Share Trading

Stock to Watch: Lamprell

Lamprell is among the industry leaders for essential oil industry services - at some point its shares will turn up, potentially doubling in market value, says Edmond Jackson.

Facebook faces crucial week after modest debut

Shares in Facebook may have a hard time in the coming week if its lead underwriter stops supporting the stock and managers lower down in the IPO book decide to get out.

Shares to buy, hold and sell

Luxury handbag group Mulberry is rapidly turning itself into a highly desirable global brand, finds Jim Levi. See which other stocks he'll be keeping an eye on in June.

Hybridan's Small Cap Wrap

Updates from Atlantic Coal, Avanti Communications and ValiRx are just the tip of the iceberg in the latest round-up from the ever-busy Hybridan team.

UK retail shares: Winners and losers

High rents and out-of-town supermarkets are helping to kill off high street retailers - to survive, they must realise the status quo is not an option, says David Prosser.

Facebook - fairytale or nightmare?

The flotation of the social networking phenomenon will be watched closely by many eyes in the City. The question they are asking is: "Do I believe the Facebook story?"

Stock to Watch: Sanderson Group

The way Sanderson is accelerating 'm-commerce', it should increasingly appeal as an acquisition target for a larger software group seeking new growth areas, says Edmond Jackson.

Shareholder rebellion: Timeline

As the tide begins to turn against bumper boardroom packages, we bring you a rolling update on the latest developments...

Facebook finds a bull in Polar Capital's Rogoff

With 900 million users the bull case for Facebook is the amount of advertising money it makes per person, says Ben Rogoff, manager of Polar Capital Technology Trust.

Why I'll buy 40 random stocks when the FTSE 100 hits 4000

Monkey With a Pin

Pete Comley's new book, Monkey with a Pin, explains why private investors do so badly in aggregate. We asked him how his research influenced his own investing strategy.

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