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Wed 19 Aug 2026 10:57
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were little changed ahead of the open on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 10:27
(Sharecast News) - European equity markets were lower on Wednesday, tracking weaker US and Asian bourses as rising bond yields and oil prices weighed on sentiment along with another sell-off in tech stocks over artificial intelligence investment levels.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 08:21
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were steady in early trade on Wednesday despite a strong performance from the mining sector, as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 08:08
(Sharecast News) - European equity markets were broadly lower on Wednesday, tracking weaker US and Asian bourses as rising bond yields and oil prices weighed on sentiment along with another sell-off in tech stocks over artificial intelligence investment levels.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 07:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to edge lower at the open on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures.
Tue 18 Aug 2026 23:11
(Sharecast News) - US stocks finished in the red on Tuesday, with weakness in the tech sector weighing on the Nasdaq Composite, as rising bond yields sapped investors' appetite for risk.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 10:19
(Sharecast News) - Ithaca Energy lifted its 2026 dividend guidance on Wednesday as it hailed record second-quarter production and a "strong" first-half performance.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 09:24
(Sharecast News) - Oxford Nanopore Technologies announced a new 2030 revenue target of more than $700m on Wednesday, as it reported a narrowing of its interim losses as revenue ticked higher, driven by strong adoption in EMEAI and across Applied end markets.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 09:08
(Sharecast News) - Trainline shares plunged by 15% on Wednesday after the UK's competition watchdog opened a formal investigation into the online ticketing group over concerns that it was displaying misleading prices to customers upfront.
Wed 19 Aug 2026 08:20
(Sharecast News) - Medical technology firm Smith & Nephew said on Wednesday that John Rogers will step down from his role as chief financial officer on 30 September, to take up an external position in the US.
Tue 18 Aug 2026 14:32
(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank downgraded Oxford Biomedica to 'hold' from 'buy' on Tuesday and slashed the price target to 595p from 800p as it revisited the investment case following the "disappointing" first-half trading update.
Tue 18 Aug 2026 13:34
(Sharecast News) - The owner of Poundland is reportedly exploring a sale of the discount retailer just over a year after buying it in a deal which resulted in the closure of as many as 200 stores.
Mon 29 Jun 2026 14:00
(Sharecast News) - Print media distributor Smiths News has secured a new long‑term distribution contract with Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and i.
Thu 04 Jun 2026 08:30
(Sharecast News) - Digital advertising and marketing firm S4 Capital said on Thursday that trading through 2025 had continued to reflect volatile macro conditions, with tariff negotiations and geopolitical risks keeping clients cautious.
Mon 27 Apr 2026 09:05
(Sharecast News) - Online retirement savings provider PensionBee Group announced on Monday that assets under administration had hit approximately £8bn.
Mon 20 Apr 2026 08:17
(Sharecast News) - Auction and list price marketplaces operator Auction Technology Group said on Monday that second‑quarter trading remained positive, building on momentum seen in the first quarter, with the group now expecting to report first‑half revenues of roughly $125m.
Mon 13 Apr 2026 08:55
(Sharecast News) - Radio frequency solutions firm MTI Wireless Edge said on Monday that its antenna division has received an order totaling approximately $2m to supply military antennas for a local defence company.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 08:21
(Sharecast News) - Tools and equipment hire company Speedy Hire said on Thursday that it had delivered "significant strategic progress" in FY26, highlighted by its "transformational" partnership with Proservice and continued momentum across its core operations, but also cautioned that trading conditions had deteriorated further in the final quarter amid budget uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and customer‑driven delays.
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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 14 Aug 2026 12:18
(Sharecast News) - Roadside Real Estate revealed on Friday that Tarncourt Capital, an entity controlled by chief executive Charles Disckson, had acquired 19.76m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed energy forecourt real estate business.
Thu 13 Aug 2026 12:28
(Sharecast News) - Sthree revealed on Thursday that chief executive Timo Lehne had acquired 20,427 shares in the London-listed staffing specialist.
Wed 12 Aug 2026 14:35
(Sharecast News) - Next revealed on Wednesday that independent non-executive director Jeni Mundy had acquired 160 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed retailer.
Tue 11 Aug 2026 14:54
(Sharecast News) - IG Group revealed on Tuesday that chairman Andrew Barron had acquired 36,416 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed fintech firm.
Mon 10 Aug 2026 14:23
(Sharecast News) - Halma revealed on Monday that chief executive Marc Ronchetti had disposed of 47,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed safety equipment company.
Fri 07 Aug 2026 14:39
(Sharecast News) - Next chief executive Simon Wolfson, also known as Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, sold 20,272 shares in the retailer at 15,688.57p each for just over £3.1m.
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