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Fri 20 Dec 2024 21:09
(Sharecast News) - European shares extended losses on Friday, with the benchmark Stoxx 600 slipping below the 500 mark after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened the European Union with tariffs.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 16:05
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended the day on a mixed note Friday, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected UK retail sales growth and cooler US price growth than anticipated.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 15:04
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,382.73 -0.08%
Fri 20 Dec 2024 14:47
(Sharecast News) - The coming week ought to be calm with a slightly positive bias to trading, as most market participants worldwide will be away from their desks during the Christmas holidays and New Year celebrations.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 13:45
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 1.2% at 8,011.35 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 11:55
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures had stocks opening lower on Friday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones on track to deliver its worst weekly performance since March 2023.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - The grocery industry watchdog is to make a rare intervention in a Yorkshire sprout grower's £3.7m legal case against Aldi over the discount chain's decision to terminate a long-term supply deal. In papers filed at the high court, W Clappison Ltd, which produced sprouts for Aldi's UK arm for 13 years, said its supply agreement was ended in February last year at planting time without reasonable notice so it was unable to find new clients immediately. It said it was forced to cease sprout production and sell off its machinery. - Guardian
Thu 19 Dec 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Households in England and Wales will see their water bills rise by an average of £31 a year, as suppliers pay to fix leaky pipes and cut pollution. The industry regulator Ofwat said on Thursday it would allow companies to raise average bills will rise by £157 over five years to an average of £597 by 2030 to help pay for investment. - Guardian
Wed 18 Dec 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Amazon is to settle a group claim from delivery drivers that it deprived them of thousands of pounds, the Guardian has learned, ending a suit that lawyers had said could cost the company £140m. Drivers who deliver for the internet marketplace through its "delivery service partners" (DSPs) are classed as self-employed, meaning they are not entitled to benefits such as holiday pay and the minimum wage, while they also do not have an employment contract. - Guardian
Tue 17 Dec 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Thousands of workers at Amazon are threatening to strike at the company after giving the company a deadline of 15 December to agree to begin negotiating a first contract with the union representing employees. The strike threats, which started in New York, have now spread to Chicago and Atlanta. They come during Amazon's peak holiday season and after the company experienced record sales during its 2024 Black Friday and Cyber Monday events. - Guardian
Mon 16 Dec 2024 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Water companies should spend more on helping vulnerable customers, according to consumer groups, as households in England and Wales brace for steep bill increases to be announced this week. The water regulator, Ofwat, is due to reveal on Thursday how much water bills will rise over the five years from next April. - Guardian
Sun 15 Dec 2024 18:45
(Sharecast News) - Hopes that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again just before Christmas have been all but expunged due to concerns that Labour's tax-and-spend Budget will stoke inflation. Traders are assigning a chance of just one-in-eight that rates will be cut when policymakers at Bank meet this week. In particular, rate-setters worry that the £25bn rise in companies' National Insurance contributions will be passed onto customers. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Fri 20 Dec 2024 10:00
(Sharecast News) - Petra Diamonds reported the final results for its third tender of the 2025 financial year on Friday, revealing a mixed performance as volumes increased but sales and prices declined.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 09:46
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has reiterated a 'buy' rating for Diageo on the back of speculation that the drinks giant is considering a sale of its Ciroc brand, saying that any potential sale would be accretive to top-line growth.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 09:01
(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity has hiked its target price for travel company On The Beach by more than a half on the back of higher long-term growth potential.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 08:28
(Sharecast News) - Floorcoverings distributor Headlam Group announced progress in its ongoing transformation plan on Friday, with property sales generating £53.9m in cash proceeds.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Science investor IP Group announced on Friday that two of its quoted life sciences portfolio companies have received cash offers, with anticipated proceeds of £13.8m.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 07:16
(Sharecast News) - UK retail sales missed expectations in November, but borrowing figures came in better than expected, according to data released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
Fri 13 Dec 2024 10:54
(Sharecast News) - Exploration and production firm Cadogan Energy said on Friday that it has signed a settlement agreement with Proger Management, Proger Ingegneria, Ma.Lo and TIFS Partecipazioni.
Fri 13 Dec 2024 09:05
(Sharecast News) - Pottery business Portmeirion warned on Friday that both revenue and pre-tax profits for the year ending 31 December were now expected to be below market expectations.
Fri 06 Dec 2024 09:39
(Sharecast News) - Clothing business Quiz warned on Friday that it may require additional funding as decreased footfall weighed on sales in the three months ended 30 November.
Thu 05 Dec 2024 09:49
(Sharecast News) - Semiconductor business Alphawave IP revealed on Thursday that chairman John Holt was set to retire from the group for undisclosed "personal reasons".
Wed 04 Dec 2024 08:07
(Sharecast News) - Construction and engineering group Costain has been awarded a new contract as a sole supplier to deliver tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical systems for HS2.
Thu 07 Nov 2024 12:07
(Sharecast News) - Sub-prime lender Vanquis Banking Group reiterated its full-year financial guidance on Thursday as it said turnaround efforts were "progressing".
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Wed 18 Sep 2024 20:55
(Sharecast News) - Stocks fell in the middle of the week with investors opting to sit on their hands ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision scheduled for later.
Wed 11 Sep 2024 06:59
(Sharecast News) - Stocks on the FTSE 350 slumped on Tuesday led by declines in cyclical areas of the market such as Autos and Banks.
Thu 05 Sep 2024 19:27
(Sharecast News) - Utilities paced gains on the FTSE 350 on Thursday as investors added to their positions in interest rate sensitive names in a bid to lock in current dividend yields.
Tue 03 Sep 2024 19:01
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in the UK ended the session clearly in the red amid growth concerns in China and the US, which resulted in broad-based losses in the commodities space.
Tue 03 Sep 2024 00:54
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 350 started the month of September on a down note with Defence issues weakest as analysts acted on the sector's lofty valuation.
Fri 23 Aug 2024 14:18
(Sharecast News) - Cyclicals paced gains at the end of the week after Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell, confirmed that investors could expect a first interest rate cut for this cycle when rate-setters in the US next met.
Fri 20 Dec 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - The grocery industry watchdog is to make a rare intervention in a Yorkshire sprout grower's £3.7m legal case against Aldi over the discount chain's decision to terminate a long-term supply deal. In papers filed at the high court, W Clappison Ltd, which produced sprouts for Aldi's UK arm for 13 years, said its supply agreement was ended in February last year at planting time without reasonable notice so it was unable to find new clients immediately. It said it was forced to cease sprout production and sell off its machinery. - Guardian
Thu 19 Dec 2024 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Households in England and Wales will see their water bills rise by an average of £31 a year, as suppliers pay to fix leaky pipes and cut pollution. The industry regulator Ofwat said on Thursday it would allow companies to raise average bills will rise by £157 over five years to an average of £597 by 2030 to help pay for investment. - Guardian
Wed 18 Dec 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - Amazon is to settle a group claim from delivery drivers that it deprived them of thousands of pounds, the Guardian has learned, ending a suit that lawyers had said could cost the company £140m. Drivers who deliver for the internet marketplace through its "delivery service partners" (DSPs) are classed as self-employed, meaning they are not entitled to benefits such as holiday pay and the minimum wage, while they also do not have an employment contract. - Guardian
Tue 17 Dec 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Thousands of workers at Amazon are threatening to strike at the company after giving the company a deadline of 15 December to agree to begin negotiating a first contract with the union representing employees. The strike threats, which started in New York, have now spread to Chicago and Atlanta. They come during Amazon's peak holiday season and after the company experienced record sales during its 2024 Black Friday and Cyber Monday events. - Guardian
Mon 16 Dec 2024 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Water companies should spend more on helping vulnerable customers, according to consumer groups, as households in England and Wales brace for steep bill increases to be announced this week. The water regulator, Ofwat, is due to reveal on Thursday how much water bills will rise over the five years from next April. - Guardian
Sun 15 Dec 2024 18:45
(Sharecast News) - Hopes that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again just before Christmas have been all but expunged due to concerns that Labour's tax-and-spend Budget will stoke inflation. Traders are assigning a chance of just one-in-eight that rates will be cut when policymakers at Bank meet this week. In particular, rate-setters worry that the £25bn rise in companies' National Insurance contributions will be passed onto customers. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Tue 17 Dec 2024 16:07
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies cut its target price on SThree on Tuesday after the group's warning highlighted further downside to earnings for UK staffers.
Mon 16 Dec 2024 15:36
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on food service business Compass Group from 2,460.0p to 2,900.0p on Monday, stating the company was in possession of "all the ingredients for sustained growth".
Fri 13 Dec 2024 15:17
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets recommended that investors "buy the dip" on Friday as it initiated coverage of bakery chain Greggs with an 'outperform' rating and 3,240.0p price target.
Thu 12 Dec 2024 16:34
(Sharecast News) - Diageo fizzed higher on Thursday as UBS upgraded the shares to 'buy' from 'sell and hiked the price target to 2,920p from 2,300p, saying it sees upside risks to the US business.
Wed 11 Dec 2024 16:32
(Sharecast News) - HSBC upgraded Reckitt Benckiser on Wednesday to 'buy' from 'hold' and lifted its price target on the stock to 5,500.0p from 4,800.0p as it assessed the outlook for consumer staples in 2025.
Tue 10 Dec 2024 15:10
(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs upgraded its stance on British Land on Tuesday to 'buy' from 'neutral', citing a stronger growth outlook, as it took a look at European real estate stocks.
Wed 18 Dec 2024 15:45
(Sharecast News) - Tracsis revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Tracy Sheedy had acquired 950 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed transport software provider.
Tue 17 Dec 2024 15:34
(Sharecast News) - Admiral Group revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Justine Roberts had acquired 1,044 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed insurer.
Mon 16 Dec 2024 15:27
(Sharecast News) - Creo Medical revealed on Monday that chairman Kevin Crofton had acquired 1.17m ordinary shares in the London-listed medical device company.
Fri 13 Dec 2024 15:10
(Sharecast News) - Rentokil Initial revealed on Friday that non-executive director Brian Baldwin had acquired 7.5m ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed pest control business.
Thu 12 Dec 2024 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Ashtead revealed on Thursday that chief executive officer Brendan Horgan had acquired 4,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed industrial equipment rental firm.
Wed 11 Dec 2024 16:01
(Sharecast News) - Trifast revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Nicholas Mills had acquired 297,112 ordinary shares in the London-listed industrial fasteners manufacturer.
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