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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.
Thu 02 May 2024 16:07
(Sharecast News) - London's stocks finished with gains on Thursday, fuelled by strong performances from key players like Standard Chartered and Smurfit Kappa.
Thu 02 May 2024 16:04
(Sharecast News) - European stock markets finished in mixed fashion on Thursday with the regional Stoxx 600 slipping into the red by the close as investors were met with weak economic data as they returned to their desks following the Labour Day holiday.
Thu 02 May 2024 15:24
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,173.17 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Thu 02 May 2024 14:28
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a positive start on Thursday as investors continued to feast on corporate earnings and another slew of data points.
Thu 02 May 2024 14:08
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,018.20 0.46%
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
Thu 25 Apr 2024 06:44
(Sharecast News) - The UK competition watchdog has stepped up its scrutiny of big tech involvement in artificial intelligence startups, asking for comment on three deals by Microsoft and Amazon. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was examining Microsoft's investment in the French firm Mistral and the hiring of the DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as head of the US company's new AI division. The watchdog is also scrutinising Amazon's $4bn (£3.2bn) investment in the US AI firm Anthropic. - Guardian
Thu 02 May 2024 15:43
(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs will remove a cap on bonuses for its London-based staff, according to Sky News, with the firm now set to resume making multi-million-pound payouts to its top-performing traders and dealmakers.
Thu 02 May 2024 15:25
(Sharecast News) - Russia's natural gas heavyweight Gazprom swung to huge loss in 2023 after sales to Europe dropped due to Western sanctions on Moscow.
Thu 02 May 2024 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Uber Technologies is facing legal action on behalf of more than 10,500 London black cab drivers, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Thu 02 May 2024 13:38
(Sharecast News) - Peloton announced the departure of its chief executive on Thursday, alongside plans to cut around 15% of its workforce amid a restructuring programme aimed at reducing annual expenses by more than $200m.
Thu 02 May 2024 13:19
(Sharecast News) - Fire technology company LifeSafe announced a significant agreement with Trinity Fire & Security Systems on Thursday, involving the supply of LifeSafe's latest line of fire extinguishers filled with multi-purpose fluid, specifically designed to combat various types of fires including lithium-ion battery fires.
Thu 02 May 2024 13:18
(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight on Friday will revert back to the U.S. jobs market, as it does early each month.
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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Thu 02 May 2024 15:43
(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs will remove a cap on bonuses for its London-based staff, according to Sky News, with the firm now set to resume making multi-million-pound payouts to its top-performing traders and dealmakers.
Thu 02 May 2024 15:25
(Sharecast News) - Russia's natural gas heavyweight Gazprom swung to huge loss in 2023 after sales to Europe dropped due to Western sanctions on Moscow.
Thu 02 May 2024 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Uber Technologies is facing legal action on behalf of more than 10,500 London black cab drivers, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Thu 02 May 2024 13:38
(Sharecast News) - Peloton announced the departure of its chief executive on Thursday, alongside plans to cut around 15% of its workforce amid a restructuring programme aimed at reducing annual expenses by more than $200m.
Thu 02 May 2024 13:19
(Sharecast News) - Fire technology company LifeSafe announced a significant agreement with Trinity Fire & Security Systems on Thursday, involving the supply of LifeSafe's latest line of fire extinguishers filled with multi-purpose fluid, specifically designed to combat various types of fires including lithium-ion battery fires.
Thu 02 May 2024 13:18
(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight on Friday will revert back to the U.S. jobs market, as it does early each month.
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
Thu 25 Apr 2024 06:44
(Sharecast News) - The UK competition watchdog has stepped up its scrutiny of big tech involvement in artificial intelligence startups, asking for comment on three deals by Microsoft and Amazon. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was examining Microsoft's investment in the French firm Mistral and the hiring of the DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as head of the US company's new AI division. The watchdog is also scrutinising Amazon's $4bn (£3.2bn) investment in the US AI firm Anthropic. - Guardian
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.
Wed 24 Apr 2024 15:51
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on oil and gas extraction firm Star Energy from 55.0p to 66.0p on Wednesday, taking account of new commodity assumptions.
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.
Mon 22 Apr 2024 15:30
(Sharecast News) - Windar Photonics revealed on Monday that non-executive director Paul Hodges had acquired 220,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed wind sensor developer.
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