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Fri 17 Jan 2025 16:02
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has reiterated its 'buy' rating for homeware retailer Dunelm despite a cool reaction to the company's trading update this week, saying it still sees the stock as a defensive investment.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 14:59
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 1.5% at 8,515.65 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 14:11
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were in the green early on Friday as traders prepped for a three-day break.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 14:05
(Sharecast News) - Diploma revealed on Friday that non-executive director Jennifer Ward had acquired 1,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed technical products and services business.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 13:37
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,594.82 0.33%
Fri 17 Jan 2025 11:49
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Friday as traders gear up for a three-day break.
Thu 16 Jan 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The UK government has promised a record £410m investment in nuclear fusion which could help construct a world-leading fusion power project on the site of an old coal plant in Nottinghamshire. Ministers hope the funding, which will be made available for the coming financial year, will support the rapid development of the UK fusion energy sector and deliver "a future powered by limitless clean energy". - Guardian
Wed 15 Jan 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The "cost of dying" has hit a record high, prompting growing numbers of grieving UK families to turn to crowdfunding or sell possessions to help pay for a funeral, according to a report. The average cost of a basic funeral has increased by 3.5% in a year to hit an "all-time high" of £4,285, according to the insurer SunLife, which has been monitoring UK funeral costs for two decades. - Guardian
Tue 14 Jan 2025 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Taxpayers are being asked to shoulder £1bn in debt amassed by a bankrupt Surrey council that will be merged in the government's plan for the biggest transfer of powers to England's regions this century. Posing a fresh financial headache for the government, councillors in Surrey have requested that ministers "write off" £1bn in debt held by troubled Woking borough council to enable a merger between the county's 12 local authorities. - Guardian
Mon 13 Jan 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Business leaders plan to cut costs and rein in hiring in response to government tax increases set out in the autumn budget, with employment expectations taking the sharpest tumble since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. A net two-thirds of finance directors said they did not expect to increase hiring levels this year, a four-year high, with a net 26% feeling more pessimistic about the prospects for their business than three months ago, the first time sentiment had slipped into negative territory in 18 months, according to the latest survey by the accountancy firm Deloitte. - Guardian
Sun 12 Jan 2025 14:46
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has been left facing a £50bn bill as a result of higher debt interest payments following a rout in the bond market. And City exports caution that the bill could keep climbing. Hence, the Chancellor may soon have to choose between either bending her own fiscal rules, enacting tax increases or cutting spending. The rout has seen the tiny £10bn buffer left by Reeves to meet her main fiscal rule, which requires that tax revenues cover day-to-day expenditures, evaporate. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Fri 10 Jan 2025 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The number of people in England and Wales who sought help with energy bills jumped by 20% last year, according to Citizens Advice, which assisted 60,000 households struggling with the soaring cost of gas and electricity. That number was double the figure for 2020, the national consumer advice charity said, with problems with billing being the single most common type of issue raised with its service providers. - Guardian
Fri 17 Jan 2025 10:12
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity lowered their target price on cinema operator Everyman Media Group from 180.0p to 160.0p on Friday following the group's profit warning earlier in the morning.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 09:50
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded its target price on Taylor Wimpey to 155p from 175p after its latest trading statement.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 09:35
(Sharecast News) - Investment firm Petershill Partners said on Friday that aggregate partner-form assets under management had increased 3% during Q4 and 11% year-over-year.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 09:27
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has reiterated its 'buy' rating for homeware retailer Dunelm despite a cool reaction to the company's trading update this week, saying it still sees the stock as a defensive investment.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 08:44
(Sharecast News) - Private-label and contract-manufactured cleaning and hygiene products maker McBride reported progress in revenue growth, profitability improvement and debt reduction in a trading update on Friday, confirming that it expected full-year performance to align with internal expectations.
Fri 17 Jan 2025 08:09
(Sharecast News) - Activist investor Engine Capital has called on Smiths Group to explore a breakup.
Wed 15 Jan 2025 10:45
(Sharecast News) - Shares in fintech firm Fiinu skyrocketed on Wednesday after announcing it had entered into non-binding heads of terms for its first white-label deal for its flagship Plugin Overdraft product with an independent UK bank.
Wed 18 Dec 2024 08:53
(Sharecast News) - Lending platform operator Funding Circle named Ken Stannard as chairman designate on Wednesday, with effect from 1 January 2025.
Fri 13 Dec 2024 10:54
(Sharecast News) - Exploration and production firm Cadogan Energy said on Friday that it has signed a settlement agreement with Proger Management, Proger Ingegneria, Ma.Lo and TIFS Partecipazioni.
Fri 13 Dec 2024 09:05
(Sharecast News) - Pottery business Portmeirion warned on Friday that both revenue and pre-tax profits for the year ending 31 December were now expected to be below market expectations.
Fri 06 Dec 2024 09:39
(Sharecast News) - Clothing business Quiz warned on Friday that it may require additional funding as decreased footfall weighed on sales in the three months ended 30 November.
Thu 05 Dec 2024 09:49
(Sharecast News) - Semiconductor business Alphawave IP revealed on Thursday that chairman John Holt was set to retire from the group for undisclosed "personal reasons".
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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.
Thu 16 Jan 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The UK government has promised a record £410m investment in nuclear fusion which could help construct a world-leading fusion power project on the site of an old coal plant in Nottinghamshire. Ministers hope the funding, which will be made available for the coming financial year, will support the rapid development of the UK fusion energy sector and deliver "a future powered by limitless clean energy". - Guardian
Wed 15 Jan 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The "cost of dying" has hit a record high, prompting growing numbers of grieving UK families to turn to crowdfunding or sell possessions to help pay for a funeral, according to a report. The average cost of a basic funeral has increased by 3.5% in a year to hit an "all-time high" of £4,285, according to the insurer SunLife, which has been monitoring UK funeral costs for two decades. - Guardian
Tue 14 Jan 2025 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Taxpayers are being asked to shoulder £1bn in debt amassed by a bankrupt Surrey council that will be merged in the government's plan for the biggest transfer of powers to England's regions this century. Posing a fresh financial headache for the government, councillors in Surrey have requested that ministers "write off" £1bn in debt held by troubled Woking borough council to enable a merger between the county's 12 local authorities. - Guardian
Mon 13 Jan 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Business leaders plan to cut costs and rein in hiring in response to government tax increases set out in the autumn budget, with employment expectations taking the sharpest tumble since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. A net two-thirds of finance directors said they did not expect to increase hiring levels this year, a four-year high, with a net 26% feeling more pessimistic about the prospects for their business than three months ago, the first time sentiment had slipped into negative territory in 18 months, according to the latest survey by the accountancy firm Deloitte. - Guardian
Sun 12 Jan 2025 14:46
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has been left facing a £50bn bill as a result of higher debt interest payments following a rout in the bond market. And City exports caution that the bill could keep climbing. Hence, the Chancellor may soon have to choose between either bending her own fiscal rules, enacting tax increases or cutting spending. The rout has seen the tiny £10bn buffer left by Reeves to meet her main fiscal rule, which requires that tax revenues cover day-to-day expenditures, evaporate. - The Financial Mail on Sunday
Fri 10 Jan 2025 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The number of people in England and Wales who sought help with energy bills jumped by 20% last year, according to Citizens Advice, which assisted 60,000 households struggling with the soaring cost of gas and electricity. That number was double the figure for 2020, the national consumer advice charity said, with problems with billing being the single most common type of issue raised with its service providers. - Guardian
Thu 16 Jan 2025 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on reviews website operator Trustpilot from 270.0p to 330.0p on Thursday following a "positive FY24 trading update" from the group earlier this morning.
Wed 15 Jan 2025 15:32
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded sales, marketing and support services group DCC to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' on Wednesday and lifted the price target to 6,000p from 5,800p following recent weakness.
Tue 14 Jan 2025 15:26
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has named Rio Tinto as its top pick for 2025 among London's blue-chip diversified mining stocks ahead of what's set to be a volatile start to the year for the sector.
Mon 13 Jan 2025 13:44
(Sharecast News) - Citi upgraded Bunzl on Monday to 'buy' from 'neutral' as it said it was a hedged sector investment.
Fri 10 Jan 2025 13:37
(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley upgraded Reckitt Benckiser and downgraded Haleon on Friday as it took a look at consumer staples stocks.
Thu 09 Jan 2025 15:48
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets reiterated its 'outperform' rating on Volution on Thursday, saying it continues to be a standout among its peers.
Thu 16 Jan 2025 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Mitchells & Butlers revealed on Thursday that chief executive Phil Urban had disposed of 16,049 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed pub landlord.
Wed 15 Jan 2025 15:30
(Sharecast News) - Seeing Machines revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Stephane Vedie had acquired 1.17m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed firm.
Mon 13 Jan 2025 14:57
(Sharecast News) - Two director share purchases disclosed to the market in London on Monday involved insiders at the Conygar Investment Company and Aptamer Group.
Fri 10 Jan 2025 15:12
(Sharecast News) - Two of the director transactions disclosed to the London market on Friday involved share purchases by insiders in Diploma and LifeSafe Holdings.
Thu 09 Jan 2025 16:52
(Sharecast News) - Among the director dealings disclosed to the market in London today were transactions involving Netcall and Rolls-Royce.
Wed 08 Jan 2025 17:54
(Sharecast News) - Two of the director dealings involving London-listed companies disclosed to the market on Wednesday involved senior insiders at fast fashion retailer Boohoo Group and sensor specialist Transense Technologies.
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