Despite an upbeat assessment of its 2021 business activity, shares in litigation finance provider Burford Capital (BUR:AIM) drifted 1% lower to 685p as investors focused instead on projected losses due to slow case progress.On the other hand, smaller rival RBG Holdings (RBGP:AIM) received plaudits for its new model of risk-sharing in financing cases as its shares gained 4.3% to 130p.STRONG YEAR FO

The third quarter 'Red Flag Report' on UK corporate financial health from insolvency and advisory firm Begbies Traynor (BEG:AIM) shows fewer businesses in what it calls 'significant financial distress' than the second quarter, but warns of a rise in creditors chasing companies through the courts which it says 'paints a gloomy picture' for future insolvencies.The report, which began in 2004 and use

FTSE traded in a narrow band of just 20 points on Wednesday suggesting indecision among investors as they face what could be a tricky autumn with infection levels and hospitalisations remaining stubbornly high while economic recovery wanes.By the close of business, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was 4 points lower at 7,030.COMPANY NEWSHouse builder Redrow (RDW) posted a strong set of results

UK stocks remained directionless at 1pm as investors weighed increasing risks to the global recovery and rising inflation.Sterling gained as the latest UK inflation surprised to the upside. According to the Office for National Statistics, consumer prices jumped 3.2% in the year to August compared with a 2.1% rise the previous month.At 1pm the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was flat at 7,029.COMP

UK stocks made little headway on Wednesday despite a spate of earnings reports which on the whole painted a picture of improving corporate health. By 9.30am the FTSE 100 index of leading stocks was unchanged at 7,033 points.In Asia, Chinese stocks closed lower after August retail sales data disappointed, sending the CSI index down for a fifth day in succession. In Japan on the other hand, the Nikk

Keeping a regular watch on stocks with positive and negative share price momentum is a useful exercise as it tells us which areas of the market are hot or not.Investors who follow a pure momentum strategy like to buy stocks that keep a hitting a new 12-month high in the belief the share price is on a roll and can keep going up.Some investors avoid stocks hitting a new 12-month low, for fear this n

UK shares ended the day stronger with investor optimism lifted by hopes of a US stimulus package being agreed.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are set for talks again today, with hopes growing that the Democrats and Republicans can get a new Covid-19 stimulus package over the line.Having started the day in the red, the UK's benchmark FTSE 100 index closed 0.12% high

The FTSE 100 recouped some of its earlier losses by midday on Tuesday, helped by a falling pound on reports the EU will ignore the UK's Brexit ultimatum, as well as news that US president Donald Trump has returned to the White House.The exporter-heavy index traded relatively flat at 5,939 by 12pm as the pound fell against the euro and dollar.It follows reports from Bloomberg that the EU is prepari

Shares in legal services group RBG Holdings (RBGP:AIM) jumped 6% to 64.5p on above-average volume after the firm reinstated its forecast for full year revenues thanks to recent deal flows.Following the six-month trading update in mid-September, RBG's newly-formed litigation finance business LionFish has realised two of its investment assets for a total of £1.1 million.In addition, its mergers and

UK shares opened lower on Tuesday with the FTSE 100 index dipping 0.2% to 5,929 points on lingering doubts about the state of economic recovery.Overnight trading in Asia was mixed with China's Shanghai SE Composite down 0.2% and Japan's Nikkei 225 up 0.5%.Gold prices were slightly lower down 0.1% at $1,911 an ounce and Brent Crude was 0.3% higher at $41.3 a barrel. The pound was up slightly agains

UK stocks erased their early gains to end lower on Wednesday as investors awaited an update from the US Federal Reserve due after the market close regarding the outlook for the US economy.At 4.35pm the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 7 points at 6,078, led lower by supermarket groups Sainsbury (SBRY) and Tesco (TSCO) and engineers Melrose (MRO) and Roll-Royce (RR.).The FTSE 250 mid-cap index clo

While no firm wants to be seen publicly to be 'having a good crisis', given the gravity of the threat to the economy and public health from coronavirus, the fact is some firms are doing rather well despite, or in some cases as a result of, the pandemic.Some have been in the right place at the right time - think of healthcare, sanitation and hygiene firms - while others have been less obvious benef

When Gateley (GTLY:AIM) listed in London in June 2015, it became only the second law firm in the world to join a public stock exchange. Only Australian firm Slater & Gordon had made the move before, back in 2007.Now there are four legal 'companies' on the AIM market and while all feature lawyers as their main employees, they are all very different businesses.Keystone Law (KEYS:AIM) has been descri