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Mon 04 Dec 2023 15:18
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 0.2% at 18,375.87in afternoon trade on Monday.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 15:08
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were firmly in the red early on Monday after the blue-chip Dow Jones turned in its fifth-straight winning week.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 14:09
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,513.28 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 11:49
(Sharecast News) - US futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Monday after the blue-chip Dow Jones turned in its fifth-straight winning week.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 10:53
(Sharecast News) - European stocks were swinging between gains and losses on Monday as investor risk appetite was scaled back with markets trading at their highest in four months.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 10:41
(Sharecast News) - London equity markets were still in the red by midday on Monday, with miners and energy stocks weaker, as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data this week and as gold prices hit record highs.
Sun 03 Dec 2023 14:23
(Sharecast News) - The Mail on Sunday's Midas column has recommended buying shares of UK-listed industrial firms Goodwin and Volex.
Sun 03 Dec 2023 13:26
(Sharecast News) - The owner of betting giant William Hill was the target of a £700 million swoop by gambling tech provider Playtech, The Sunday Times can disclose. FTSE 250 company Playtech made a written indicative approach to acquire William Hill owner 888 Holdings at a price of 156p a share in July, only for it to be rejected as undervaluing the company, according to City sources. - The Sunday Times
Fri 01 Dec 2023 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Another nine days of disruption for rail passengers has begun as train drivers in the Aslef union start an overtime ban and a series of rolling strikes halting services across Britain, in a long-running dispute over pay. Drivers will be taking industrial action at train operating companies (Tocs) contracted to the Department for Transport, striking for 24 hours at each one on different dates between Saturday 2 December and Friday 8 December. The strikes will stop most or all trains at the affected operators in England and also hit some cross-border services to Scotland and Wales. - Guardian
Thu 30 Nov 2023 07:26
(Sharecast News) - More than a quarter of adults in the UK will use buy now, pay later to help with festive spending, research suggests, with the proportion rising to more than half of parents with young children. The survey for Citizens Advice also found 11% of respondents used such credit schemes to pay for groceries, a proportion that rose to 35% for regular BNPL users. - Guardian
Wed 29 Nov 2023 07:20
(Sharecast News) - A Tory MP who accused the gambling regulator of being too "heavy handed" has received more than £8,000 in hospitality and payments from the betting industry this year, including tickets to see Madonna. Craig Whittaker, the MP for Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, criticised the Gambling Commission in an article for the Conservative Home website last week. - Guardian
Tue 28 Nov 2023 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Fast fashion giant Shein has reportedly lodged confidential paperwork with US securities regulators, informing them of an intention to go public in the US. The listing would likely be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in years. - Guardian
Mon 04 Dec 2023 13:05
(Sharecast News) - Manchester United and billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe are set to confirm a £1.25 billion deal next week, it was reported on Monday, with Ratcliffe set to take a 25% stake in the football club.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:57
(Sharecast News) - Roche has agreed to buy obesity drug developer Carmot, a privately-owned US company based in California, for up to $3.1bn.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:34
(Sharecast News) - Taiwan's Foxconn has reportedly halted production of Apple iPhones at its facility near the south Indian city of Chennai due to heavy rains.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:17
(Sharecast News) - Thor Energy announced the successful completion of its reverse circulation drilling programme on Monday, revealing promising downhole uranium gamma results at the Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain Projects in the Uravan Mineral Belt of southwest Colorado.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:08
(Sharecast News) - Deltex Medical updated the market on its commercial progress on Monday and on recent changes to its board, including the appointment of a new non-executive director.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Contract research organisation Fusion Antibodies reported first-half revenue of £0.54m on Monday, down from £1.9m a year earlier.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 09:17
(Sharecast News) - Environmental infrastructure fund JLEN Environmental Assets Group now owns 100% of Bio Collectors Holdings after snapping up the remaining 30% stake in the company for £8.0m.
Fri 01 Dec 2023 09:01
(Sharecast News) - Commercial floor coverings group James Halstead said on Friday that it had experienced "improved output and profits" year-to-date.
Wed 29 Nov 2023 09:52
(Sharecast News) - The share price for AIM-listed Ethernity Networks trebled on Wednesday after the Israel-based semiconductor group won a "significant" contract worth $800,000.
Wed 29 Nov 2023 09:29
(Sharecast News) - AIM-listed Verditek saw shares plummet on Wednesday after the solar panel group said it was exploring a number of urgent financing options as it is running out of money.
Wed 29 Nov 2023 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Industrial inkjet printheads supplier Xaar warned of "challenging" second-half trading conditions on Wednesday, with full-year revenues seen lower year-on-year.
Tue 28 Nov 2023 08:56
(Sharecast News) - Exploration and production company Enquest said on Tuesday that it has continued to deliver a "good production performance" from its operated assets.
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Mon 04 Dec 2023 13:05
(Sharecast News) - Manchester United and billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe are set to confirm a £1.25 billion deal next week, it was reported on Monday, with Ratcliffe set to take a 25% stake in the football club.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:57
(Sharecast News) - Roche has agreed to buy obesity drug developer Carmot, a privately-owned US company based in California, for up to $3.1bn.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:34
(Sharecast News) - Taiwan's Foxconn has reportedly halted production of Apple iPhones at its facility near the south Indian city of Chennai due to heavy rains.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:17
(Sharecast News) - Thor Energy announced the successful completion of its reverse circulation drilling programme on Monday, revealing promising downhole uranium gamma results at the Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain Projects in the Uravan Mineral Belt of southwest Colorado.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:08
(Sharecast News) - Deltex Medical updated the market on its commercial progress on Monday and on recent changes to its board, including the appointment of a new non-executive director.
Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Contract research organisation Fusion Antibodies reported first-half revenue of £0.54m on Monday, down from £1.9m a year earlier.
Sun 03 Dec 2023 14:23
(Sharecast News) - The Mail on Sunday's Midas column has recommended buying shares of UK-listed industrial firms Goodwin and Volex.
Sun 03 Dec 2023 13:26
(Sharecast News) - The owner of betting giant William Hill was the target of a £700 million swoop by gambling tech provider Playtech, The Sunday Times can disclose. FTSE 250 company Playtech made a written indicative approach to acquire William Hill owner 888 Holdings at a price of 156p a share in July, only for it to be rejected as undervaluing the company, according to City sources. - The Sunday Times
Fri 01 Dec 2023 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Another nine days of disruption for rail passengers has begun as train drivers in the Aslef union start an overtime ban and a series of rolling strikes halting services across Britain, in a long-running dispute over pay. Drivers will be taking industrial action at train operating companies (Tocs) contracted to the Department for Transport, striking for 24 hours at each one on different dates between Saturday 2 December and Friday 8 December. The strikes will stop most or all trains at the affected operators in England and also hit some cross-border services to Scotland and Wales. - Guardian
Thu 30 Nov 2023 07:26
(Sharecast News) - More than a quarter of adults in the UK will use buy now, pay later to help with festive spending, research suggests, with the proportion rising to more than half of parents with young children. The survey for Citizens Advice also found 11% of respondents used such credit schemes to pay for groceries, a proportion that rose to 35% for regular BNPL users. - Guardian
Wed 29 Nov 2023 07:20
(Sharecast News) - A Tory MP who accused the gambling regulator of being too "heavy handed" has received more than £8,000 in hospitality and payments from the betting industry this year, including tickets to see Madonna. Craig Whittaker, the MP for Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, criticised the Gambling Commission in an article for the Conservative Home website last week. - Guardian
Tue 28 Nov 2023 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Fast fashion giant Shein has reportedly lodged confidential paperwork with US securities regulators, informing them of an intention to go public in the US. The listing would likely be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in years. - Guardian
Thu 30 Nov 2023 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity has cut its recommendation for Future from 'hold' to 'sell' ahead of the specialist media group's annual results next week, saying it sees downside risk to market forecasts.
Wed 29 Nov 2023 15:11
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on precious metals miner Anglo American from 2,500.0p to 2,200.0p on Wednesday ahead of the group's 8 December update.
Tue 28 Nov 2023 16:00
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on investment manager M&G with a 'buy' rating and 240.0p target price on Tuesday, stating it had "attractive growth, capital returns, and valuation".
Mon 27 Nov 2023 14:57
(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs double downgraded its stance on Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain to 'sell' from 'buy' on Monday and slashed its price target on the stock to 820.0p from 1,450.0p, stating it now believes the inflection of fundamentals will take longer to come through, leading it to cut its estimates for FY24/25 earnings per share by around 30%.
Fri 24 Nov 2023 13:56
(Sharecast News) - Analyst at Canaccord Genuity downgraded software and services firm Sage from 'hold' to 'sell' on Friday, stating the recent share price reaction to its "in-line" set of full-year results and guidance had presented a "compelling" opportunity to take profit.
Thu 23 Nov 2023 17:42
(Sharecast News) - Bank of America has lifted its target price for business software group Sage, saying the company is "ticking all the boxes" with its solid top-line growth, margin expansion and a new share buyback.
Fri 01 Dec 2023 16:28
(Sharecast News) - Gelion revealed on Friday that non-executive director Thomas Maschmeyer had acquired 565,500 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed battery group.
Thu 30 Nov 2023 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Mercia Asset Management revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Martin Glanfield had acquired 145,829 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed asset manager.
Wed 29 Nov 2023 14:59
(Sharecast News) - DSW Capital revealed on Wednesday that chief executive James Dow had acquired 148,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed professional services network operator.
Tue 28 Nov 2023 16:15
(Sharecast News) - Bytes Technology revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Neil Murphy had acquired 54,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed computer software firm.
Mon 27 Nov 2023 16:10
(Sharecast News) - Ascential revealed on Monday that chief executive Duncan Painter had sold 300,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed business-to-business media firm.
Fri 24 Nov 2023 14:03
(Sharecast News) - i3 Energy revealed on Friday that chief executive Majid Shafiq had acquired 337,291 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed oil and gas company.
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