6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (742+ words) Admiral LON:ADM was arguably the week’s standout broker story after Morgan Stanley upgraded the insurer to Overweight and raised its price target dramatically to 4,450p from 3,575p. The broker’s argument centres on improving conditions in UK motor insurance. Morgan Stanley believes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) It’s been a down day for most of Europe’s equity markets and the cheer that’s being seen stateside as oil prices and treasury yields fall isn’t carrying over to the UK yet. The AIM All Share was trading off a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (439+ words) The British state is going mining. The National Wealth Fund has agreed to invest up to £71mn in Tungsten West LON:TUN, the AIM-listed company attempting to restart the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon. The package includes £36mn of equity…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) A campaign to tackle the UK’s growing “credit desert” has exceeded its funding target, with hundreds of everyday investors backing a specialist lender seeking to widen access to fair and affordable finance. Salad Finance, a social-purpose lender and community development…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (149+ words) Investors are often told to be wary of companies trading on unusually high price-to-earnings ratios. Usually, that's sensible advice. A lofty multiple can imply that the market has already priced in years of growth, leaving little room for disappointment. But…...