Vodafone CFO buys sharesOutgoing Tristel boss sells sharesWeston family places AB Foods stakeLuka Mucic, chief financial officer of Newbury-based mobile network operator Vodafone (VOD), bought 510,000 shares at 76.15p for a total value of £388,365 on 4 June.Vodafone shares are down 1.1% year-to-date against a 5.6% gain for the FTSE 100.The purchase came less than a week after Vodafone announced i

Italian business sold for ?8 billionDividend to halve from 2025, ?4 billion buybackReshaped business to focus on growth marketsSo-called win-win deals are often touted but rarely delivered, but Vodafone?s (VOD) sale of its Italian business to Swisscom (SCMN:SWX) appears to have pleased both sets of shareholders with shares in the former up 5% and the latter 2% ahead on the news.Swisscom intends to

In this third part of our investor survey, we asked some of the UK?s leading fund managers which sectors or stocks they thought were the most promising for 2024.The responses were as varied as they were thought-provoking, with only a couple of managers singling out technology stocks.As before we would like to thank all those who took part for sharing their views, and we hope readers enjoy them. WH

It has been an up and down year for the UK stock market but some names have really shone over the course of the last 12 months. In this article we go through the market cap ranks to identify the best performing large-, mid- and small-cap stocks in 2023.£5 billion+ market capWhile Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) has dominated headlines globally as excitement around AI (artificial intelligence) helped drive i

Even casual observers might have spotted the records being smashed in long distance races by athletes wearing Nike (NKE:NYSE) running shoes. The latest of which saw Kelvin Kiptum come within 35 seconds of the two-hour barrier at the Chicago Marathonas he set a new all-time best for the distance on 10 October.What you may not know is a UK small cap has had a key role to play in the technology behin

London's FTSE 100 suffered a minor fall on Tuesday, despite spending most of the day in the green, with share price falls for oil majors and Vodafone meaning it underperformed European peers.The FTSE 100 index closed down 5.67 points, 0.1%, at 7,321.72. The FTSE 250 ended up 65.46 points, 0.4%, at 17,083.05, and the AIM All-Share closed up 1.28 points, 0.2%, at 679.85.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.

?5 billion sale to Zegona Communications unveiledAIM telco cash shell set-up by former Virgin Media executivesVodafone CEO continues substantial reshaping of mobile giantEuropean mobile network Vodafone (VOD) continues its revamp under new chief executive Margherita Della Valle. The FTSE 100 company has confirmed the sale of its Spanish business in a deal worth up to ?5 billion, with at least ?4.1

Stocks in London opened higher on Tuesday despite a profit miss and share price tumble by BP, as trading sentiment in Europe and the US improved.The FTSE 100 index opened 10.76 points, 0.2%, at 7,338.15. The FTSE 250 was up 134.31 points, 0.8%, at 17,151.90, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.43 of a point, 0.1%, at 679.00.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 732.19, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.9% at 14,910.61

Directors at Minds + Machines Group (MMX:AIM) and Zegona Communications (ZEG:AIM) have both used recent share price strength to offload shares.Earlier this week, non-executive chairman Guy Elliott and non-executive director Henry Turcan sold shares in Minds + Machines with a combined total value of over £10 million.On 11 October, Turcan sold 94,773,245 shares at a price of 10p while Elliott sold

In the third part of a three-part series looking at the best performers from the 19 super sectors which make up the London market we look at the last six super sector stars.You can read parts one and two here. The data from SharePad is taken from 5 October and covers the previous 12 months. We have concentrated exclusively on shares with market values of £100m or more.Real EstateBest performer: P

Investment company Marwyn Value Investors (MVI) will be targeting a reversal in fortunes in 2017 after its 2016 performance was undermined by a falling share price at investee business Zegona Communications (ZEG:AIM).The collective has built its track record on creating stock market vehicles which go on to consolidate specific sectors and eventually get taken over themselves.Between its inception

Buying investment products such as shares, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and investment trusts is a quick and simple process in the vast majority of cases, but if a more 'complex' product grabs your eye there are some hurdles you have to go through.Rules laid down by the regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), require investment platforms to assess their customers' experience and knowledg

You'd be foolish to ignore Marwyn Value Investors (MVI) at 240p. Its biggest holding, Entertainment One (ETO), looks a prime takeover target and would likely end up in a bidding war once a first offer is made. The rest of the investment trust's portfolio is undergoing a significant overhaul, paving the way for the next generation of buy-and-build companies.The fund group has enjoyed considerable s

The City is back into overdrive with initial public offerings (IPOs) as the shackles of the general election are removed. Investment bankers had been quietly talking about a wealth of stock market flotations that were bubbling away in the background, but ultimately on ice until they knew who would be in power for the next five years in the UK. With a pro-equities election result, the starting gun

Shares in cash shell Haversham Holdings (HAV:AIM) have been suspendedamid talk it is about to reveala deal to buy Britain's largest seller of used vehicles, BCA. That business had tried to float on the stock market in late 2014 but pulled the deal amid market volatility. It may now finally become a listed entity if Haversham can secure a rumoured £1.2 billion.Haversham floated in November 2014, r

Former bosses of Virgin Media are trying their hands at building a new business in the European Telecommunications, Media and Technology sector. They hope to raise up to £30 million and float the group, called Zegona Communications, on AIM on 19 March.It's interesting to see Zegona be explicit with its strategy from day one - and that's to have a 'buy-fix-sell' approach. This is not going to be a