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Fri 03 May 2024 16:52
(Sharecast News) - London markets closed positively on Friday, as investors digested slower-than-expected payrolls growth in the US, while Anglo American jumped amid anticipation of a potential bidding war for the mining giant.
Fri 03 May 2024 16:41
(Sharecast News) - Cohort revealed on Friday that chief executive Andrew Thomis had disposed of 3,792 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed management consultant.
Fri 03 May 2024 16:16
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has raised its forecasts for Shell and kept an 'outperform' rating, saying the business was "firing on most cylinders" in the quarter.
Fri 03 May 2024 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were firmly in the green early on Friday as market participants digested some key jobs data.
Fri 03 May 2024 14:38
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,209.34 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Fri 03 May 2024 13:54
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,198.09 0.73%
Thu 02 May 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month are to face extra checks from August, the regulator has confirmed, as part of a large package of measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable customers. The extra checks come in from 30 August, and the threshold for qualifying will fall to £150 of online betting losses a month from 28 February next year, the Gambling Commission said. - Guardian
Wed 01 May 2024 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Amazon profits soared once again in the first quarter of 2024, the company announced on Tuesday - the latest in a series of robust earnings reports for the retail giant. The company attributed the boost to artificial intelligence and advertising sales. Amazon reported overall revenue of $143.3bn in the first three months of the year - up 13% from the same period in 2023 and surpassing Wall Street expectations of $142.65bn. The e-commerce giant reported an increase of more than 200% to $15bn, with net income more than tripling to $10.4bn from $3.17bn at the same time in 2023. - Guardian
Tue 30 Apr 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - The Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest US wireless carriers nearly $200m for illegally sharing access to customers' location information. The FCC is finalizing fines first proposed in February 2020, including $80m for T-Mobile; $12m for Sprint, which T-Mobile has since acquired; $57m for AT&T, and nearly $47m for Verizon. - Guardian
Mon 29 Apr 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water's financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal. Such is their concern about the impact on wider borrowing costs for the UK, even beyond utilities and infrastructure, that they believe Thames should be renationalised before the general election. Officials in the Treasury and the UK's Debt Management Office fear that, unless the UK's biggest water company is renationalised as soon as possible, "prolonged uncertainty" about its fate could "damage confidence in UK plc at a sensitive time", with elections in the UK and the US later this year. - Guardian
Sun 28 Apr 2024 18:52
(Sharecast News) - The Sunday Times's Lucy Tobin told her readers to book their profits in Centrica and 'sell'.
Sun 28 Apr 2024 13:20
(Sharecast News) - The heads of the Communication Workers Union have acquiesced to Royal Mail's demand to end six-day-a-week letter deliveries, paving the way for historic cuts to postal services. Royal Mail wants to amend its universal service obligation so that it must only deliver second-class post every other day. Nonetheless, first-class mail would continue to be delivered on Saturday, union sources said. Ofcom has yet to respond to Royal Mail's proposals. - The Sunday Times
Fri 03 May 2024 14:40
(Sharecast News) - TGI Fridays owner Hostmore said on Friday that it had reduced its annual losses in a "transitional" year.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:46
(Sharecast News) - Polarean Imaging announced a new polariser order to replace the research polariser at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center on Friday.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:44
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has raised its forecasts for Shell and kept an 'outperform' rating, saying the business was "firing on most cylinders" in the quarter.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:28
(Sharecast News) - Tekmar Group announced the sale of Subsea Innovation (SIL) to Unique Group on Friday, through its subsidiary Unique System UK, for a total cash consideration of £1.9m.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:21
(Sharecast News) - Therapeutics and medicine-focussed mathematical modelling and data science company Physiomics said in an update on Friday that, despite a robust pipeline of potential new business, it had experienced delays in signing several large contracts.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:16
(Sharecast News) - Duke Capital announced a follow-on investment of £4m into its existing capital partner, BPVA Ireland, on Friday.
Mon 15 Apr 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Ceres Power posted higher full-year sales and gross profits and said that it was on track for a "strong" 2024.
Thu 11 Apr 2024 09:51
(Sharecast News) - Housing services business Mears Group stated both revenue and profits improved in 2023 and said it expects to deliver another "strong" in FY24.
Thu 11 Apr 2024 09:15
(Sharecast News) - Bar and gastro pub operator Revolution Bars has proposed a restructuring of the group, which would involve the shuttering of several sites, rent reductions, and an equity raise of up to £12.5m featuring new and existing investors.
Wed 10 Apr 2024 09:45
(Sharecast News) - Power control components manufacturer XP Power said on Wednesday that both order intake and revenue declined in the first quarter but said it remains confident of its market position.
Wed 10 Apr 2024 09:17
(Sharecast News) - Ingredients manufacturer Treatt said on Wednesday that it had delivered a "solid performance" in the first half of its current trading year, with sales accelerating in Q2 and year-on-year profit growth.
Tue 09 Apr 2024 09:49
(Sharecast News) - Motor finance business S+U said on Tuesday that pre-tax profits had contracted in the year ended 31 January, despite the group's improved revenue performance throughout the period.
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Fri 03 May 2024 14:40
(Sharecast News) - TGI Fridays owner Hostmore said on Friday that it had reduced its annual losses in a "transitional" year.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:46
(Sharecast News) - Polarean Imaging announced a new polariser order to replace the research polariser at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center on Friday.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:44
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has raised its forecasts for Shell and kept an 'outperform' rating, saying the business was "firing on most cylinders" in the quarter.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:28
(Sharecast News) - Tekmar Group announced the sale of Subsea Innovation (SIL) to Unique Group on Friday, through its subsidiary Unique System UK, for a total cash consideration of £1.9m.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:21
(Sharecast News) - Therapeutics and medicine-focussed mathematical modelling and data science company Physiomics said in an update on Friday that, despite a robust pipeline of potential new business, it had experienced delays in signing several large contracts.
Fri 03 May 2024 11:16
(Sharecast News) - Duke Capital announced a follow-on investment of £4m into its existing capital partner, BPVA Ireland, on Friday.
Thu 02 May 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month are to face extra checks from August, the regulator has confirmed, as part of a large package of measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable customers. The extra checks come in from 30 August, and the threshold for qualifying will fall to £150 of online betting losses a month from 28 February next year, the Gambling Commission said. - Guardian
Wed 01 May 2024 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Amazon profits soared once again in the first quarter of 2024, the company announced on Tuesday - the latest in a series of robust earnings reports for the retail giant. The company attributed the boost to artificial intelligence and advertising sales. Amazon reported overall revenue of $143.3bn in the first three months of the year - up 13% from the same period in 2023 and surpassing Wall Street expectations of $142.65bn. The e-commerce giant reported an increase of more than 200% to $15bn, with net income more than tripling to $10.4bn from $3.17bn at the same time in 2023. - Guardian
Tue 30 Apr 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - The Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest US wireless carriers nearly $200m for illegally sharing access to customers' location information. The FCC is finalizing fines first proposed in February 2020, including $80m for T-Mobile; $12m for Sprint, which T-Mobile has since acquired; $57m for AT&T, and nearly $47m for Verizon. - Guardian
Mon 29 Apr 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water's financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal. Such is their concern about the impact on wider borrowing costs for the UK, even beyond utilities and infrastructure, that they believe Thames should be renationalised before the general election. Officials in the Treasury and the UK's Debt Management Office fear that, unless the UK's biggest water company is renationalised as soon as possible, "prolonged uncertainty" about its fate could "damage confidence in UK plc at a sensitive time", with elections in the UK and the US later this year. - Guardian
Sun 28 Apr 2024 18:52
(Sharecast News) - The Sunday Times's Lucy Tobin told her readers to book their profits in Centrica and 'sell'.
Sun 28 Apr 2024 13:20
(Sharecast News) - The heads of the Communication Workers Union have acquiesced to Royal Mail's demand to end six-day-a-week letter deliveries, paving the way for historic cuts to postal services. Royal Mail wants to amend its universal service obligation so that it must only deliver second-class post every other day. Nonetheless, first-class mail would continue to be delivered on Saturday, union sources said. Ofcom has yet to respond to Royal Mail's proposals. - The Sunday Times
Wed 01 May 2024 15:42
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies reiterated its 'buy' rating and 510.0p target price on Volution on Wednesday as it said the company's ability to drive margins higher, through both revenue mix and efficiency, is more than offsetting the challenging market backdrop to deliver ongoing earning upgrades.
Tue 30 Apr 2024 15:49
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg slightly lowered their target price on software and services firm Marlowe from 720.0p to 710.0p on Tuesday but said the group's divestment of certain Governance, Risk and Compliance software and service assets had left it with a "much cleaner and simpler-to-understand equity story".
Mon 29 Apr 2024 15:51
(Sharecast News) - Barclays downgraded JD Sports on Monday to 'equalweight' from 'overweight' and cut its price target for the stock to 140.0p from 165.0p after the retailer announced the acquisition of US rival Hibbett last week for $1.1bn.
Fri 26 Apr 2024 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital reiterated its 'buy' rating on bank NatWest after a forecast-beating first quarter but said it sees the least amount of upside potential in the stock compared with the wider banking sector.
Thu 25 Apr 2024 16:01
(Sharecast News) - Numis has trimmed its target price for Schroders from 380.0p to 365.0p on Thursday after first-quarter results from the asset management firm were "a little weaker than expected".
Thu 25 Apr 2024 12:47
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on household goods manufacturer Reckitt Group from 5,800.0p to 5,100.0p on Thursday, citing limited visibility going forward.
Thu 02 May 2024 16:58
(Sharecast News) - Breedon Group revealed on Thursday that chief executive Rob Wood had acquired 10,909 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed construction materials company.
Wed 01 May 2024 16:06
(Sharecast News) - Vistry Group revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Greg Fitzgerald had acquired 23,172 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed housebuilding firm.
Tue 30 Apr 2024 15:30
(Sharecast News) - Tracsis revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Ross Paterson acquired 4,814 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed software technology firm.
Thu 25 Apr 2024 16:07
(Sharecast News) - Journeo revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Barnaby Kent had acquired 9,656 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed transport solutions provider.
Wed 24 Apr 2024 15:43
(Sharecast News) - Yü Group revealed on Wednesday that senior independent director Anthony Perkins had disposed of 4,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed gas and electricity supplier.
Tue 23 Apr 2024 16:03
(Sharecast News) - Porvair revealed on Tuesday that chief financial officer James Mill had acquired 4,250 ordinary shares in the London-listed filtration and environmental technology group.
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