The end of the tax year is coming down the track fast and that means there are only weeks remaining to make full use of your £20,000 annual ISA allowance.Even if you are some way off this maximum limit or haven?t invested through an ISA at all in 2023/24, the rapidly approaching deadline is a good spur to look at the possibility of making money from the financial markets.Two weeks ago we ran an a

In an environment marked by intense global competition and industry disruption, successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are increasingly important to the growth and profitability of many companies.Yet research shows most mergers disappoint. Over the decades, multiple studies have shown that mergers and acquisitions fail to generate the anticipated synergies, and many actually destroy value inste

Keywords Studios(KWS:AIM) £16.14Profit to date: 26.5%In September we said investors should snap up shares in leading video games service provider Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) while they were depressed.A big fall in the PE (price to earnings) ratio of growth shares in reaction to rising interest rates saw Keywords? rating pushed down to almost single digits.We argued the stingy PE failed to recognis

2023 revenues up 17% at constant currencyAdjusted operating margin of 15.6%Strong growth in revenues and profit expected in 2024Video games services provider Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) said it expects full year revenues slightly shy of consensus forecasts after the company felt the effects of Hollywood strikes and foreign exchange headwinds.There was better news on profits as cost saving measures

There are lots of individual share options for investors interested in gaining exposure to the video gaming sector, from the game developers and publishers to the game console makers like Sony (SONY:NYSE) and the chip makers supplying components such as Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ).In this article we will look in more detail at the investment options and discuss the dynamics and context around the industr

Entain directors go on a spending spreeMarks & Spencer director finds stock attractiveNew Keywords director buys £67,000 sharesChairman John Gibson of global sports betting and gaming group Entain (ENT) has bought 93,664 shares at 929p for a total value of £869,951 on 7 November.CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen has bought 35,000 shares at 927p for a total value of £324,559 along with non-executive

Leading outsourced service provider to the global gaming industry, Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) is one of the most successful companies to float on AIM, growing from a £50 million market valuation to its current size of £1 billion.Growth stocks went out of favour when interest rates shot up, hence why its shares have struggled recently. Over the last two years the share price has more than halved

- $75 million acquisition of US customer support platform- Shares fall after strong run and overpaid concerns- Combined businesses provide compelling offer to clientsCreative services provider to the video gaming industry Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) has agreed to buy Helpshift Inc, an innovative consumer-facing digital support platform for up to $75 million.Despite CEO Bertrand Bodson insisting the

Higher interest rates have have reduced PE (price to earnings) ratios across the market with the brunt of the damage suffered by highly-rated growth shares.With only one in six stocks in the FTSE-All Share trading above their 200-day moving average, Shares investigates whether some names may unfairly have been caught up in the indiscriminate selling.This article reveals some of the biggest deratin

Following on from the pandemic and war in Ukraine, UK stocks are being buffeted by headwinds from hot inflation, rising rates and the cost-of-living crisis. But it is UK small and mid-cap investors that have endured the toughest period over the past year, with the small cap, mid cap and AIM indices all suffering severe setbacks.The good news, however, is this sell-off has created opportunities acr

- Video games services play raises full-year guidance- Buys Mighty Games for AUD$10 million- Sees 'healthy' pipeline of acquisitionsVideo gaming industry services provider Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) delivered news of strong first-half trading, an upgrade to full-year guidance and fresh acquisitions, sending its shares up 3.6% to £25.40.Chief executive Bertrand Bodson said his charge was confident

Technical and creative services provider to the video gaming industry Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) delivered better than expected full-year revenue and profit, in line with the January trading update.Trading has continued to be buoyant in the first quarter with strong demand seen across all services lines. The company said it was confident it could deliver full-year results towards the top end of ma

UK stocks closed near the high of the day on Tuesday as risk appetite returned and investors looked through the current wave of virus infections.Notable gains were seen across the travel sector with British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) and low budget airline Wizz Air (WIZZ) shares up 6% and 4% respectively.Hospitality was given a boost the Chancellor announced a bailout

UK stocks held onto gains on Tuesday lunchtime amid a rebound in risk appetite and encouraging earnings reports. US futures indicated gains of around 1% when US markets open at 2.30pm UK time.At 12pm the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was up 0.9% to 7,265 points, led by miners and housebuilders.PHARMACEUTICAL NEWSThere was further positive product news from drug makers with AstraZeneca (AZN) rep

UK stocks rallied in early trading on what commentators called 'turnaround Tuesday' following back-to back losses for markets on Friday and Monday, helped by positive US earnings reports overnight.Chip maker Micron reported strong first quarter results due to robust demand from new product areas like data centres, electric vehicles and factory automation, while footwear giant Nike posted second qu

Stocks sold off globally on Monday as the Omicron variant continued to spread unabated, causing governments in several countries to impose restrictions and throwing the global recovery into doubt.In recent business surveys looking at the prospects for next year the virus had been seen as less of a concern compared with inflation and supply chain issues, but the rapid transmission of the latest var

Stocks around the world lurched downward on Monday as the Omicron variant spread, causing governments in several countries to impose restrictions and threatening the global recovery.In addition, the decision by US Democrat senator Joe Manchin to oppose president Biden's $2 Trillion infrastructure bill sent US futures sharply lower on fears growth next year could disappoint.Brent crude were impacte

Shares in creative services provider to the video games industry Keywords Studios (KWS:AIM) moved 6.3% higher to £26.70 on Monday, bucking general market weakness, after the company gave an unscheduled trading update and increased earnings guidance.The buoyant video gaming industry backdrop has resulted in continued demand for the company's services into the second half of this year to 31 Decembe

Global markets have taken fright at the rapid spread of Omicron and government actions to slow the virus' progress, threatening the global recovery.The blue-chip German DAX index opened 2.6% lower while US futures indicated the S&P 500 index would open 1.4% lower. Overnight in Asia, the Nikkei 225 was 2% lower and China's SE Composite was 1% down.Brent Crude was 3% lower at $71.32 per barrel and G

One of the key ingredients in the success or failure of a company is the quality of its management.When change at the top of a struggling company occurs, it can act as a catalyst for an underperforming business and trigger a share price boost, while the wrong CEO appointment has the potential to ruin a hitherto successful business and undo all the painstaking work of his or her predecessor.There