The 2020s will be the decade of healthcare and biotech. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed giant gaps in the necessary supply chains to control and manage outbreaks and the world is now faced with...
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Eco Atlantic cuts costs as Covid-19 pandemic continues (ECO)
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (LSE:ECO) has unveiled a raft of cost-cutting measures to preserve capital in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The £28 million company, which holds licences across...
Down but far from out – Covid-19’s long-term impact on battery metal markets
Mining and metals industries have been hit hard by the global slowdown. However, despite everything the market faces in the immediate short term, the long-term outlook remains bullish. For example,...
Touchstone Exploration’s game-changing Ortoire work to continue unless “absolutely necessary” (TXP)
Trinidad-focused oil & gas firm Touchstone Exploration (LSE:TXP) laid out a bright future for shareholders in its 2019 results on Thursday. The £48 million business said its emphasis moving...
Why William Hill’s recovery is primed to continue in UK lockdown (WMH)
One of the hard-won lessons I have learned about investing is that I do better on trades when the fundamentals of a business are strong, and both the chart pattern and the market sentiment supports...
Draper Esprit hypes home working, telemedicine to push profits higher (GROW)
Of all the sectors that could grow in a coronavirus-hit world, there are few better prospects than remote health diagnosis. A 23 March RNS from London VC firm Draper Espirit (LSE:GROW)...
No bottom in sight for UK stock markets: When should investors buy?
We are entering the fifth week of stock market panic in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and there is still no bottom in sight. The question we are now being asked most consistently is:...
The Shifting Shares guide to navigating a company balance sheet (Part 2)
Financial statements are very often overlooked by private investors. However, they do this at their own peril. You would not buy a house before viewing it, checking for damp, and making sure it is...
How UK oil stocks will handle the stock market crash, debt crisis and oil price obliteration (RRE, GKP, HURR, TLW, PME)
It was the fifth-largest single day UK stock market crash in history. If you were there you know what I am talking about. On Monday 9 March 2020, investors witnessed a perfect storm of market...
Airbnb IPO could be the biggest casualty of the 2020 stock market collapse
The 2020 stock market collapse will claim few larger victims than Airbnb. The short-stay operator has disrupted the travel and tourism industry ever since it first appeared in 2008, growing a base...
AIM’s existential crisis – Will more firms fail as funding evaporates?
The future of London’s AIM market is looking increasingly troubling, with global macroeconomic events taking their toll on smaller businesses. Companies listed on the junior stock exchange...
Codemasters once again signs up ad tech firm Bidstack for major game release (BIDS, CDM)
Video game advertising tech specialist Bidstack (BIDS) has signed a deal with Codemasters (LSE:CDM) to provide in-game ads for an upcoming title. The milestone marks the third time the £330 million...
Excellent Cascadura test results put Touchstone Exploration on a “clear path” to 10,000 boe/d production (TXP)
Touchstone Exploration (LSE:TXP) powered forward on Wednesday after revealing that its Cascadura discovery in Trinidad has given it a "clear path" to 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day ("boe/d")...
Open Orphan one step closer to breakthrough universal flu vaccine as Phase 3 trials proceed (ORPH)
A new flu vaccine called FLU-v supported by a subsidiary of Open Orphan (LSE:ORPH) will move on to wide-scale clinical trials, the Irish pharma group announced on Tuesday. The importance to medical...
Why I’m backing high-yield FTSE 100 insurance stocks to beat the market crash (LGEN, AV)
For investors with the right mindset, 2020 could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And a new possibility has opened up that was not available before. Consider FTSE 100 businesses that...