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London midday: FTSE stays down ahead of payrolls
6th Sep 2024 11:05
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still weaker by midday on Friday as investors eyed the release of the all-important non-farm payrolls report and mulled the latest UK house price data.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures lower ahead of NFP report
6th Sep 2024 11:04
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were pointing to further losses ahead of the bell on Friday as traders patiently awaited the release of last month's all-important nonfarm payrolls report.
Read moreCamellia swings to loss in tough first half
6th Sep 2024 11:02
(Sharecast News) - Camellia reported a challenging first half on Friday, posting a loss after tax of £14m, swinging from the £3.5m profit recorded in the same period last year.
Read moreOnward Opportunities reports solid first half
6th Sep 2024 10:55
(Sharecast News) - Onward Opportunities, an investment company focused on smaller UK firms, reported strong unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June on Friday.
Read moreDigital 9 warns of valuation slide, shares fall
6th Sep 2024 10:32
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Digital 9 Infrastructure fell on Friday, after the investment trust warned of a sharp slide in its portfolio valuation.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity raises target price on Zephyr Energy following 36-2R test results
6th Sep 2024 10:13
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on exploration and production firm Zephyr Energy from 14.0p to 16.0p on Friday following the publication of the group's hotly-anticipated 36-2R production test results.
Read morePortmeirion appoints new group finance director
6th Sep 2024 10:11
(Sharecast News) - Homeware brand owner and retailer Portmeirion Group announced the appointment of Jonathan Hill as its new group finance director on Friday, effective from 1 October.
Read moreBerenberg lowers target price on Entain
6th Sep 2024 09:57
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on bookmaker Entain from 1,140.0p to 1,020.0p on Friday, stating that the group was not yet "out of the woods".
Read moreEU aviation probe weighs on Rolls-Royce
6th Sep 2024 09:47
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings came under pressure on Friday, after the European air regulator announced an one-off inspection of the UK firm's Trent XWB-97 engines.
Read moreAsia report: Stocks fall as Japan household spending figures undershoot
6th Sep 2024 09:43
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Friday as investors prepared for a key US jobs report later in the global day, and reacted to disappointing household spending data from Japan.
Read moreCairn Homes CEO sells eight million shares
6th Sep 2024 09:38
(Sharecast News) - Cairn Homes announced on Friday that chief executive officer Michael Stanley had sold eight million of its shares through a secondary placing.
Read moreGear4music trades in line, focuses on growth strategy
6th Sep 2024 09:20
(Sharecast News) - Music instruments retailer Gear4music said on Friday that its year-to-date trading performance has been in line with internal expectations.
Read moreGerman industrial production falls much more than expected in July
6th Sep 2024 09:10
(Sharecast News) - German industrial production fell much more than expected in July, according to data released on Friday by Destatis.
Read moreRegulators green light Nationwide's £2.9bn Virgin Money takeover
6th Sep 2024 09:01
(Sharecast News) - Nationwide Building Society's £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money UK has received regulatory approval, it was announced on Friday.
Read moreStuart Paynter tapped as new Ceres Power CFO
6th Sep 2024 08:58
(Sharecast News) - Ceres Power announced the appointment of Stuart Paynter as its new chief financial officer and a board member on Friday, effective 1 October.
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