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Wed 20 Nov 2024 18:07
(Sharecast News) - European shares surrendered morning gains on Wednesday as continuing geopolitical tensions in Ukraine hit sentiment.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 15:53
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg raised its target price on investment company Petershill Partners from 235.0p to 270.0p on Wednesday following the group's Q3 results a day earlier.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 15:18
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,088.58 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 15:04
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Wednesday in negative territory as unexpectedly high UK inflation data dampened hopes of an imminent interest rate cut by the Bank of England.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 15:01
(Sharecast News) - US stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed third-quarter results from tech giant Nvidia, and as geopolitical tensions with Russia rumbled on in the background.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 14:54
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,251.99 -0.86%
Tue 19 Nov 2024 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Staff have resigned at Starling Bank after its new chief executive demanded thousands of workers attend its offices more regularly, despite lacking enough space to host them. In his first major policy change since taking over from the UK digital bank's founder, Anne Boden, in March, Raman Bhatia has ordered all hybrid staff - many of whom were in the office only one or two days a week, or on an ad-hoc basis - to travel to work for a minimum of 10 days each month. - Guardian
Mon 18 Nov 2024 07:32
(Sharecast News) - Household energy bills across Great Britain are set to rise at the start of next year, analysts predict, putting more pressure on household finances. Officially, the price cap for January-March 2025 will be set on Friday morning by regulator Ofgem, limiting what energy providers can charge in England, Scotland and Wales. - Guardian
Sun 17 Nov 2024 18:14
(Sharecast News) - America's President has authorised Ukraine to employ long-range ATACMS supplied by the US to strike targets inside Russia. More specifically, Kyiv will now be allowed to strike targets within the Kursk region, the New York Times reported. Speculation may increase that permission from Britain, the US and France to do the same with Storm Shadow missiles could follow. Joe Biden's decision is said to have been triggered by the appearance of North Korean troops in the Kursk region. - The Sunday Telegraph
Fri 15 Nov 2024 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain's biggest retail investment scandals, operated as a Ponzi scheme, a London judge ruled on Thursday. The high court said former chief executive Michael Thomson and four others had knowingly participated in the fraud, misled investors and misappropriated assets in a ruling welcomed by LCF's joint administrators, which brought the case. - Guardian
Thu 14 Nov 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - The struggling DIY chain Homebase has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of workers facing an uncertain future, despite the purchase of the bulk of its stores by the owner of The Range homeware retailer. Gavin Park, Gavin Maher and Adele Macleod from the financial advisory firm Teneo were appointed as joint administrators of Homebase's owners, HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited. - Guardian
Wed 13 Nov 2024 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The Post Office is expected to announce the closure of dozens of branches and cut up to 1,000 head office jobs as it seeks to reduce costs to secure its financial future. There are about 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK, of which 115 are wholly centrally owned. The rest are operated by independent post office operators under contract and partners such as WH Smith and Tesco. - Guardian
Wed 20 Nov 2024 14:06
(Sharecast News) - Automotive giant Ford has announced plans to slash 4,000 jobs across Europe, including 800 UK-based roles.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 14:06
(Sharecast News) - Automotive giant Ford has announced plans to slash 4,000 jobs across Europe, including 800 UK-based roles.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Tokyo's metro system operator, Japanese trading company Sumitomo and Britain's Go-Ahead Group have won a contract to operate London's troubled Elizabeth Line, taking over from China's MTR, officials announced on Wednesday.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 11:32
(Sharecast News) - E.ON has been fined £14.5m by the UK watchdog for "unacceptable" billing failures during the cost of living crisis, it was announced on Wednesday.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 11:23
(Sharecast News) - Silverbullet reported strong trading in its fourth quarter on Wednesday, marked by record-breaking performance in October and new contracts worth £1.5m.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 09:53
(Sharecast News) - Citi has reiterated its 'buy' rating for Informa after a "robust" trading update from the B2B publishing and events group this week, saying that shareholders should be reassured that underlying trends are strong.
Thu 07 Nov 2024 11:45
(Sharecast News) - Marketing firm S4 Capital warned on revenues on Thursday amid ongoing economic challenges.
Mon 28 Oct 2024 08:06
(Sharecast News) - Building materials distributor Lords Group said on Monday that it has acquired a majority stake in Bicester-based business Ultimate Renewables.
Fri 25 Oct 2024 08:45
(Sharecast News) - Currency and asset manager Record said on Friday that assets under management had grown in the three months ended 30 September.
Fri 25 Oct 2024 07:59
(Sharecast News) - Ground engineering contractor Van Elle's Canadian rail subsidiary has been awarded two "strategically important contracts" by ONxpress.
Thu 10 Oct 2024 08:42
(Sharecast News) - Shares in events and marketing business Centaur Media were sharply lower early on Thursday after it said ongoing challenges in the marketing sector had weighed on earnings throughout H2.
Wed 02 Oct 2024 08:03
(Sharecast News) - Newspaper and magazine distributor Smiths News said on Wednesday that full-year adjusted operating profits were expected to be at least £38.2m, in line with current market expectations.
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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.
Tue 20 Aug 2024 16:30
(Sharecast News) - Big Oil was the biggest drag on the FTSE 350 amid concern about global oil demand.
Tue 19 Nov 2024 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Staff have resigned at Starling Bank after its new chief executive demanded thousands of workers attend its offices more regularly, despite lacking enough space to host them. In his first major policy change since taking over from the UK digital bank's founder, Anne Boden, in March, Raman Bhatia has ordered all hybrid staff - many of whom were in the office only one or two days a week, or on an ad-hoc basis - to travel to work for a minimum of 10 days each month. - Guardian
Mon 18 Nov 2024 07:32
(Sharecast News) - Household energy bills across Great Britain are set to rise at the start of next year, analysts predict, putting more pressure on household finances. Officially, the price cap for January-March 2025 will be set on Friday morning by regulator Ofgem, limiting what energy providers can charge in England, Scotland and Wales. - Guardian
Sun 17 Nov 2024 18:14
(Sharecast News) - America's President has authorised Ukraine to employ long-range ATACMS supplied by the US to strike targets inside Russia. More specifically, Kyiv will now be allowed to strike targets within the Kursk region, the New York Times reported. Speculation may increase that permission from Britain, the US and France to do the same with Storm Shadow missiles could follow. Joe Biden's decision is said to have been triggered by the appearance of North Korean troops in the Kursk region. - The Sunday Telegraph
Fri 15 Nov 2024 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain's biggest retail investment scandals, operated as a Ponzi scheme, a London judge ruled on Thursday. The high court said former chief executive Michael Thomson and four others had knowingly participated in the fraud, misled investors and misappropriated assets in a ruling welcomed by LCF's joint administrators, which brought the case. - Guardian
Thu 14 Nov 2024 07:22
(Sharecast News) - The struggling DIY chain Homebase has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of workers facing an uncertain future, despite the purchase of the bulk of its stores by the owner of The Range homeware retailer. Gavin Park, Gavin Maher and Adele Macleod from the financial advisory firm Teneo were appointed as joint administrators of Homebase's owners, HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited. - Guardian
Wed 13 Nov 2024 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The Post Office is expected to announce the closure of dozens of branches and cut up to 1,000 head office jobs as it seeks to reduce costs to secure its financial future. There are about 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK, of which 115 are wholly centrally owned. The rest are operated by independent post office operators under contract and partners such as WH Smith and Tesco. - Guardian
Tue 19 Nov 2024 15:31
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies hiked its price target on buy-rated DCC to 7,950.0p from 7,600.0p on Tuesday after the sales, marketing and support services group announced last week that it was planning to simplify its operations and focus on the energy sector.
Mon 18 Nov 2024 15:50
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets lifted its price target on XPS Pensions on Monday to 395.0p from 355.0p ahead of first-half results.
Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:54
(Sharecast News) - Premier Foods' share price rally has further to run, according to RBC Capital Markets, which reiterated an 'outperform' rating on the stock on Friday and hiked its target price following the manufacturer's interim results this week.
Wed 13 Nov 2024 15:42
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on manufacturing and research company Oxford Instruments from 2,925.0p to 2,830.0p on Wednesday, citing a "strong underlying performance".
Tue 12 Nov 2024 14:53
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies downgraded Direct Line on Tuesday to 'hold' from 'buy' and cut its price target on the stock to 165.0p from 235.0p, stating the industry-wide turn to deflation meant that the time to raise prices ahead of inflation without materially contracting the policy count has now passed.
Mon 11 Nov 2024 10:55
(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of review platform Trustpilot on Monday with a 'buy' rating and 331p price target.
Tue 19 Nov 2024 15:30
(Sharecast News) - Asos revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director William Barker had acquired 381,673 ordinary shares in the London-listed fast fashion retailer.
Mon 18 Nov 2024 15:49
(Sharecast News) - McBride revealed on Monday that chairman Jeff Nodland had acquired 50,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed manufacturer.
Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:11
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca revealed on Friday that chief executive officer Pascal Soriot had acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed drugmaker.
Thu 14 Nov 2024 15:43
(Sharecast News) - Hollywood Bowl revealed on Thursday that chairman Peter Boddy had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed bowling centres operator.
Wed 13 Nov 2024 15:39
(Sharecast News) - Jadestone Energy revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Alexander Blakeley had acquired 443,100 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed upstream production company.
Tue 12 Nov 2024 14:42
(Sharecast News) - Travis Perkins revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Pete Redfern had acquired 249,218 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed builders' merchant.
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