While Covid has been an unwelcome interruption for international teleradiology specialist Medica Group, the company has still been able ‘to take great strides in executing on its strategy and the growth potential of the business remains strong’, says Stuart Quin, chief executive. Pre-lockdown, Medica fleshed out plans to double revenues in five years. It said … Read more
SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: One Media IP on key as back catalogues become hot property By Philip Whiterow, Proactive Investors, For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 12:56 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 12:56 GMT, 9 February 2021 If you have any interest in pop music you will have noticed a lot of big stars are selling off … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our tip is still a good DiscoverIE as shares nearly triple since 2014 By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 6 February 2021 With the UK’s coronavirus vaccination programme surging ahead of almost every other country, more than ten million … Read more
The past year has been one of the toughest in living memory for businesses and many have suffered. But Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit has also come into its own, as companies have adapted to coronavirus-induced restrictions and made the best of it. Many are now starting to surprise investors, with better than expected figures for the … Read more
Online retailing, gaming and eCommerce activity generally has surged during the lockdowns, which has highlighted the rapid progress at mobile payments specialist Bango. The AIM-listed company recently announced its first notable trading profit as yearly sales jumped three-fold to £12million. For some years Bango had been steadily laying the groundwork of its payments platform but … Read more
Last September the Financial Conduct Authority determined that UK-based medicinal cannabis companies could list their shares publicly – partially clearing up a grey area around this issue. Grow Group is planning to be one of the first of a new wave of companies bringing relief to those suffering the effects of cancer, chronic pain, sickness … Read more
In the Grampians, on November 30, 2020, Scotgold Resources was able, in spite of all the coronavirus headwinds, to pour the first gold to come out of the Cononish mine in decades. The mine is located near to the town of Tyndrum, which has been hard hit by the series of lockdowns that have come … Read more
After the year that we have just had, everyone is hoping and praying for better times ahead. Coronavirus has cast a shadow over all our lives – its reach broader and deeper than anyone would have expected. Looking ahead, however, there are real reasons for optimism. A Brexit deal has been done, vaccinations are being … Read more
After a rollercoaster year on the stock market, The Mail on Sunday’s City team reveal which shares they will be following in 2021 – and assess whether their hunches from 12 months ago delivered the goods… or got hammered by the Covid lockdowns. Hamish McRae has picked Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining and minerals giant … Read more
This time last year, Boris Johnson had just won the General Election by a huge majority and it seemed as if a new era was about to begin. A few cases of a strange virus had been reported in China, but few people noticed. As far as most economists and stock markets were concerned, the … Read more