Writers' and actors' strikes hurt salesRetailers have reduced ordersEquity raise may be necessaryShares in Videndum (VID), the premium hardware and software supplier to the content creation market, tumbled as much as 25% to 411p in early trading after the firm posted disappointing half year results and said it could breach its banking covenants.The shares had already lost nearly 50% of their...

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...

It may not feel like the right environment to go shopping for stocks given market sentiment remains poor. Yet anyone prepared to look beyond the near term might find some great companies at more attractive prices than at any other point in the past two years.This year has seen investors flock to value stocks where they could access profitable businesses on cheap valuations. Looking at classic...