UK 17:55 Friday, 23 October 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
The numbers do not tell a lie and are truly dreadful. In October nine companies left the casino and zero joined. That makes it the worst month of a dreadful year to date which has seen 59 departures and just 12 arrivals. The number of companies on the sewer was 769 at the end of the month, the lowest since early 2003. But there is a more damning statistic.
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