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Fri 26 Jul 2024 15:27
(Sharecast News) - Assetco revealed on Friday that director Christopher Mills had purchased 2.65m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed wealth management firm.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 15:16
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Lloyds Banking Group on Friday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' after the shares hit its 60.0p price target.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 14:39
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were in the green early on Friday as traders digested the latest personal consumption expenditure reading - the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 14:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended the week on a positive note on Friday, with NatWest a standout performer, as investors digested a dip in inflation from across the pond.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 14:22
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was 2% higher at 21,320.40 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 14:01
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.9% at 8,262.14 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Thu 25 Jul 2024 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Thames Water has breached its licence to supply water to nearly 16 million people after some of its debt was downgraded to junk status. The regulator Ofwat could now fine Thames, the country's largest water monopoly, up to 10% of its annual turnover, equating to hundreds of millions of pounds. However, since the company is already teetering close to temporary renationalisation, Ofwat is likely to hold off on any immediate large fines. - Guardian
Wed 24 Jul 2024 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Reckitt is under pressure from top shareholders to revisit a sale of its nutrition business, following litigation and a series of other setbacks at the division that have sent the company's share price to decade lows. The FTSE 100 consumer giant acquired the Mead Johnson infant formula business in 2017 for $17bn - its largest-ever acquisition - and it has been plagued by mishaps ever since. Meanwhile, the wider group, which makes Lysol detergent and Durex condoms, has underwhelmed investors as it struggles to build back sales volumes following a period of high inflation and suppressed consumer demand. - Financial Times
Tue 23 Jul 2024 07:05
(Sharecast News) -
Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates from her party to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, as she pledged to offer Americans a "brighter future" compared to the "chaos, fear and hate" proposed by Donald Trump. The US vice-president was speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, the first full day since President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her for the Democratic presidential nomination, shaking up the 2024 race for the White House. - Financial Times
Mon 22 Jul 2024 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Kamala Harris, the vice-president, has emerged as the frontrunner to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee for the election against Donald Trump in November. Biden, 81, announced yesterday afternoon that he would drop out of the race. In the hours that followed, Harris, 59, was endorsed by leading Democrats, prospective rivals and the chairs of all 50 state parties. - The Times
Sun 21 Jul 2024 21:41
(Sharecast News) - BT's former chief executive officer, Philip Jansen, is plotting to takeover Rentokil Initial with the help of private equity. As part of the acquisition, Jansen would take over as executive chairman. In particular, the corporate dealmaker and his financial supporters would focus on making Rentokil's 2022 purchase of US peer Terminix work. In a second phase, the company would move on to acquiring other US companies in the same sector. - Sunday Times
Thu 18 Jul 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - The co-founders of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capital firm have announced their support for Donald Trump's bid for re-election, and plan to make substantial donations to back him further. Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, the heads of Andreessen Horowitz, commonly known as A16Z, revealed their plans in a sprawling 90-minute podcast, in which they argued that the future of "American innovation" required a Trump victory. - Guardian
Fri 26 Jul 2024 15:46
(Sharecast News) - Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy International Game Technology's gaming and digital business - IGT Gaming - and gambling machines firm Everi Holdings in a $6.3bn cash deal.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:32
(Sharecast News) - American industrial conglomerate 3M announced a strong set of second-quarter results on Friday, comfortably beating market expectations as it narrowed its guidance for the full-year towards the top end of its previous expectations.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:31
(Sharecast News) - Law Debenture Corporation reported a robust first-half performance in both its investment and independent professional services (IPS) business on Friday.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:25
(Sharecast News) - GCP Infrastructure Investments said in an update on Friday that its unaudited net asset value per share was 107.58p as at 30 June, a slight decrease from 107.62p at the end of March.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:18
(Sharecast News) - Specialist currency and asset manager Record reported an increase in assets under management for its first quarter on Friday.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:13
(Sharecast News) - National Grid announced the sale of its final 20% equity interest in National Gas to its current majority owners on Friday, consisting of a consortium of long-term infrastructure investors led by Macquarie Asset Management.
Tue 09 Jul 2024 10:01
(Sharecast News) - Restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor said on Tuesday that it was feeling "confident" following a strong full-year trading performance and positive momentum going in to FY25.
Tue 09 Jul 2024 09:24
(Sharecast News) - Bar and restaurant chain operator Loungers said on Tuesday that it had delivered a "record year" in terms of sales, profits and site openings.
Mon 08 Jul 2024 09:59
(Sharecast News) - Wolverhampton-based company Marston's has disposed of its 40% stake in its brewing joint venture with Carlsberg to become a business entirely focused on pubs.
Mon 08 Jul 2024 09:25
(Sharecast News) - Mining company Ferrexpo said on Monday that production levels had surged in the six months ended 30 June and led to its best performance since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Thu 04 Jul 2024 15:44
(Sharecast News) - NewRiver REIT, the retail-focused real estate investor, has announced it is spending up to £9m to acquire the assets of Ellandi Management, which manages shopping centres and regeneration projects.
Wed 03 Jul 2024 09:45
(Sharecast News) - Upstream oil company Kosmos Energy announced the successful start-up of oil production at the Winterfell development in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fri 26 Jul 2024 15:46
(Sharecast News) - Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy International Game Technology's gaming and digital business - IGT Gaming - and gambling machines firm Everi Holdings in a $6.3bn cash deal.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:32
(Sharecast News) - American industrial conglomerate 3M announced a strong set of second-quarter results on Friday, comfortably beating market expectations as it narrowed its guidance for the full-year towards the top end of its previous expectations.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:31
(Sharecast News) - Law Debenture Corporation reported a robust first-half performance in both its investment and independent professional services (IPS) business on Friday.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:25
(Sharecast News) - GCP Infrastructure Investments said in an update on Friday that its unaudited net asset value per share was 107.58p as at 30 June, a slight decrease from 107.62p at the end of March.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:18
(Sharecast News) - Specialist currency and asset manager Record reported an increase in assets under management for its first quarter on Friday.
Fri 26 Jul 2024 11:13
(Sharecast News) - National Grid announced the sale of its final 20% equity interest in National Gas to its current majority owners on Friday, consisting of a consortium of long-term infrastructure investors led by Macquarie Asset Management.
Thu 25 Jul 2024 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Thames Water has breached its licence to supply water to nearly 16 million people after some of its debt was downgraded to junk status. The regulator Ofwat could now fine Thames, the country's largest water monopoly, up to 10% of its annual turnover, equating to hundreds of millions of pounds. However, since the company is already teetering close to temporary renationalisation, Ofwat is likely to hold off on any immediate large fines. - Guardian
Wed 24 Jul 2024 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Reckitt is under pressure from top shareholders to revisit a sale of its nutrition business, following litigation and a series of other setbacks at the division that have sent the company's share price to decade lows. The FTSE 100 consumer giant acquired the Mead Johnson infant formula business in 2017 for $17bn - its largest-ever acquisition - and it has been plagued by mishaps ever since. Meanwhile, the wider group, which makes Lysol detergent and Durex condoms, has underwhelmed investors as it struggles to build back sales volumes following a period of high inflation and suppressed consumer demand. - Financial Times
Tue 23 Jul 2024 07:05
(Sharecast News) -
Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates from her party to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, as she pledged to offer Americans a "brighter future" compared to the "chaos, fear and hate" proposed by Donald Trump. The US vice-president was speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, the first full day since President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her for the Democratic presidential nomination, shaking up the 2024 race for the White House. - Financial Times
Mon 22 Jul 2024 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Kamala Harris, the vice-president, has emerged as the frontrunner to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee for the election against Donald Trump in November. Biden, 81, announced yesterday afternoon that he would drop out of the race. In the hours that followed, Harris, 59, was endorsed by leading Democrats, prospective rivals and the chairs of all 50 state parties. - The Times
Sun 21 Jul 2024 21:41
(Sharecast News) - BT's former chief executive officer, Philip Jansen, is plotting to takeover Rentokil Initial with the help of private equity. As part of the acquisition, Jansen would take over as executive chairman. In particular, the corporate dealmaker and his financial supporters would focus on making Rentokil's 2022 purchase of US peer Terminix work. In a second phase, the company would move on to acquiring other US companies in the same sector. - Sunday Times
Thu 18 Jul 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - The co-founders of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capital firm have announced their support for Donald Trump's bid for re-election, and plan to make substantial donations to back him further. Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, the heads of Andreessen Horowitz, commonly known as A16Z, revealed their plans in a sprawling 90-minute podcast, in which they argued that the future of "American innovation" required a Trump victory. - Guardian
Thu 25 Jul 2024 15:45
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg upgraded business-to-business media firm Ascential to 'buy' from 'hold' and hiked their target price on the stock to 568.0p from 395.0p following a takeover offer from Informa.
Wed 24 Jul 2024 14:32
(Sharecast News) - Over at Berenberg, analysts hiked their target price on ventilation equipment business Volution to 600.0p from 500.0p on Wednesday following the group's full-year trading update.
Tue 23 Jul 2024 16:41
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on specialist staffing organisation SThree from 550.0p to 520.0p on Tuesday but said the group's contract focus offered resilience versus peers.
Mon 22 Jul 2024 14:55
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg upgraded their stance on The Gym Group from 'hold' to 'buy' on Monday and hiked their target price on the stock from 121.0p to 180.0p, stating the company was "in good shape".
Fri 19 Jul 2024 13:45
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on financial services firm AJ Bell from 370.0p to 410.0p on Friday after the group's Q3 earnings on 18 July sent shares up roughly 6% on the day.
Thu 18 Jul 2024 15:11
(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley lifted Schroders to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' on Thursday as it took a look at European asset managers.
Thu 25 Jul 2024 15:52
(Sharecast News) - Armadale Capital revealed on Thursday that technical director Matt Bull had acquired 14.28m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed investment group.
Wed 24 Jul 2024 15:37
(Sharecast News) - Jubilee Metals revealed on Wednesday that chief executive officer Leon Coetzer had acquired 625,000 ordinary shares in the Africa-focussed metals processor.
Tue 23 Jul 2024 16:49
(Sharecast News) - C&C Group revealed on Tuesday that chairman Ralph Findlay had acquired 44,151 ordinary shares in the London-listed alcoholic drinks maker.
Mon 22 Jul 2024 15:07
(Sharecast News) - Beowulf Mining revealed on Monday that chief executive Ed Bowie had acquired 18,831 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed exploration and development company.
Thu 18 Jul 2024 15:10
(Sharecast News) - Tate & Lyle revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Jeffrey Carr had acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed food and beverage business.
Wed 17 Jul 2024 15:41
(Sharecast News) - Trufin revealed on Wednesday that chief executive officer James van den Bergh had acquired 50,890 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed financial services firm.
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