while a weaker pound helped exporters.By 12.50, the blue chip benchmark index was up 56.77 points, or 0.96%, at 5,98

Shares in fantasy games developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) gained 2.2% to £24.37 as it reported annual revenue and profit slightly ahead of expectations and set out its long-term vision.The firm reported full-year revenues of £76.1 million for the year ended 31 May 2020 and operating profit of £16.6 million.STRONG EVOLUTIONRevenues were down on the £89.7 million reported

UK markets fell sharply during the Friday session following a weak opening on Wall Street as ups the ante in his pandemic spate with China. The US President claims to have seen evidence that the coronavirus emerged from Chinese labs, yet US Intelligence officials distanced themselves from those allegations.Dismal UK manufacturing data weighed on the investor mood, adding to the gloomy economic num

Coronavirus presents a big risk to corporate earnings if world trade is affected and companies' supply chains are interrupted. While investors have begun to factor this risk into company valuations over the last month, when companies say they no longer have visibility over earnings it makes the job of valuing them a great deal harder.Now, as the virus continues to spread, some investors are beginn

Stocks around the world were hit on Monday as fears intensified over China's virus outbreak and the economic impact on the luxury and travel sectors.The FTSE 100 fell 1.4% to 7,485 points and the FTSE 250 was off 1.1% at 21,490 points. European markets saw falls of between 0.9% and 1.5%. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 dropped 2% while markets in China and Hong Kong were closed for a holiday.Miners were

London's FTSE 100 reversed 24.2 points to 7,343.25 on Monday with investors spooked by the attack on Saudi oil facilities and flocking to safer havens such as gold. Markets were also weak across other parts of Europe and Asia where investors reacted in a similar manner to the oil price spike and how it might fuel inflation.In corporate news, Tullow Oil (TLW) gushed 9.9% higher to 244.3p on news th

The FTSE 100 starts the week on the back foot although it is still holding on to a position north of 7,200, down 0.37% at 7,210.16 in early trading. An uptick in the pound contributing to the weaker open.Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser (RB.) reports a 65% drop in annual profit owing to one-off gains and expenses but underlying earnings are up as the company hit the top end of its sales guid

The FTSE 100 makes a tentative start to the week, down 6.47 points at 7,297.57. The now all-to-familiar trade tensions between the US and China continue to bubble away in the background. The Trump administration is widely expected to slap tariffs on another $200bn worth of Chinese imports this week.FTSE 250 firm Dairy Crest (DCG) says it expected first-half profit and revenue to be ahead of last y

There's a major business shake-up underway at Rolls-Royce (RR.) as the FTSE 100 aero-engineer confirms that it will cut 4,600 jobs as part of a plan to simplify its business and save £400m a year by the end of 2020.Those hoped-for streamlined costs go down well with investors, sending the stock more than 3% higher in early trade on Thursday to 854p, topping the FTSE 100 leader board.Rolls' CEO Wa

The FTSE 100 gets off to a solid start on Monday - a smidge higher at 7,368.98 - after hitting its highest levels since February at the end of last week.Support services firm Capita (CPI) gains 13% to 180.75p as the market demonstrates relief the company is addressing its financial problems with a £701m fully underwritten rights issue. Impairments saw 2017 pre-tax profit widen to £513.1m from £

London's FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 skip higher on Tuesday, up 23.5 points to 7,218 and 68.5 points to 19,553 respectively, as investors put aside growing geo-political tensions over Syria to focus on a softening tone from China over its trade dispute with the US.Budgets gifts-to-greetings cards seller Card Factory (CARD) improves 5.8% to 201p on news of a decent start to the new financial year, buoyed

South Africa is the latest country to be closely watched by UK investors. A decent number of companies doing business in that part of the world have their shares traded on the London Stock Exchange.Cyril Ramaphosa was last week sworn in as the new president of South Africa, replacing Jacob Zuma who stepped down after pressure from the governing ANC party amid corruption allegations. Ramaphosa want

UK investors could be in for another bumpy day of trading on Thursday after a mixed session overnight in the US. The FTSE 100 index opens on the back foot, losing around 45 points, or 0.6%, in early deals to trade at 7,235.08.There's more bad news from embattled TalkTalk (TALK) as the broadband and calls supplier slashes its dividend and goes on the hunt for new funding via a £200m rights issue.

London's fabulous FTSE 100 firms 12.2 points to 7,678 on Monday, as engineer GKN (GKN) edges ahead 0.1p to 436.1p. The planes-to-car parts giant issues a new salvo against Melrose Industries' (MRO) hostile bid, warning that raising the company's debt ratio could reduce the strength of its covenants and thus increase the cash needed to fund its pension.Diamond producer Petra Diamonds (PDL) crashes

London's blue-chips begin the session trading 2.2 points lower at 7,311.3, the markets having little to process besides last night's tax announcement from President Donald Trump.Budget airline Ryanair (RYA) weakens 1.4% to €16.88, the share price holding up surprisingly well given the raft of flight cancellations and schedule changes that have enraged customers and caused the Michael O'Leary-

I spotted a great comment on Twitter the other day which perfectly illustrated the brutal force of resource nationalism. It showed the share price performance of the larger UK mining stocks so far this year with the words 'spot the companies with operations in Tanzania'.While nearly all of the stocks were in positive territory, two stocks stood out because they had declined by a significant amount