Matt Damon delights locals as he isolates in a small Irish town

Hollywood superstar Matt Damon has delighted locals by isolating in a small Irish town with his family after being caught up in Ireland’s coronavirus lockdown. The Bourne Identity star, 49, was filming Ridley Scott epic The Last Duel when lockdown began and amid the travel ban, is now isolating in seaside resort Dalkey, an affluent … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: It’s time to give a shout out for the small shops

HALLELUJAH! After temporarily shutting, our favourite Italian restaurant in South London, Lo Paste Tradizionali, has reopened for collections and deliveries on Friday to Sunday. The place only launched last July, but we now can’t imagine our neighbourhood without it. What better way to show our support than by ordering mountains of homemade bavette al pesto … Read more

Gemma Collins sparks concern after continuing to shoot her new reality show ‘with a small crew’

Gemma Collins sparks concern after continuing to shoot her new reality show ‘with a small crew’ despite government warnings amid lockdown Britain is preparing for a fourth week of social distancing and self-quarantine in a bid to halt the spread of deadly coronavirus COVID-19 But despite repeated demands for people to stay at home, a … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Tiziana Life Sciences doubles in value

What a session it’s been for London- and New York-listed minnow Tiziana Life Sciences, which doubled in value. Not only has it found a potential treatment for the complications of coronavirus that have hospitalised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but it has also developed an inhaler that means the effects of the medication should be almost … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Burford saga continues with sex-tape swap scandal 

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Burford saga continues with sex-tape swap scandal; software group Stilo International to delist to cut costs By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:41 BST, 23 August 2019 | Updated: 14:33 BST, 30 August 2019 The woes of Burford Capital once again dominated AIM headlines after the firm was hit … Read more

‘We have an army of small investors who rely on our dividend’: Tesco boss defends bumper payout

Tesco’s annual results may have been overshadowed by the steps it is taking to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, but the nitty-gritty of today’s numbers deserve a closer look.  The supermarket’s latest preliminary results cover the year to 29 February and do not cover the spell of mass panic buying in the last few weeks.  … Read more

We’re beating virus blues: The small firms diversifying to survive

Small businesses have been cast into crisis by the coronavirus outbreak. Many have been forced to shut up shop, with thousands of staff taking reduced pay or being made redundant. What’s worse, many have been refused access to government-backed loans. A shocking report last week by The Corporate Finance Network of accountants predicted that almost … Read more

Senate to rush through ANOTHER $250 billion bailout for small businesses as early as Thursday

Mitch McConnell wants to have another round of small business bailouts on the Senate floor by Thursday in an expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program. ‘It is quickly becoming clear that Congress will need to provide more funding or this crucial program may run dry. That cannot happen,’ McConnell said in a statement Tuesday. McConnell … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: GraniteShares brings hedge fund savvy to the investment mainstream 

Exchange-traded fund specialist Will Rhind and his team launched GraniteShares in the US in 2016, and set it with a mandate to shake up the commodity investment space. It has very quickly grown into something much more than this, with £632million of assets under management and products listed in New York and London. ‘The great … Read more

Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend

Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 5 April 2020 Tesco is expected to press ahead with a £550m dividend for shareholders this week.  The supermarket giant is likely to post … Read more