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Tue 02 Jul 2024 17:24
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed lower on Tuesday as investors digested eurozone inflation data and a modest increase in US job openings.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 16:22
(Sharecast News) - European markets were in the red on Tuesday after core inflation proved stickier than expected, but stocks rallied into the close with indices finishing well above their intraday lows.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 15:18
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 250 was keeping its head above water on Tuesday despite a wider sell-off across European stock markets with some big names in the real estate and investment sectors were lifted by M&A activity involving Tritax Eurobox.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:57
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets hiked their target price on distribution group Bunzl from 2,600.0p to 2,700.0p on Tuesday following the company's Q2 trading update.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Prudential revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Jeremy Anderson had acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed insurance company.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:28
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,125.77 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Mon 01 Jul 2024 07:01
(Sharecast News) - London's investment bankers are expected to rake in bigger bonuses this financial year, as the City begins to recover from a two-year slump in deals caused by surging interest rates. Demand for investment banking services - such as facilitating mergers and acquisitions, advising companies and governments on fundraising, and underwriting new stock and bonds - was hit by a sharp increase in borrowing rates after the pandemic, as central banks acted to tame runaway inflation. Jobs and pay were cut as investment banks sought to reduce costs. - Guardian
Sun 30 Jun 2024 11:40
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column tipped shares of Eco Animal Health to its readers, touting the company's animal drug pipeline.
Sun 30 Jun 2024 10:54
(Sharecast News) - Aviva, one of the ten largest shareholders in Britvic, thinks that Carlsberg needs to raise its takeover offer. During the preceding week, Britvic had let it be known that it had already rebuffed two acquisition offers from the Danish brewer, the highest of which had been for £3.1bn. In particular, Aviva said that Carlsberg was not taking sufficiently into account how Britvic's finances were expected to improve over the next few years. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Fri 28 Jun 2024 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Tata Steel has told workers it could to cease operations at its steel plant in Port Talbot months earlier than planned because of a strike. The company had been planning to shut down one of the blast furnaces by the end of June and the second one by September. But workers at the south Wales site have been told that Tata plans to cease operations at both furnaces no later than 7 July because of the strike by members of Unite, which starts the following day. - Guardian
Thu 27 Jun 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - The UK's current trade deal with the EU is not working and the country must stop "walking on eggshells" around the issue of building closer ties with its biggest trading partner, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is expected to say. At the annual BCC global conference in London on Thursday, Shevaun Haviland will say that the UK must forge closer ties with the EU and the next government should focus on improving trading relations to grow the economy. - Guardian
Wed 26 Jun 2024 07:27
(Sharecast News) - The UK needs a system for recording misuse and malfunctions in artificial intelligence or ministers risk being unaware of alarming incidents involving the technology, according to a report. The next government should create a system for logging incidents involving AI in public services and should consider building a central hub for collating AI-related episodes across the UK, said the Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR), a thinktank. - Guardian
Tue 02 Jul 2024 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Tritax Eurobox rallied on Tuesday after it said the deadline for Brookfield Asset Management to make an offer for the company has been extended, and that it had received other expressions of interest from a number of parties.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Caspian Sunrise updated the market on its recent activities on Tuesday, including well testing results, new drilling, and preparations for the charter of the Caspian Explorer.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:42
(Sharecast News) - Tesla shares were rising on Tuesday, after it reported a smaller-than-expected decline in vehicle deliveries for the second quarter on the back of strategic price cuts and incentives designed to boost demand.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:42
(Sharecast News) - CleanTech Lithium announced the results of a plant location study on Tuesday, as part of the ongoing pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its Laguna Verde Project in Chile.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 12:53
(Sharecast News) - Kitwave Group reported an 8% increase in first-half revenue on Tuesday, to £297m for the six months ended 30 April, compared to £275m for the same period last year.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Specialist contract research organisation hVIVO announced its engagement in a phase 2b field study for an influenza drug candidate on Tuesday.
Thu 13 Jun 2024 08:55
(Sharecast News) - Process services company Capita said on Thursday that it will look to focus on its core segments as the firm hopes to improve both its financial performance and cash generation.
Thu 13 Jun 2024 08:06
(Sharecast News) - Car retailer Motorpoint said on Thursday that revenues had dropped in the year ended 31 March as it faced a number of economic challenges throughout the period.
Thu 06 Jun 2024 07:44
(Sharecast News) - Online retailer N Brown Group said on Thursday that it had returned to profit in the year ended 2 March thanks to lower adjustments and a focus on driving profitable sales.
Mon 03 Jun 2024 09:20
(Sharecast News) - US private equity firm Blackstone has upped its bid for embattled music rights publisher Hipgnosis as it looks to change its takeover offer to a so-called 'scheme of arrangement'.
Tue 21 May 2024 15:35
(Sharecast News) - Activist investor Kelso has said it will vote against the reappointment of e-commerce retailer THG chairman Charles Allen in protest to what it considers to be a lack of progress in reviving the company's stock.
Tue 21 May 2024 11:23
(Sharecast News) - Online wine retailer Naked Wines said on Tuesday that full-year earnings would likely be at the higher end of previous guidance as it continues to make efforts to become "leaner and stronger".
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Tue 02 Jul 2024 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Tritax Eurobox rallied on Tuesday after it said the deadline for Brookfield Asset Management to make an offer for the company has been extended, and that it had received other expressions of interest from a number of parties.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Caspian Sunrise updated the market on its recent activities on Tuesday, including well testing results, new drilling, and preparations for the charter of the Caspian Explorer.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:42
(Sharecast News) - Tesla shares were rising on Tuesday, after it reported a smaller-than-expected decline in vehicle deliveries for the second quarter on the back of strategic price cuts and incentives designed to boost demand.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 14:42
(Sharecast News) - CleanTech Lithium announced the results of a plant location study on Tuesday, as part of the ongoing pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its Laguna Verde Project in Chile.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 12:53
(Sharecast News) - Kitwave Group reported an 8% increase in first-half revenue on Tuesday, to £297m for the six months ended 30 April, compared to £275m for the same period last year.
Tue 02 Jul 2024 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Specialist contract research organisation hVIVO announced its engagement in a phase 2b field study for an influenza drug candidate on Tuesday.
Mon 01 Jul 2024 07:01
(Sharecast News) - London's investment bankers are expected to rake in bigger bonuses this financial year, as the City begins to recover from a two-year slump in deals caused by surging interest rates. Demand for investment banking services - such as facilitating mergers and acquisitions, advising companies and governments on fundraising, and underwriting new stock and bonds - was hit by a sharp increase in borrowing rates after the pandemic, as central banks acted to tame runaway inflation. Jobs and pay were cut as investment banks sought to reduce costs. - Guardian
Sun 30 Jun 2024 11:40
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column tipped shares of Eco Animal Health to its readers, touting the company's animal drug pipeline.
Sun 30 Jun 2024 10:54
(Sharecast News) - Aviva, one of the ten largest shareholders in Britvic, thinks that Carlsberg needs to raise its takeover offer. During the preceding week, Britvic had let it be known that it had already rebuffed two acquisition offers from the Danish brewer, the highest of which had been for £3.1bn. In particular, Aviva said that Carlsberg was not taking sufficiently into account how Britvic's finances were expected to improve over the next few years. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Fri 28 Jun 2024 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Tata Steel has told workers it could to cease operations at its steel plant in Port Talbot months earlier than planned because of a strike. The company had been planning to shut down one of the blast furnaces by the end of June and the second one by September. But workers at the south Wales site have been told that Tata plans to cease operations at both furnaces no later than 7 July because of the strike by members of Unite, which starts the following day. - Guardian
Thu 27 Jun 2024 07:17
(Sharecast News) - The UK's current trade deal with the EU is not working and the country must stop "walking on eggshells" around the issue of building closer ties with its biggest trading partner, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is expected to say. At the annual BCC global conference in London on Thursday, Shevaun Haviland will say that the UK must forge closer ties with the EU and the next government should focus on improving trading relations to grow the economy. - Guardian
Wed 26 Jun 2024 07:27
(Sharecast News) - The UK needs a system for recording misuse and malfunctions in artificial intelligence or ministers risk being unaware of alarming incidents involving the technology, according to a report. The next government should create a system for logging incidents involving AI in public services and should consider building a central hub for collating AI-related episodes across the UK, said the Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR), a thinktank. - Guardian
Mon 01 Jul 2024 15:21
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove placed Trustpilot shares on 'positive catalyst watch' on Monday ahead of its H1 trading update on 11 July, saying it reckons adjusted underlying earnings will come in ahead of expectations.
Fri 28 Jun 2024 16:29
(Sharecast News) - Citi has reiterated its 'buy' call on advertising and media giant WPP after the company rejected a KKR bid to take control of its corporate PR firm FGS Global.
Thu 27 Jun 2024 18:29
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg downgraded Anglo American and Rio Tinto on Thursday as it took a look at metals and mining companies.
Wed 26 Jun 2024 16:02
(Sharecast News) - Future surged on Wednesday as Jefferies upgraded the shares to 'buy' from 'underperform' and hiked the price target to 1,280p from 635p.
Tue 25 Jun 2024 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Citi has raised its target price for Segro from 1,069p to 1,149p and reiterated a 'buy' rating, hailing the industrial real estate group's structural growth ahead of an upcoming expected fall in interest rates.
Mon 24 Jun 2024 15:10
(Sharecast News) - Shares in facilities management and professional services company Mitie were on the rise on Monday after Deutsche Bank lifted its target price for the stock following the group's better-than-expected annual results.
Mon 01 Jul 2024 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Challenger Energy revealed on Monday that chair Iain McKendrick had acquired 35.45m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed oil and gas company.
Fri 28 Jun 2024 12:37
(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market on Friday were two involving Odyssean Investment Trust and Vertu Motors.
Thu 27 Jun 2024 15:48
(Sharecast News) - Two director dealings disclosed to the market on Thursday involved the chief executives of Cake Box Holdings and QinetiQ Group.
Wed 26 Jun 2024 14:14
(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market on Wednesday were two transactions involving senior executives from Real Estate Investors and Land Securities, respectively.
Tue 25 Jun 2024 11:31
(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to market on Tuesday, Aviva announced that T Neil Morrison, a non-executive director, haad purchased a substantial number of shares in the company.
Mon 24 Jun 2024 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market on Monday were two involving senior executives from Balfour Beatty and DS Smith.
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