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Evil Knievil: Weekend punting medley

Simon Cawkwell, AKA Evil Knievil, with his latest trading and gambling exploits – writing exclusively for Master Investor.

National Express’s trading offers some reassurance

The price of shares in National Express rose 13.17% after it reported that trading during April was at a level…

William Hill update lifts shares

Shares in FTSE 250 bookmaker William Hill climbed by 5.90% after it announced that its credit covenants had been suspended…

Avacta boosted by COVID-19 reagent developments

Avacta Group watched its shares surge 33.92% after reagents developed for COVID testing were found to block part of the…

Small-cap round-up: featuring Helical, The Mission Group, Accrol and more…

In this weekly summary, Mark Watson-Mitchell updates his readers on previous company profiles and other news of interest from the…

Journal of the Plague Year III – Of models and black boxes

The Imperial College pandemic model was never peer-reviewed – until now. There are parallels between epidemiological models and catastrophic hedge…

Persimmon’s reopening plans don’t reassure markets

The price of shares in Persimmon slipped by 4.83% after the firm reported that 65% of production capacity had been…

WH Smith down on high-street woes

Shares in FTSE 250 newsagent WH Smith declined by 5.31% as pre-tax profits dropped by 3% for the six months…

Westminster Group results don’t inspire confidence

AIM-listed Westminster Group saw its shares fall by 22.26% after operations at airports and training provision were disrupted by COVID-19.

Mellon on the Markets: “Now is the time to be cautious on equities”

Inside the mind of the Master Investor: Jim Mellon updates his readers on his latest thoughts on the markets and…